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Valve has revealed the past week’s top sellers chart, with a pair of new titles taking top honors. Launching last Tuesday, and simultaneously launching itself to the top of the list, is Telltale’s zombie adventure title The Walking Dead. The release is followed up by pre-orders for Runic Games’ dungeon …
Read More »Irrational shifting focus to Bioshock Vita following Infinite
Irrational Games’ Ken Levine has provided info on the upcoming Bioshock Vita game. Speaking with Wired (via Shacknews), Levine explained how each of the Bioshock titles (Infinite, in particular) have been ‘all-consuming endeavors’ that require the full focus of the team before they move onto their next project. In this …
Read More »Max Payne Mobile Android version delayed to early May
Rockstar has announced a slight delay for the Android version of Max Payne Mobile. The iOS version arrived on time back on April 12th; but with the developer (via DroidGamers) feeling the need to get some final testing in, the April 26th target for the Android release has been moved …
Read More »Modern Warfare 3 PC DLC arrives next month
PC owners of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will finally gain access to post-launch content this May. Shacknews reports the release of the first ‘Content Collection’ for PC on May 8th will mark the first time the version has been addressed by Activision and Infinity Ward since the game’s …
Read More »‘SimOcean’ trademarked by EA
EA has filed a trademark for ‘SimOcean.’ Silconera (via Shacknews) spotted the filing yesterday by the publisher. Unfortunately little is known beyond that bit of info at the moment, but it seems a strong hint to what new direction at least one potentially upcoming Sim game is looking to go. …
Read More »Boyes joins SCEA as new head of publisher relations
Sony Computer Entertainment America has hired Adam Boyes as head of publisher relations for the company. Boyes is a 15-year industry vet and former director of production at Capcom USA. GI.biz reports he will fill the opening Rob Dyer left when departing to join Zynga as their head of platform …
Read More »Star Wars: The Old Republic coming to 38 additional countries
EA is preparing to launch their MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic in countries across the Middle East and parts of Europe. SWTOR will be released through retail and digital distribution in 38 additional countries on top of the ones the game is already available in. The news comes after …
Read More »Wii U/3DS compatibility on creator’s wishlist for next Smash Bros.
Smash Bros creator and Nintendo icon Masahiro Sakurai has revealed his intentions to bring Wii U and 3DS dual support for the hit franchise’s next title. "There is a certain dead end we come to if we just expand the volume of the game," Sakurai told IGN. "I intend to …
Read More »Ubisoft registers Rayman Legends domains
Ubisoft has registered a pair of new domains containing ‘Rayman Legends’ in their URLs. RaymanLegends.com and Rayman-Legends.com have been reserved for the as of yet unannounced effort according to WhoIs Search(via Shacknews). The developler/publisher makes the move just days after a leaked marketing survey pointed to a Rayman Origins sequel. …
Read More »Cryptic uncovers, details 2010 accounts breach
Cryptic Studios has discovered and reported to its users a 2010 security breach of its servers/databases. The company uncovered the breach while attempting to enhance their current security. The unauthorized intruder(s) gained access to account names and encrypted passwords. They also believe other items including player names, birth dates and …
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