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Nintendo has revealed it will be holding a special event for press at its booth on the E3 exhibition floor. The company has sent out invites for its ‘Come Play With Us @ The Wii U Software Showcase.’ The event kicks off at 10:30 am Pacific on June 11th, and …
Read More »Report: Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon director pitching sequel
The people behind Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon are pulling for a sequel, according to the digital title’s star Michael Biehn. VG247 reports the actor told Major Nelson that the strong reception has the game’s creative director Dean Evans bullish about turning Blood Dragon into a series. [Evans] was with …
Read More »Minecraft: Pocket Edition hits 10m sales
The iOS/Android version of Minecraft has reached a major milestone, selling 10m units since launching in August 2011. Mojang shared the significant sales figure for Minecraft: Pocket Edition in an official company post –adding that several feature additions are in the works for the mobile version. Some of the new …
Read More »Valve approves new Steam Greenlight picks, looks to streamline process
Valve has approved a small grouping of games and software via Steam Greenlight, announcing it expects the move to mark the start of a speedier process for the community-voting system. In a post on Steam’s community section, the digital distribution giant revealed its approval prorgram for indies will look to …
Read More »Sony confirms Playstation E3 press event
Sony has sent out invitations to its Playstation E3 2013 press event, confirming it will join Microsoft in showing off its wares a day ahead of the industry expo in Los Angeles. The conference takes place on June 10th at 6pm Pacific, just hours afterMicrosoft’s eventtakes place at 10am that …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: April 28 – May 4
Tomb Raider took the top spot on Steam’s weekly top ten selling products list, stealing it away from Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon – thanks to a major discount promotion. The recently dubbed and currently discounted Star Wars 2013 Collection finished right behind the aforementioned titles, followed by StarDrive. The …
Read More »Report: Aliens Colonial Marines co-developer files for bankruptcy protection
Aliens: Colonial Marines and Section 8 developer TimeGate Studios has filed a petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Polygon reports that site has obtained court documents stating as much about the Texas-based studio from the Texas Southern Bankruptcy Court filed earlier this week. The petition, filed by TimeGate itself, lists …
Read More »NPD: Majority of gamers play online
A new NPD report has found that the number of players gaming online – along with the number of hours spent by those players online – has increased significantly. NPD Group’s Online Gaming 2013 report surveyed over 8,800 US gamers, and found that 72 per cent stated they played games …
Read More »Game & Wario Europe retail release confirmed, arrives next month
Wii U micro-game collection Game & Wario has received an official European launch date. Nintendo of Europe took to Twitter to announce the title would launch in the territory on June 28th. It was revealed earlier this week Game & Wario, already out in Japan, would launch at retail in …
Read More »Alan Wake surpasses 2m sales
Remedy has announced Alan Wake has gone past the 2m units sold milestone. The developer called the game a ‘cult classic’ in their updated sales figure reveal to CVG, adding that the franchise still has a future. "We’ve moved over two million copies–that’s including PC," head of franchise development Oskari …
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