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Valve’s Steam Workshop celebrated its first birthday this week, so what has the user-submitted content application accomplished in its first year? Workshop started out with player’s creating custom items for Team Fortress 2, and has since grown to support different styles of content submission in a variety of games. There …
Read More »NBA Game Time app brings live games to Xbox 360
Live NBA games are heading to the 360 via Xbox Live’s new NBA Game Time app. The app, in conjunction with NBA League Pass, will give Xbox Live Gold subs access to regular season games in 720p, for a price – those interested can purchase either a Premium or Choice …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: October 14-20
XCOM: Enemy Unknown comes out on top once again for the past week’s top ten sellers on Steam. That said, Borderlands 2 still has its footprints all over the place with its season pass taking the runner-up spot and the base game in fifth. New to the list we have …
Read More »Xbox 360 has moved 70m units
Microsoft has announced lifetime sales for the Xbox 360 has hit 70m units. The figure, reported by CVG and current as of September 30th, encompasses all units moved since the console’s launch in November 2005 – an average of around 10m units sold a year. PS3 and Wii, which both …
Read More »EA CEO: Social market isn’t dying, but consumers won’t pay for crap
John Riccitiello isn’t listening to the noise surrounding social gaming’s impending demise –believing instead that companies are learning, and only need to make a few necessary adjustments for continued success. Reported by AllThingsD, EA’s CEO spoke on the topic of social gaming’s apparent plunge over the past year. The companies …
Read More »The Walking Dead Episode 3 hits iOS
The third episode of Telltale’s The Walking Dead has shambled onto iOS. The chapter goes for $4.99 and is available now on Apple’s app store for iPhone (4 and up) and iPad (2 and up) devices. With the release, the mobile version of the adventure title trails the PC and …
Read More »Max Payne 3 Hostage Negotiation DLC lands this month
Rockstar has revealed the next piece of DLC for Max Payne 3 is set to arrive later this month. Following a delay, the game’s Hostage Negotiation add-on will land on October 30th for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. The content adds new maps, rifles, suits, masks, explosions, and other such …
Read More »Xbox moves 1.7m consoles in Q1, operating income down 94 per cent YOY
Microsoft has reported Q1 sales figures for its Xbox division, revealing a steep drop in operating income compared to the same period from the year prior. The firm shipped 1.7m Xbox 360 units during the financial period ending on September 30th, down from 2.3m shipped in Q1 2012. Revenue for …
Read More »Starhawk dev Lightbox confirms layoffs, shifting focus to iOS
Starhawk developer Lightbox Interactive has confirmed layoffs affecting two dozen employees, with the studio also revealing plans to shift away from console development entirely. Company president Dylan Jobe confirmed the news to GameInformer, adding that all of the employees were notified in advance and given severance packages. Jobe went on …
Read More »Project Eternity closes at over $4m pledged
Obsidian’s incredible Kickstarter push for Project Eternity has finally come to a close, amassing over $4m in the process. While the Kickstarter page itself lists the total at just under the final stretch goal at $3,986,929, Obsidian revealed that combined with the $176,279 pledged from PayPal the final total comes …
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