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Shadow of Mordor is out in front for the second week running on Steam’s latest top ten sellers chart. The title beat out Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel in the runner-up spot and Alien: Isolation in third to maintain its peak position on the list. Chart regulars filled out the middle portion, …
Read More »Mojang confirms Minecraft: Pocket Edition for Windows Phone
Microsoft-owned Mojang has confirmed the mobile edition of its hit sandbox title Minecraft will see a release on Windows Phone. Yes, Minecraft: Pocket Edition *is* coming to the Windows Phone! The port runs already, but there’s still much to do before any release,” Minecraft lead developer Jens Bergensten announced on …
Read More »Telltale offers new hints into Game of Thrones adventure title
Telltale has teased a bit of new info regarding its upcoming adventure game take on the Game of Thrones franchise. The studio released a new still (in full below) during the ninth annual New York Comic Con event earlier this week, which references a quote from A Song of Ice …
Read More »PS4 Remote Play smartphone launches this month
A new Xperia smartphone with the ability to play PlayStation 4 games remotely is set to launch later this month, Sony has revealed. Polygon reports on the upcoming line of Z3 devices, which support PS4’s Remote Play feature. The Z3v – Verizon’s version of the phone – will go on …
Read More »Hotline Miami 2 delayed, now expected by early 2015
The sequel to violent indie game hit Hotline Miami has suffered a delay, developer Dennaton Games has confirmed. Joystiq reports Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is now scheduled for a late 2014 or early 2015 release, after the title missed it previously announced release window of September 2014. "Hotline Miami …
Read More »The Witcher 3 dev responds to ‘year of crunch’ claim
CD Projekt Red has responded to allegations that the studio has imposed a year-long crunch on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt development, and that its PR staff has created "an overblown vision of a game that doesn’t exist." An anonymous Neogaf user "vetted and cleared" by GameSpot claims CD Projekt …
Read More »Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions lands in November
Activision has announced Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions will launch next month on PC, PlayStation and Xbox platforms. The publisher revealed the details in a post on the Activision Blog. The game will be the first release under the recently reestablished Sierra brand, and also represents the resurrection of the acclaimed …
Read More »Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare to make MLG debut in November
Major League Gaming will host its first official Call of Duty tournament this November, the eSports organization has announced. MLG will host and stream the world premiere Call of Duty eSports tournament and broadcast for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare between November 28th-30th. The event is scheduled to air exclusively …
Read More »Nintendo bringing 15 games to IndieCade 2014
Nintendo has announced it will be in official attendance at IndieCade’s annual festival this weekend, showing off a batch of Wii U and 3DS indie games the company has dubbed Nindies.” Attendees will be able to play 15 independent games out or in development for either Wii U or 3DS. …
Read More »King tops in TV ads over Sony, Microsoft – report
Candy Crush Saga creator King runs more television advertisements than any other video game company out there, according to advertising metrics company iSpot.tv. Games Beat reports on the ad firm’s findings, which state King commercials have aired on US national television more than 34,000 times this year. Microsoft ran just …
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