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Trion and Syfy’s TV and gaming crossover experiment Defiance will get a third season, the television network has announced. Episodes for the upcoming season will begin airing weekly later this year, according to Syfy. In the meantime, Trion is prepping a new major update for the accompanying free-to-play PC title. …
Read More »PlayStation Home shutting down in North America, Europe
PlayStation Home is set to close in both Europe and North America, Sony has announced. A post on the US PlayStation community site detailing the end of the social hub in North America followed an earlier confirmation from Sony (via Games Industry) regarding the closure on Europe’s side. "Due to …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: September 21-27
Early Access title Life is Feudal: Your Own has captured the top spot on this week’s Steam best sellers chart. The in-development sandbox game finished ahead of the discounted Valve Complete Pack in second and Wasteland 2 – last week’s winner – in third. Middle Earth: Shadows of Mordor made …
Read More »Star Wars: Galactic Defense heading to iOS and Android this year
Star Wars: Galactic Defense – a new tower defense mobile game set in the Star Wars universe – has been revealed for iOS and Android platforms. Developed by DeNA in collaboration with Disney Interactive and Lucasfilm, Galactic Defense will launch later this year. The resource management-focused title has players picking …
Read More »Steam music player officially launches
Valve has released the Steam Music Player to the general public, allowing Steam users to play MP3 files off of their hard drive within the Steam client and while in-game. According to a new post on Steam’s news section, the service – originally introduced earlier this year in beta – …
Read More »Child of Light studio now a core team at Ubisoft Montreal
The developers responsible for Child of Light have been established as a core team at Ubisoft Montreal, following the critical and commercial success of the digital title. In an interview with CVG, Ubisoft Montreal’s VP of creative Lionel Reynaud described the move as mutually beneficial for the team and the …
Read More »Tropico 5 PS4 delayed to ‘early 2015’
The PlayStation 4 edition of Tropico 5 will miss its previously announced 2014 release window, publisher Kalypso has confirmed. Kalypso didn’t provide explanation for the PS4 delay, but did state that the Xbox 360 version is still due out in November of this year. In the same press release, the …
Read More »Titanfall IMC Rising DLC launches this week on PC, Xbox One
Titanfall’s final DLC pack will launch this Thursday on PC and Xbox One. The add-on will hit September 25th for the pair of platforms, and carry three new maps: Backwater, Zone 18 and Sand Trap. No word on what the individual price for the DLC will be, but Season Pass …
Read More »Wasteland 2 reaches $1.5m in sales in four days
Wasteland 2 has generated $1.5m in sales just four days out from release, developer inXile Entertainment has announced. "We are ecstatic that the style of game we love so much has been embraced so well," company founder Brain Fargo said. The studio originally ran a successful Kickstarter campaign that raised …
Read More »Sleeping Dogs sequel Triad Wars heading exclusively to PC
Sleeping Dogs spinoff Triad Wars will launch exclusively on Windows PC when it arrives in 2015. The upcoming title will skip the console platforms of its predecessor, meaning interested PS3 and Xbox 360 owners are out of luck. The sequel takes place in the original title’s universe set in Hong …
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