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A 75 per cent discount on Batman: Arkham Origins has the game ahead of the rest on the latest Steam top ten sales chart. WB’s licensed title finished ahead of DayZ for the top spot over the past week on Valve’s digital distribution hub. South Park: The Stick of Truth …
Read More »MotorStorm, DriveClub creator forms Starship studio
Evolution studios founder Martin Kenwright has announced the opening of new digital entertainment studio, Starship. Speaking with Polygon, the MotorStorm franchise creator confirmed the new venture – adding that his team consists of industry veterans from Evolution and Studio Liverpool that have collectively worked on 69 published titles, such as …
Read More »Runic co-founders announce departure
Torchlight studio Runic Games will see industry veterans Travis Baldree and Erich Schaefer exit the company they helped co-found back in 2008, the pair have confirmed. Posting on Runic’s forums, Baldree announced his impending departure, adding that his last day at the company will be April 2nd. It is with …
Read More »Superdata: Console microtransactions hit $352m in 2013
Microtransactions on consoles accounted for approximately$352m in sales last year, research group Superdata has announced. The firm notes the microtransactions model – typically associated with the mobile market – is rapidly becoming more popular among console gamers. That $352m is strictly tied to small purchases tied to in-game economy, like …
Read More »Plants vs Zombies 2 Far Future update lands tomorrow
Plants vs Zombies 2 will receive its first major update this week on iOS, publisher EA has announced. A post on EA’s website unveils the new content packed in the Far Future update, including a new map, eight new plant types and 10 new zombie classes. According to the post, …
Read More »Minecraft title update hits Xbox 360, PS3 this week
Minecraft’s next major console update is ready to launch, Mojang has announced. The indie studio listed out the notes for Title Update 14 in a post on its website, adding that the patch will land today on Xbox 360 and tomorrow on PS3. The new update features a new zombies …
Read More »Senator Leland Yee arrested by FBI
California State Senator Leland Lee, known for his legislative efforts to restrict minors’ access to violent video games, has been arrested by the FBI on charges of bribery and corruption. NBC Bay Area and San Francisco’s KCRA are the first of several local outlets to cover the developing story – …
Read More »Free to Play documentary garners 5.5m viewers on opening weekend
Dota 2 documentary Free to Play had over 5.5m viewers over this past weekend, according to Valve. The company revealed the figure in a statement released this week, further claiming the numbers make it one of the largest debuts of any documentary film.” Free to Play – created internally at …
Read More »Game of Thrones promo planned in League of Legends
Game of Thrones promotions within League of Legends are coming, Riot Games has announced. [A]List Daily reports on the partnership, which will promote the hit HBO show inside the popular MOBA title. Riot is currently developing a mash-up trailer, combining the two mega-properties. HBO, for its part, is running a …
Read More »MLG Xbox 360 app hits today
The Xbox 360 version of Major League Gaming’s app is out today in a handful of territories, including the UK and US. Xbox Live Gold subscribers in the UK, US, Canada and Australia should have access to the app at some point in the day, according to the eSports organization. …
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