Elite: Dangerous is heading for full release on Xbox One next month, developer Frontier has announced. In an AMA post on Reddit, studio CEO David Braben revealed the space sim will depart the console’s Xbox Game Preview Program for official release on October 6th. Braben added that Ships and modules …
Read More »GTA V, Rocket League among 2015 Steam releases exceeding 1m sales
Six Steam games released in 2015 have sold over 1m copies, while another six have exceeded the 500,000 sales mark. Based onSteam Spy’snumbers, Grand Theft Auto V for PC, Rocket League for PC, Ark: Survival Evolved, H1Z1, Cities: Skylines and Besiege have each sold in excess of 1m units on …
Read More »Humble introduces ‘choose your own charity’ on store purchases
Humble Bundle has updated its storefront to vastly increase the number of charities patrons can choose to support when purchasing games. A post on theHumble Mumble blogannounces the Humble Store has expanded from just five to over 35,000 charities to select from while shopping or at checkout. For those unable …
Read More »Rocket League on Steam hits 1m sales milestone
Valve has announced Psyonix hit multiplayer title Rocket League has sold more than 1m copies through Steam. It took just over seven weeks for the PC edition to reach the milestone. Psyonix announced last month that in a matter of weeks the game had garneredmore than 5m downloadsbetween PC and …
Read More »Shadowrun: Hong Kong launches on Windows and Mac
Shadowrun: Hong Kong has launched on Windows PC and Mac platforms, developer Harebrained Schemes has announced. Like Shadowrun Returns, the latest standalone effort in the popular RPG series was successfully Kickstarted, hitting its goal in a matter of hours in route to raising more than $1m in funding for the …
Read More »Terraria arrives for Mac and Linux platforms
Terraria has officially launched for Mac and Linux, with both clients offered for free to owners of the Windows edition of the game. Re-Logic kicked off an open beta test for the new platforms just a few weeks back, and a post on theTerraria forumsconfirms their full release. The now …
Read More »OlliOlli 2: Welcome to Olliwood lands on PC next week
Roll7’s skateboarding sequel OlliOlli 2: Welcome to Olliwood is heading to PC platforms next week, publisher Devolver Digital has announced. The game is set to launch on Windows, Mac and Linux platforms on August 11thvia Steam, GOG and Humble Store. The PC version will cost $14.99 – matching the PlayStaiton …
Read More »Telltale’s Game of Thrones episode five lands next week
Episode five of Telltale’s Game of Thrones will begin its roll out across all platforms next week, the developer has announced. Dubbed A Nest for Vipers,” the penultimate chapter inTelltale’s six-episode adaptation of George R.R. Martin and HBO’s works will launch on July 21st for PS4, PS3, PC and Mac. …
Read More »Mac version of Final Fantasy XIV pulled from sale, refunds offered
Square Enix has withdrawn the Mac version of Final Fantasy XIV after it launched on June 23rd with a number of serious problems, chief of which being pretty poor performance on even the beefiest of Macs. It has admitted the minimum specs it previously released were inaccurate and not sufficient …
Read More »VIDEO: Telltale’s Minecraft: Story Mode gets debut trailer
Telltale has provided the first look at its episodic collaboration with Mojang, Minecraft: Story Mode. The studio peeled back the curtain on their latest crossover effort at MineCon 2015 this past weekend in London. The debut trailer introduces the game’s protagonist Jesse, voiced by comedian and actor Patton Oswalt, along …
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