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SOE has passed along statistics to illustrate the impact of moving their popular and long-standing MMO EverQuest over to the free-to-play model. The developer/publisher shared (via Blue’s News) concurrent usage is up 40 per cent, with unique log-ins having increased by 150 percent since going F2P. Overall EverQuest registrations have …
Read More »EA: ‘We are growing, looking to hire hundreds’
EA expects their company to grow substantially in employee count by the end of the year, despite reports earlier this week that the publisher was set to let go as many as 1,000 workers. EA is growing and looking to hire hundreds of people for our digital, console, mobile and …
Read More »Steam Top Selling Titles: April 8-14
Valve has released Steam’s top sellers chart for the week ending on April 14th. Newcomer Legend of Grimrock skyrocketed to the top of the list, with the first-person dungeon crawling RPG launching on April 11th. Wargame: European Escalation finishes in the runner-up slot, with Skyrim still hanging around at number …
Read More »Gravity Rush PSN demo dated for NA and EU
Those looking forward to upcoming Vita action title Gravity Rush will be able to get a bit of a look around ahead of the full release via PSN. Sony has confirmed with Joystiq a demo for the title will release a couple weeks ahead of the title’s PSN and retail …
Read More »Battlelog iOS app launched for Battlefield 3
Nearly half a year following Battlefield 3’s launch, EA has released the official Battlelog iOS app for the multiplayer shooter. The app is available now as a free download via the iTunes App Store. Content is similar to what players have access to on the Battlelog browser stat-tracker. It allows …
Read More »Lost Planet 3 landing in 2013
Mixed in the plethora of reveals during Capcom’s annual Captivate event last week was the news that a third Lost Planet title both exists and is in development. Lost Planet 3 will be handled by Spark Unlimited, developers of Call of Duty: Finest Hour and Legacy. The announcement trailer shows …
Read More »FarmVille sequel could be on the way
A sequel to Zynga’s farming simulation social network game FarmVille is apparently in the works. The info comes about according to advertiser Alex Harvey’s rsum (via Superannuation), which claims a successful pitch for FarmVille 2 while working with Zynga as a client. The work was done sometime between January 2011 …
Read More »Nielsen’s most wanted games revealed
Media ratings company Nielsen has revealed results of a survey to discover what upcoming titles are on gamers’ most wanted list this year. All three console lists were covered head to toe in franchise sequels, prequels, reboots, spinoffs, etc.—with The Last Story on Wii being the lone exception. Halo 4 …
Read More »StarDrone Extreme hits Vita this week
The PS Vita version of Beatshapers’ arcade action title StarDrone Extreme will arrive this Tuesday in North America. The game (originally slated to be a Vita launch title) landed for Vita owners in Europe earlier this month. The title is to feature crossplay with the PS3 version, so players can …
Read More »Nintendo 3DS adds sports highlights
Sports highlights have arrived on the 3DS via the Nintendo Zone. Owners who connect to a Nintendo Zone location will be able to access football, basketball, and baseball videos through Fox Soccer, NBA Digital, and MLB.com. Offerings will be updated weekly with new video packages, top 10 plays, and weekly …
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