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Grand Theft Auto V has retaken the top spot on Steam’s weekly best-sellers chart, thanks to a feature discount in the distributor’s Halloween Sale. Pre-orders for Fallout 4 – last week’s winner – are still chugging along, with the game finishing in the runner-up spot ahead of Warhammer: End Times …
Read More »Mid-level checkpoint feature coming to Super Mario Maker this week
A new update is set to arrive for Super Mario Maker this week, bringing the ability to place mid-level checkpoints and a few other notable additions. The patch, which is expected out from Nintendo on November 4th, gives level designers the option to drop one or more flags throughout their …
Read More »Jones Soda-bottled Nuka-Cola Quantum hitting Target shelves alongside Fallout 4 launch
Fallout’s own Nuka-Cola Quantum will arrive at Target later this month, coinciding with the release of Fallout 4. Bethesda has partnered with Jones Soda Company to put together promotional bottles of the previously-fictional soft drink – which made its in-game item debut in Fallout 3. Polygon keenly notes the soda …
Read More »Warner Bros now offering Batman: Arkham Knight PC refunds as issues persist
Warner Bros has announced it will be offering full refunds for the Steam release of Batman: Arkham Knight through the rest of the year. The publisher’s post on the game’s Steam community boards comes in the wake of lingering performance issues still present in the re-released version of the PC …
Read More »Dota 2 gets Fallout 4 crossover content
Bethesda and Valve have collaborated on a new Dota 2 announcer pack that will bring Fallout’s robot companion Mister Handy to the MOBA. Similar to theRick & Morty pack, the content replaces the voice of Dota 2’s default announcers with "the voice of everyone’s favorite robotic butler, Mister Handy.” The …
Read More »5th Cell hits Fig with free-to-play RPG Anchors in the Drift
Scribblenauts studio 5thCell has taken its upcoming action RPG Anchors in the Drift to Fig in hopes of crowdfunding the title. The campaignfor the free-to-play game is set at $500,000. As of this writing, the developer has raised just over $106,000 from just 111 backers, with still more than three …
Read More »Steam’s video library expands to include software tutorial videos
Valve has introduced a series of software tutorial videos to Steam’s library. The tutorials were created by community members of the various software offerings. The first batch includes nine videos covering instruction for asset creation in Blender, introduction to 3D prop modeling and design, texturing a sci-fi gun in Substance …
Read More »Fallout Shelter gets Halloween update
Bethesda has released a new Halloween-themed update for Fallout Shelter. The company announced the All Hallows’ Eve update onTwitter, revealing that it’s out now for Fallout Shelter’s iOS and Android editions. As one might guess, the patch adds Halloween decorations throughout the game, as well as costumes for the vault …
Read More »VIDEO: No Man’s Sky arrives June 2016 on PS4, PC
Upcoming sci-fi adventure game No Man’s Sky will launch this June, developer Hello Games has announced. The studio released a new trailer for the game during Sony’s PlayStation Paris Games Week event, revealing the title will launch simultaneously on PS4 and PC this coming June. No Man’s Sky is currently …
Read More »VIDEO: Tekken 7 heading to PS4
Bandai Namco has revealed Tekken 7 will receive a worldwide console release on PS4, with the publisher teasing unspecified support for PlayStation VR as well. The console version was unveiled as part of Sony’s PlayStation Paris Games Week event. Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada said the PS4 port will be the …
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