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Early Access hit Ark: Survival Evolved has finished in first on Steam’s top ten selling products for the third straight week. The game took on all comers during the main stretch of Steam’s summer sale, finishing ahead of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Grand Theft Auto V. A discounted Elite: Dangerous …
Read More »Bethesda: Fallout Shelter for Android will hopefully arrive in a few months
Bethesda has confirmed an Android version of Fallout Shelter is in development, but not to expect it any time soon. A post on the company’sTwitter accountreveals the first mobile spinoff of the Fallout franchise will arrive for Android hopefully in a few months,” following the game’s iOS launch earlier this …
Read More »Altus bringing 3DS JRPG The Legend of Legacy to North America
Atlus is publishing a western release of Furyu’s JRPG The Legend of Legacy, though the version appears to be limited to North America for the time being. The game will release both at physical retail shops and digitally this holiday season for $40 in the US and $50 in Canada. …
Read More »This War of Mine heading to iOS and Android tablets next month
PC hit This War of Mine will arrive on iPads and Android tablets next month, developer 11 Bit Studios has announced. The tablet version was originally revealed for iOS in March, with the latest announcement confirming the game will launch simultaneously on Apple’s App Store and Google Play. This War …
Read More »Supergiant brings Transistor to iOS
Supergiant Games has announced an iOS version of its action RPG Transistor is now available on the App Store. A post onSupergiant’s blogreveals the game costs $9.99 and is compatible with iPad 4, iPad mini 2, iPhone 5 and all respective newer models of those devices. Transistor’s revamped iOS release …
Read More »343 founder: We won’t skip beta tests for Halo games from now on
343 Industries head Bonnie Ross has stressed the need to run beta tests for future Halo titles, citing Halo 5: Guardians and Halo: The Master Chief Collection as right and wrong ways to go approach development of the FPS franchise. In an interview withEngadget, Ross begins by pointing to the …
Read More »Second season pass announced for Evolve
2K Games and Turtle Rock Studios will launch a second season pass for Evolve next week, with content arriving at unrevealed points between then and March 2016. Evolve’s Hunting Season 2 DLC will become available for purchase on June 23rd. No word on pricing yet, but the first season pass …
Read More »Halo composer forms new studio with ex-Bungie and Airtight Games staff
Halo composer Marty O’Donnell has formed a new development studio dubbed Highwire Games with Airtight Games co-founder Jared Noftle and former Bungie designer Jaime Griesemer. VG247reports O’Donnell revealed the news earlier this week, encouraging fans to stay tuned for more information.” Some additional digging on the company’s website and Linkedin …
Read More »Hidden Path delists, halts development of Steam Early Access title Windborne
Hidden Path Entertainment has halted development of its Early Access release Windborne, delisting the game from Steam as a result. Gamasutrahas word on a recent community update by Hidden Path that states the studio has run out of funding to develop the title – adding that the company has explored …
Read More »Oculus CEO: Rift on Mac not possible until Apple prioritizes performance
Oculus VR has no plans to extend Rift support to Macbooks until Apple starts prioritizing GPU performance, CEO Palmer Luckey has stated. In an interview with IGN, Luckey explained the current GPUs offered by Apple aren’t even close to what we’re pushing for our recommended spec.” It’s not going to …
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