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Mojang’s smash hit Minecraft has eclipsed the 7m mark for units sold on its original platform alone. The PC sales figure is just the latest in a string of significant milestones for the title, which smashed XBLA records when it debuted on the 360 earlier this year. More than 7 …
Read More »Polytron: Zynga pitched Fez mobile port
Polytron’s Phil Fish has revealed that Zynga sought out the indie studio with hopes of porting their XBLA platformer Fez to mobile devices. GI.biz tracked down a series of tweets from the polarizing developer that explained the exchange. "Zynga approached us to port Fez to mobile. We politely refused. So, …
Read More »Rumour: Wii U launch date set in US, delayed in Europe
A US launch date for the Wii U has been confirmed according to one report, while another has the console missing its launch window in Europe due to manufacturing issues. GoNintendo has passed on word from a supposed GameStop employee source that Nintendo’s upcoming hardware will arrive Stateside the week …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: August 5-11
Valve has announced Steam’s top selling titles for the past week, revealing a new contender with an old face has entered the charts in a big way. Skyrim, ArmA II/DayZ, and Borderlands 2 all make their marks, but ultimately Counter Strike: Global Offensive has emerged the winner. Fueled by pre-orders …
Read More »Report: Bioshock Infinite multiplayer canned
A pair of multiplayer modes may be out of Bioshock Infinite, following word yesterday that a handful of key staff had departed from the game’s development team. Kotaku reports that a pair of long-rumoured co-op modes have been completely axed from the game. The two modes included a tower-defense type …
Read More »July NPD: NCAA 13 and Xbox 360 on top; overall spending down again
The NPD Group has released its monthly US retail report for July, confirming a year over year decline in spending for the eighth month in a row. Total industry spending was down 20 per cent, coming in at $548.4m compared to $686.3m during July 2011. NPD, seemingly prepping us for …
Read More »Battle.net hacked, Blizzard urges users to change password
Bllizzard reports its online matchmaking and game data service Battle.net was hacked this past weekend, adding that certain account info has been compromised. The company states that all regions outside of China were affected, and that the hackers gained unauthorized access to a list of email addresses associated with Battle.net …
Read More »Top Bioshock Infinite team members depart from Irrational
At least a handful of members from the Bioshock Infinite development team have departed six months ahead of the game’s current release date. Design lead Jeff McGann, director of product development Tim Gerritsen, principal systems designer Kenneth Strickland, and art director Nate Wells all list Irrational as a past employer …
Read More »US digital sales up year over year during second quarter
Encouraging news coming out of the NPD today, as the group revealed digital sales for Q2 2012 were up year over year by 17 per cent. The amount spent in the US on video game content in all forms from April to June totaled $2.88bn. That figure divides into $1bn …
Read More »John Schappert resigns from Zynga
An SEC filing has revealed John Schappert has resigned from his role as COO at Zynga. The news comes no more than a week following Schappert’s reported removal from his game development duties with the company. "We can confirm that John Schappert has left Zynga and its Board of Directors …
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