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An upgraded version of Arrowhead’s Gauntlet reboot is heading to PlayStation 4 next month, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has announced. Dubbed Gauntlet: Slayer Edition, the title will arrive for Sony’s current-gen hardware on August 11th for $19.99. The reboot initially launched last year on Windows PC, carrying the same price …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers: July 5-11
Early Access hit Ark: Survival Evolved is once again perched on top of Steam’s top ten sellers weekly chart. No surprise, the game surpassed 1m sales during the period. Grand Theft Auto V and newcomer Rocket League finished behind in second and third, respectively. Elite: Dangerous jumped up to fourth …
Read More »Space Engineers studio Keen launches AI firm GoodAI
Space Engineers developer Keen Software House has unveiled the formation of GoodAI – a sister company of the studio focused on general artificial intelligence. Keen’s founder and CEO Marek Rosa announced the news on hispersonal blog, explaining GoodAI formed from within Keen itself: "One of my life-long dreams has always …
Read More »Futurama mobile game ‘coming soon’
A Futurama game is in the works for mobile platforms, Twentieth Century Fox has announced. The game – apparently titled Release the Drones – was revealed on theofficial Facebook pagefor the television series earlier today with a teaser image accompanied by the following description channeling Professor Farnsworth: "Good news, everyone! …
Read More »Ubisoft financial results beat Q1 2015 expectations
Ubisof has reported first quarter financial results for its fiscal 2015, showing a significant but anticipated dip in revenue when stacked up against the period Watch Dogs launched in last year. The publisher reported quarterly revenue of €96.6m for the initial stretch of its current fiscal year, down 73.2 per …
Read More »ZombiU heading to PS4 and Xbox One as Zombi – report
Wii U launch title ZombiU looks to be in the works for a PlayStation 4 and Xbox One release, according to multiple ratings board listings. Polygonreports Taiwan’s Game Software Rating Regulations board recently rated Zombi, sans U, for PS4 and Xbox One. Zombi was rated by Australia’s Classification Board for …
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops III multiplayer beta on PS4 launches next month
Treyarch has announced the multiplayer beta test for Call of Duty: Black Ops III will start next month on PlayStation 4. The studio revealed the news onTwitter, stating the PS4 version will kick things off on August 19th. Multiplayer beta tests for Xbox One and PC will arrive sometime after …
Read More »Layoffs hit Gameloft’s New York office – report
Gameloft is apparently readying to shut down its New York office, as the firm has reportedly laid off as many as 100 employees working at the branch. Gamasutra cities word from an unnamed source close to the matter, with other reports coming in stating similar info. When reached for comment …
Read More »YouTube reveals top 10 "trending" games for June
YouTube has announced the top 10 trending” games on its network for June, with Batman: Arkham Knight claiming first place. The game finished ahead of Lego Jurassic World – undoubtedly enjoying the runner-up spot thanks to the popularity of the non-Lego major motion picture – and Fallout 4. Warner Bros …
Read More »Dragon Quest VII and VIII heading west – report
Another pair of Dragon Quest titles will receive western releases, according to series creator Yuji Horri. Gematsureports on Horri’s statements at Japan Expo 2015 in Paris over the past weekend, gathering multiple mentions from attendees posting to Twitter. Horri’s comments suggest the Nintendo 3DS remakes of Dragon Quest VII and …
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