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Puzzles & Dragons developer GungHo Entertainment is bringing GameArts classic RPG Grandia II to Steam. Kotakureports GungHo will give Grandia II the HD remaster treatment, though there’s no mention of a release window as of yet and no word if any Steam features such as achievements will be part of …
Read More »Unity hires Elizabeth Brown as chief people officer
Unity has hired former Microsoft executive Elizabeth Brown as its chief people officer. Brown will oversee the full life cycle of Unity Talent,” according to Unity – which includes recruitment, hires, personal development and retention. I’m super excited to be joining Unity at such an exciting time,” Brown said. I …
Read More »Steam reaches 9.5m concurrent users
Steam topped 9.5m concurrent users over the past weekend, setting yet another new record for Valve’s service. The digital distributor was busy as usual last Sunday, at one point surpassing the new milestone by a couple thousand individuals – 9,502,661 total according toGameSpot. Steam reached 9m concurrent usersless than two …
Read More »Castlevania dev’s new Kickstarter doubles $500,000 goal on first day
Castlevania developer Koji Igarashi went to Kickstarter less than 24 hours ago looking for $500,000 to fund his new title, the campaign currently has over $1m pledged with no sign of slowing. At time of publication, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has garnered more than 15,000 backers – meaning the …
Read More »The Witcher 3 surpasses 1m pre-orders
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has amassed more than 1m pre-orders ahead of its launch later this month, developer CD Projekt Red has announced. The milestone was reached across PC, PS4 and Xbox One platforms. CD Projekt Red didn’t provide a breakdown for how much each platform has sold, though …
Read More »Steam top nine sellers: May 3-9
Grand Theft Auto V has again finished on top of Steam’s weekly top selling products, while The Witcher franchise made a big splash as well. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive took the runner-up spot ahead of pre-orders of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with Project Cars and the new Stars Wars Collection …
Read More »Myst TV show in development for Hulu – report
A television show based on Cyan’s 1993 graphic adventure puzzle game Myst is reportedly being considered for video streaming service Hulu. Deadlinesources claim the series is currently pending script approval. The show will reportedly explore the origins of the island of Myst from the game where a man wakes up …
Read More »Mobile MOBA Vainglory strikes deal with Electronic Sports League
Developer Super Evil Megacorp has partnered with ESL on a new eSports deal for its mobile MOBA Vainglory. Games Industryreports ESL will host the first-ever official Vainglory Cup Series beginning May 13thacross Europe. The tournament marks the first mobile MOBA event in ESL’s history. "We’re at the very beginning of …
Read More »Capcom produces its lowest annual revenue total in ten years
Capcom has reported its full year financial results for its fiscal 2014, which show a YOY decline of 37 per cent for the publisher. The company brought in $538m during the period between April 1st, 2014 and March 31st, 2015. That’s the lowest annual revenue total for Capcom since 2004. …
Read More »Sony renews PlayStation Network’s Powers television series
Sony has announced it will produce a second season of the PlayStation Network original TV series Powers. Season Two of the company’s first original television program is scheduled for a US premiere in 2016. "The reception to Powers has been incredible and we are thrilled to have successfully launched a …
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