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The Crystal Red and Blue 2DS models that arrived at European retail last week are scheduled to launch in North America later this month, Nintendo has announced. In terms of marketing the 2DS, Nintendo is still largely focusing its efforts toward younger audiences and portable gaming newcomers. With a durable …
Read More »Just Cause 3 unveiled, heading to PC, PS4 and Xbox One next year
Avalanche Studios has officially announced open-world action sequel Just Cause 3 for Windows PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One platforms. Game Informer has the scoop, confirming the game will arrive sometime in 2015. The title is set in the Mediterranean, and according to the reveal includes vast improvements for the …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: November 2-8
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare has taken over the top spot on Steam’s weekly best sellers chart. The latest in Activision’s hit FPS franchise beat out runner-up Football Manager 2015, while popular indie game re-release The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth finished in third. Advanced Warfare’s Digital Pro Edition also made …
Read More »Telltale’s Game of Thrones to span six episodes beginning with ‘Iron From Ice’
Telltale’s Game of Thrones will take place across six episodes, the development studio has revealed. The episode total is one more than Telltale’s other episodic games, such as The Walking Dead Season One and Season Two, Tales from the Borderlands and The Wolf Among Us. In a new tease on …
Read More »Terraria hits PS4, Xbox One this week
Re-Logic’s hit indie sandbox adventure game Terraria is set to launch on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One this week. Publisher 505 Games has announced the PS4 version of the title will release on November 11th, while the Xbox 360 version is scheduled for November 14th. The current-gen console editions boast …
Read More »Square Enix profits double over past six months
Square Enix saw significant revenue and profits increases in its most recent six-month fiscal period, the publisher’s latest financial results show. Mobile titles Dragon Quest Monsters Super Light and Schoolgirl Strikers were among the products mentioned as major revenue drivers for the period, with MMOs Final Fantasy XIV and Dragon …
Read More »Nintendo delays Mii App for smart devices into 2015
Nintendo’s Mii App for smart devices has been pushed back into 2015, company president Satoru Iwata has confirmed. As part of a briefing for Nintendo’s investors, Iwata explained the team working on the app needed additional time to refine various elements” for release on tablets and smartphones. The application under …
Read More »Unity Asset Store top sellers make $30,000 a month
Top sellers on Unity’s Asset Store are earning in excess of $30,000 a month, the company has announced. In a post on the Unity Asset Store blog celebrating the store’s anniversary, the firm revealed various milestones for its marketplace of user-created development assets, tools and services. The Asset Store brought …
Read More »UPDATE: ‘Fallout: Shadow of Boston’ trademark application unearthed
A new trademark application filed by Bethesda for Fallout: Shadow of Boston” has surfaced, which many are now convinced is the name for the next title in the popular post-apocalyptic RPG series. The submission – spotted by a user on games discussion board NeoGAF – was registered by Bethesda Softworks …
Read More »Bad Juju acquires digital games platform Desura from Linden Lab
Linden Lab has sold off computer games storefront Desura, after having acquired the digital distribution service just last year. Gamasutra reports middleware tools developer Bad Juju Games has purchased the service from Linden Lab. Bad Juju states it will be able to bring new features to the Steam competitor, including …
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