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Capcom has released a new update for the PC version of Resident Evil 6, adding Left 4 Dead 2 content to the title. Steam’s news feed announces that owners of the game can download the update for free through the Steam client. The content patch adds the four Left 4 …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: March 31 – April 6
Valve has revealed Steam’s latest top ten sellers chart for the week ending on April 6th. Bioshock Infinite held off Trion Worlds’ just released open world multiplayer shooter Defiance for the top spot – something Infinite is getting used to. Pre-orders for Age of Empires II HD have picked up …
Read More »Ride to Hell revealed as retail, digital and mobile trio of titles
Ride to Hell, a biker-focused IP announced by Deep Silver back in 2008, will finally launch later this year. Not as one game, but as a trio of titles sold across various platforms. Ride to Hell: Retribution will launch in North America on June 25th and worldwide on June 28th …
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops II Uprising DLC, voice acting talent confirmed
The second Call of Duty: Black Ops II DLC, Uprising, has been confirmed for an April 16th timed-exclusive launch on Xbox 360. The content will add four new multiplayer maps and a Zombies adventure entitled Mob of the Dead.” Everything from the promo image leak earlier this week stands up, …
Read More »Minecraft PC passes 10m sales, Xbox 360 retail launch this month
Minecraft has surpassed 10m copies sold across PC, Mac, and Linux platforms. "Minecraft (PC) has hit 10M! As promised, a subtle hint on the main 1.6 feature…" Bergensten tweeted. Bergensten’s link was to a photo of a horse, indicating what would appear to be a new feature for the upcoming …
Read More »Industry survey shows wage gap between men and women still apparent
A new developer poll shows that while the number of employed women has trended upward in the past year, a significant wage gap remains a standard between men and women in what’s still a male-dominated industry. Border House Blog reports on findings from Game Developer Magazine’s 2012 survey that reveal …
Read More »Activision reacquires King’s Quest rights, Telltale reboot canned
Activision has recovered the rights to the King’s Quest franchise from Telltale Games, as The Walking Dead developer has confirmed it is no longer working on anything related to rebooting the classic adventure series. Steve Allison, Telltale’s Senior VP of publishing, toldDigital Trendsthat the studio returned the IP to Activision …
Read More »Rovio doubles revenue in 2012, merch brings in nearly half of total
Angry Birds creator Rovio raked in $195m in revenue last year, thanks in large part to merchandise sales for the popular casual IP. The developer reports it brought in a net profit of $71.3m in 2012, up $25m from the previous year. Consumer products – such as clothing lines, plushies, …
Read More »Numbers show consumers like freemium, EA Mobile boss says
EA All Play senior VP and general manager Nick Earl believes that most consumers have totally embraced freemium business models, saying detractors are just a loud minority. GI.biz reports that Earl spoke at GDC, calling free-to-play titles supported by microtransactions a market leader. The market has spoken very loudly that …
Read More »Activision reduces High Moon staff as Deadpool development ends
Activision has reported redundancies at Deadpool developer High Moon Studios. The publisher states that 40 full-time employees have been affected worldwide, and that the moves were made following Deadpool’s completion. "Activision Publishing consistently works to align its costs with its revenues – this is an ongoing process," Activision told Joystiq. …
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