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The next installment in the Starcraft II trilogy is set to arrive on March 12th, with Blizzard opening up pre-orders for standard and digital deluxe editions starting today. Blizzard solidifies the target date after noting last week in its financial report that the company hoped to launch the expansion sometime …
Read More »PS Plus expands to Vita next week
Sony has announced Playstation Plus will be made available on Vita this coming Monday. The November 19th launch of the premium service on Sony’s latest handheld will pack access to the Instant Game Collection, a list of AAA titles available for download through the Playstation Store – though the feature …
Read More »Valve confirms Source 2 engine in development
Valve’s Gabe Newell has put a confirmation sticker on the Source 2 engine reports that have cropped up over the past few months. Joystiq reports that the company’s boss was ‘confronted’ on his birthday from fans of 4chan’s /v/board – confirming some "We’ve been working on new engine stuff for …
Read More »Minecraft surges past 8m copies on PC
Mojang’s indie hit Minecraft has surpassed 8m units sold on PC. "The PC version of Minecraft just passed 8 million sales!" The game’s creator Markus ‘Notch’ Persson announced on twitter. "My face is making grinning sounds, so I assume it’s grinning!” It took less than three months for the game …
Read More »Halo 4 sets entertainment bar with $220m on launch day
Halo 4 has set a launch day record across all entertainment mediums. Microsoft has announced the latest in the sci-fi shooter has made $220m worldwide in its first 24 hours of availability. The figure makes the title the biggest entertainment launch of the year thus far – outperforming both 2012’s …
Read More »New Mass Effect game in early stages of design
A new Mass Effect title is in the works according to executive producer Casey Hudson. We’re in early stages of designing a completely new Mass Effect game. What would you want to see in it?” Hudson shared on Twitter. Bioware co-founder Ray Muzyka confirmed earlier this year that new titles …
Read More »Disney partners with Smilegate for Marvel MOBA title – report
Disney Interactive has reportedly partnered with Korean developer Smilegate for a Marvel-themed multiplayer online battle arena game. MMO Culture reports the League of Legends-style title is codenamed Project PK, and will be targeted for launch in 2014 as an effort exclusive to Asia (initially, at least). Smilegate previously developed free-to-player …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: November 4-10
Valve has revealed the past week’s top sellers on Steam, with Football Manager 2013 finishing on top for the second week in a row. The sports sim fended off some tough competition including pre-orders Black Ops 2 and Assassin’s Creed III – which finished second and fourth respectively. Greenlight pick …
Read More »Former president sounds off on Square Enix merger
Former Square Enix boss Hisashi Suzuki has publicly decried the company’s 2003 merger, calling it a complete failure. Suzuki, who was part of the company from 2000 to 2005, revealed the total value of publicly traded stock for Square Enix has never surpassed its value prior to the merger. "The …
Read More »Capcom focused on internal growth, planning 1,000 new devs by 2023
Capcom has revealed plans to increase internal development staff by 66 per cent over the next ten years. The firm currently employees 1,500 on its development team, and revealed in a financial report Q&A that it intends to bring on an additional 1,000 staff members by 2023. "Our goal is …
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