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The NBA isn’t walking away from future publishing deals with EA – in spite of the disappointing launch of its most recent licensed effort, NBA Live 14. Speaking with A-List Daily, NBA merchandising executive Vicky Picca spoke positively of the publisher – acknowledging NBA Live 14’s shortcomings, but referring to …
Read More »Valve denies Steam anti-cheat system reports users’ browser histories
Valve’s headman Gabe Newell has responded to accusations that Valve’s anti-cheat system is combing through and reporting the browsing history of Steam users, outright denying the claims. Posting directly to Reddit, where the allegations were originally presented, Newell discussed what Steam’s VAC system does that might appear as if it’s …
Read More »Major League Gaming expands with MLG Brasil franchise
North American eSports organization Major League Gaming has announced a deal with Brazilian sports entertainment company Grupo guia to form MLG Brasil. The organization will look to expand its competitive gaming platfrom to South America – following a decade of impressive growth in North America, as well as leagues and …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: February 9-15
It’s DayZ and Rust’s world, we’re just living in it. The Steam Early Access titans continue to be unmovable from their peak on Valve’s weekly top sellers chart. In fact, it’s getting hard to remember a time when the pair didn’t just automatically fill up thetop two spots. Fellow Early …
Read More »Square Enix reveals new Hitman turn-based strategy game for mobile
The next entry in the Hitman series will venture into the mobile space as a new strategy offering, Square Enix has announced. Developed by a "small core team" at Square Enix Montreal, Hitman GO stands apart from the AAA action-adventure stealth franchise "while still [retaining] the essence of what a …
Read More »Battlefield 4 Second Assault DLC Xbox One exclusivity ends this month
Battlefield 4’s Second Assault DLC is heading to platforms outside of Xbox One later this month, developer DICE has announced. A post on the Battlefield Blog reveals the content will be available for Battlefield Premium subscribers February 18th on PC, PS3, PS4, and Xbox 360. It will arrive two weeks …
Read More »Nexon appoints new CEO as 2013 revenue shows growth
Korea-based free-to-play publisher Nexon has reported fourth quarter and full year financial results for its 2013 fiscal year, revealing a growth in revenue during both periods. Total revenue for 2013 went up 43 per cent to 155.3bn yen, while operating income was up 7 per cent to 50.7bn yen. Net …
Read More »Sony: PS3 has a lot of life left
Sony is aiming to support its PlayStation 3 hardware with new releases for at least another two years, the company has revealed. In an interview with GameSpot, SCEA director of hardware marketing John Koller discussed the importance of not overlooking PS3’s established install base – specifically in the wake of …
Read More »South Park: The Stick of Truth goes gold
Following a seemingly endless string of delays, Ubisoft has announced that South Park: The Stick of Truth has at last gone gold. The game is due out on March 4th–and with development actually finished, that date will hopefully hold up this time around. The title suffered its latest (and apparently …
Read More »Warner confirms layoffs at Turbine
Boston-based development studio Turbine has been hit with a round of layoffs this week, publisher Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment has confirmed. The company told CVG they layoffs were part of its normal business process,” and the result of strategic alignment.” Unfortunately, in order for us to invest in growth areas …
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