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North American eSports team Quantic Gaming has been disbanded after investors pulled the organization’s funding. Gamespot reports that while an official announcement has yet to be made, several team members have taken to social networks to share their thoughts. Apparently the investors ripping of the funds came without warning, as …
Read More »Xbox Live adds new entertainment apps
Xbox Live is launching a handful of various entertainment apps in select countries this week. Major Nelson has announced US subscribers can now sign-up and download Rhapsody’s streaming music app as well as Blip.TV, a service that broadcasts popular web series. Users in the UK and Germany gain access to …
Read More »Nintendo Direct: All the announcements rounded-up
Nintendo has announced a variety of items as part of today’s Nintendo Direct presentations, including launch targets for several first and third party titles. Wii Fit U will launch in the first half of 2013, and as announced at this year’s E3 will come with the Fit Meter electronic pedometer. …
Read More »Lay-offs issued as part of NCsoft Seattle realignment
NCsoft has confirmed an unspecified number of employees and contractors have been let go from its Seattle offices. The company, responding to an inquiry by PC Gamer, denied murmurs of the Seattle branch closing entirely, but did reveal several jobs had been cut in a realignment” effort. NCsoft is realigning …
Read More »Resident Evil 6 multiplayer DLC lands on Xbox 360 this month
New multiplayer DLC for Resident Evil 6 has been revealed by Capcom, with Xbox 360 grabbing exclusivity of the content for the time being. Three new multiplayer modes including ‘Predator’ (a one versus all affair), ‘Survivors’ (which adds to regular versus mode by turning killed players into zombies), and ‘Onslaught’ …
Read More »Epic Games president Mike Capps retires, remains on board of directors
Epic Games’ Mike Capps has announced his retirement from his role as president, but will stay on with the company’s board of directors in an advisory role. In a post on Epic’s official site, Capps explains that with a child on the way his transition plans include being a stay …
Read More »Skyrim’s Dragonborn hits Xbox 360 today, announced for PC/PS3 in 2013
Bethesda has confirmed the next DLC offering for Skyrim will suffer the same platform launch disparity that all of the game’s currently released content packs have so far. Skyrim’s Dragonborn content pack is set to arrive on Xbox Live later today, but won’t be making it to PC or Playstation …
Read More »Steam Big Picture launches alongside week-long sale
Valve has taken another step toward bringing PC gaming into the living room with the public release of Steam’s Big Picture mode. Big Picture is designed to allow PC gamers to play their Steam titles on a television with a traditional gamepad – though it still fully supports keyboard and …
Read More »The Walking Dead retail release arrives next week
The first full season of Telltale’s The Walking Dead is set to land at retail in North America next week for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Originally targeted for the shelves today, the retail launch ended up slipping back a week to December 11th. The bundle has been priced at …
Read More »Gamestop DLC attach rates on the rise
Retail chain Gamestop is getting a sales boost these days from what would appear to be an unlikely source. The company’s director of retail digital distribution Brad Schliesser told VentureBeat that customers have been purchasing DLC codes alongside games more than any other item in stores. "DLC for us attaches …
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