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Valve has introduced a policy limiting Steam user accounts which have spent less than $5 on the digital distributor’s storefront. Steam users who have only activated a retail game on Steam, played a demo, added a non-Steam game as a shortcut, added a free-to-play game, or received a game as …
Read More »PS4, Battlefield: Hardline top US retail in March
NPD’s March 2015 report shows PlayStation 4 on top in a down period for hardware at US retail, while Battlefield: Hardline and Bloodborne duked it out for the top spot in a flourishing software category. While Sony declared victory over Microsoft and Nintendo in hardware, the category was down 21 …
Read More »Halo: Spartan Strike launches on Steam, iOS, Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone
343 Industries and Vanguard Games’ twin-stick shooter Halo: Spartan Strike has launched on Windows PC, Windows 8.1, Windows Phone and – somewhat unexpectedly – iOS. The PC version is available now via Steam, while the Windows 8.1 release can be had on the Windows Store. Meanwhile, mobile editions can be …
Read More »Star Wars Battlefront lands this November on PC, PS4 and Xbox One – rumour
Star Wars Battlefront will launch this November, if what fans have unearthed from the source code for the game’s website is anything to go by. Polygon reports on the discovery of the following bit of info hidden in the source code for the news page of the game’s official site: …
Read More »155m people play games in US, according to ESA
More than 155m people play games in the United States, a new report from the Entertainment Software Association claims. Th ESA has this and several other interesting figures to skim in its 2015 Essential Facts report, which was put together by surveying the gaming habits and attitudes of 4,000 American …
Read More »Capcom reveals Monster Hunter Stories for 3DS
A new Monster Hunter role-playing game is in development for 3DS, Capcom has announced. Unveiled with a trailer at a Monster Hunter Festa event in Japan, Monster Hunter Stories seems to be a departure from previous Monster Hunter titles with its humor and cartoon-like look. The game will launch on …
Read More »EA pulling plug on Battlefield Heroes, FIFA World and other F2P titles
EA has announced it will drop support for free-to-play PC titles Battlefield Heroes, Battlefield Play4Free, FIFA World and Need for Speed World. A post on the EA Blog reveals the company will shut down servers on July 15th, with the explanation being that the games are not as popular as …
Read More »Square Enix unveils Star Ocean 5 for PlayStation consoles
Square Enix has officially revealed a new Star Ocean title is in development for an upcoming release on PlayStation consoles. Kotaku has the first proper look at Star Ocean 5: Integrity and Faithlessness, which is currently being developed by Tri-Ace for PS3 and PS4 platforms. The game will boast seamless …
Read More »Crysis, Saints Row developers form new VR-focused studio
Industry veterans David Wessman, Jack Mamais and Coray Seifert have come together to form Impeller Studios, a new independent outfit focused on developing VR titles. Wessman is known for developing the X-Wing series, as well as deigning Saints Row. Mamais has experience working on titles such as Crysis and Far …
Read More »GTA V already competing for most popular game on Steam
A day after its PC release, Grand Theft Auto V is vaulting up Steam’s top games by current player count chart. VG247 points to Steam’s stat page, which currently shows the game peaking at over 300,000 concurrent users today. That doesn’t necessarily mean it’s sold 300,000 copies in less than …
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