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Bethesda has confirmed the next DLC offering for Skyrim will suffer the same platform launch disparity that all of the game’s currently released content packs have so far. Skyrim’s Dragonborn content pack is set to arrive on Xbox Live later today, but won’t be making it to PC or Playstation …
Read More »Steam Big Picture launches alongside week-long sale
Valve has taken another step toward bringing PC gaming into the living room with the public release of Steam’s Big Picture mode. Big Picture is designed to allow PC gamers to play their Steam titles on a television with a traditional gamepad – though it still fully supports keyboard and …
Read More »The Walking Dead retail release arrives next week
The first full season of Telltale’s The Walking Dead is set to land at retail in North America next week for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Originally targeted for the shelves today, the retail launch ended up slipping back a week to December 11th. The bundle has been priced at …
Read More »Gamestop DLC attach rates on the rise
Retail chain Gamestop is getting a sales boost these days from what would appear to be an unlikely source. The company’s director of retail digital distribution Brad Schliesser told VentureBeat that customers have been purchasing DLC codes alongside games more than any other item in stores. "DLC for us attaches …
Read More »Ouya dev kits on schedule to ship this month
Ouya will meet its first major post-Kickstarter deadline, with developer kits officially scheduled to start shipping before the end of the month. The team behind Ouya has announced kits for the Android-based console will begin shipping on December 28th. Ouya’s SDK should also be available online around the same time. …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: November 25 – December 1
Valve has revealed Steam’s top ten selling titles for the past week and, for all intents and purposes, the second half of the digital distributor’s Autumn Sale. Dishonored is the discount winner this time around, beating out Boderlands 2 and Torchlight II finishing in second and third respectively. Black Ops …
Read More »Kongregate now offers free-to-play downloadable titles
Online games portal Kongregate has introduced downloadable free-to-play games to its catalogue. The GameStop property says it will help developers with monetization and promotion, as well as providing visibility for titles. "This is a huge evolution forward for Kongregate, our gamers, and game developers,” said Kongregate CEO Jim Greer. We …
Read More »Kojima: I don’t like being thought of as ‘the Metal Gear guy’
Hideo Kojima doesn’t want his legacy tied only to his creation and development of the Metal Gear franchise. The designer explained to EGM how he’s been misinterpreted in the past, and that he’s always wanted to work on original properties instead of being known as ‘the Metal Gear guy.’ I’m …
Read More »Sony: 525,000 PS3 consoles, 160,000 Vitas sold over Black Friday week
Following Nintendo and Microsoft’s lead, Sony has revealed Black Friday US sales data for its hardware. The PS3 sold over 525,000 units during the week of November 18th-24th, with the PS Vita moving 160,000 devices in the same period. The sales numbers for Sony’s systems were of course bolstered by …
Read More »PS3 Skyrim DLC shows signs of life
PS3 Skyrim owners have been left behind, but not forgotten according to Bethesda. The company’s PR and marketing head Pete Hines took to Twitter in response to the questions regarding the lack of any of the title’s DLC for Sony’s console. "We continue to work on it. And content will …
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