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Minecraft has sold more than 20m copies on Windows and Mac platforms, developer Mojang has announced. The PC edition of the game reached 15m sales last April and 10m sales in April 2013 – meaning the game has barely fallen off its torrid pace years after its release. 20 million …
Read More »Oculus CEO: Rift on Mac not possible until Apple prioritizes performance
Oculus VR has no plans to extend Rift support to Macbooks until Apple starts prioritizing GPU performance, CEO Palmer Luckey has stated. In an interview with IGN, Luckey explained the current GPUs offered by Apple aren’t even close to what we’re pushing for our recommended spec.” It’s not going to …
Read More »Steam now offering refunds
Valve has announced Steam will begin offering refunds for nearly any purchase made on the digital distribution service. A new page on Steam’s website details the new policy, which states users will receive refunds requested within two weeks of purchase – provided a few usage milestones haven’t been crossed. "You …
Read More »Heroes of the Storm hits open beta, official release set for June
Blizzard’s free-to-play MOBA Heroes of the Storm is now out in open beta for anyone to download and play. The title entered its open beta phase earlier this week, and according to the developer will officially release on June 2nd. Blizzard states more heroes will be added at that time, …
Read More »Heroes of the Storm World Championship Tournament to debut at BlizzCon 2015
Blizzard has announced the first official global tournament series for its MOBA Heroes of the Storm will take place later this year at BlizzCon 2015. The eSports competition will offer $1.2m in cash and prizes, with $200,000 of that pool designated for the winning team. Regional championships for North America, …
Read More »Goat Simulator borrows a page from DayZ this week with GoatZ DLC
Goat Simulator is primed to receive a zombie survival game mode with the release of the DayZ-inspired GoatZ DLC later this week. Tongue planted firmly in cheek, developer Coffee Stain Studios boasts that GoatZ is the only survival game on Steam that isn’t in Early Access.” Though the claim isn’t …
Read More »Invisible Inc for PS4 in the works, full Steam release lands next month
Klei Entertainment has pinned an official release date on its Steam Early Access stealth title Invisible Inc., revealing the game is in development for PlayStation 4 as well. The PC, Mac and Linux versions of the game will leap from Early Access to 1.0 status on Steam May 12th, according …
Read More »Valve introduces policy to protect Steam users from phishing scams
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 »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 »VIDEO: I am Bread launches out of Early Access
UK indie team Bossa Studios has launched its title I am Bread out of Early Access, with the title getting a fresh content update and Steam sale to mark the occasion. The Windows PC and Mac versions are available now on the digital distributor for 25 per cent of the …
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