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Valve has revealed Steam’s top ten sellers for the week ending on October 27th. While XCOM: Enemy Unknown retained its crown for yet another time around, one must take note of first-person slasher Chivalry: Medieval Warfare. The indie climbed two spots to the runner-up position, following its debut in fourth …
Read More »Mass Effect film gets new scriptwriter
A Mass Effect fan is getting the opportunity to write for the game franchise’s film adaptation. Variety reports that Legendary Entertainment has hired on Morgan Davis Foehl to pen the script for Bioware’s science fiction series. Foehl doesn’t have big screen credentials, but has been lauded for his work Whatever …
Read More »Star Citizen flies past Kickstarter goal
Chris Roberts’ crowdfunded space simulation project Star Citizen is on a roll. After initially deciding not to include Kickstarter as part of the $2m funding effort, a change of heart has paid off huge for the developer. The game has surpassed its $500,000 goal with 26 days still remaining – …
Read More »ESRB launches free rating system for downloadable titles
The Entertainment Software Ratings Board has introduced its no-cost Digital Rating Service. Downloadable games can now receive a free assessment via a questionnaire and receive an official rating from the ESRB. The system (originally revealed back in early 2011) would appear to assist smaller studios by providing a rating parents/guardians …
Read More »Double Fine boss frustrated by constant industry turnover
Tim Schafer has voiced his issues with the game industry’s revolving door regarding employment. One of the most frustrating things about the games industry is that teams of people come together to make a game, and maybe they struggle and make mistakes along the way, but by the end of …
Read More »Steam Workshop turns one, boasts 55m downloads
Valve’s Steam Workshop celebrated its first birthday this week, so what has the user-submitted content application accomplished in its first year? Workshop started out with player’s creating custom items for Team Fortress 2, and has since grown to support different styles of content submission in a variety of games. There …
Read More »NBA Game Time app brings live games to Xbox 360
Live NBA games are heading to the 360 via Xbox Live’s new NBA Game Time app. The app, in conjunction with NBA League Pass, will give Xbox Live Gold subs access to regular season games in 720p, for a price – those interested can purchase either a Premium or Choice …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: October 14-20
XCOM: Enemy Unknown comes out on top once again for the past week’s top ten sellers on Steam. That said, Borderlands 2 still has its footprints all over the place with its season pass taking the runner-up spot and the base game in fifth. New to the list we have …
Read More »Xbox 360 has moved 70m units
Microsoft has announced lifetime sales for the Xbox 360 has hit 70m units. The figure, reported by CVG and current as of September 30th, encompasses all units moved since the console’s launch in November 2005 – an average of around 10m units sold a year. PS3 and Wii, which both …
Read More »EA CEO: Social market isn’t dying, but consumers won’t pay for crap
John Riccitiello isn’t listening to the noise surrounding social gaming’s impending demise –believing instead that companies are learning, and only need to make a few necessary adjustments for continued success. Reported by AllThingsD, EA’s CEO spoke on the topic of social gaming’s apparent plunge over the past year. The companies …
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