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Valve has released the Steam Music Player to the general public, allowing Steam users to play MP3 files off of their hard drive within the Steam client and while in-game. According to a new post on Steam’s news section, the service – originally introduced earlier this year in beta – …
Read More »Child of Light studio now a core team at Ubisoft Montreal
The developers responsible for Child of Light have been established as a core team at Ubisoft Montreal, following the critical and commercial success of the digital title. In an interview with CVG, Ubisoft Montreal’s VP of creative Lionel Reynaud described the move as mutually beneficial for the team and the …
Read More »Tropico 5 PS4 delayed to ‘early 2015’
The PlayStation 4 edition of Tropico 5 will miss its previously announced 2014 release window, publisher Kalypso has confirmed. Kalypso didn’t provide explanation for the PS4 delay, but did state that the Xbox 360 version is still due out in November of this year. In the same press release, the …
Read More »Titanfall IMC Rising DLC launches this week on PC, Xbox One
Titanfall’s final DLC pack will launch this Thursday on PC and Xbox One. The add-on will hit September 25th for the pair of platforms, and carry three new maps: Backwater, Zone 18 and Sand Trap. No word on what the individual price for the DLC will be, but Season Pass …
Read More »Wasteland 2 reaches $1.5m in sales in four days
Wasteland 2 has generated $1.5m in sales just four days out from release, developer inXile Entertainment has announced. "We are ecstatic that the style of game we love so much has been embraced so well," company founder Brain Fargo said. The studio originally ran a successful Kickstarter campaign that raised …
Read More »Sleeping Dogs sequel Triad Wars heading exclusively to PC
Sleeping Dogs spinoff Triad Wars will launch exclusively on Windows PC when it arrives in 2015. The upcoming title will skip the console platforms of its predecessor, meaning interested PS3 and Xbox 360 owners are out of luck. The sequel takes place in the original title’s universe set in Hong …
Read More »Counter-Strike Nexon: Zombies open beta launches
Free-to-play Counter-Strike spinoff Counter-Strike Nexon: Zombies is out now in open beta. The game – set to officially launch in October – is the western version of Korea’s Counter-Strike Online 2. As always, player feedback means a great deal to us, and is reflected in our games,” Nexon Europe’s Product …
Read More »Valve redesigns Steam storefront with ‘Discovery Update’
Valve has given the Steam storefront a major makeover, adding new customization options including a new curation feature which allows individuals and groups to recommend various titles. A new post on Steam’s news section details what Valve is calling the Steam Discovery Update, which brings a redesigned front page to …
Read More »Goat Simulator mobile edition moves 100,000 units in five days
Coffee Stain Studios popular PC title Goat Simulator has sold more than 100,000 copies across iOS and Android platforms. Designer Armin Ibrisagic announced the news earlier today on Coffee Stain’s blog – the milestone was reached just five days after the mobile edition of the game released. "It feels really …
Read More »BioShock Infinite Complete Edition hits later this year
A Complete Edition” of BioShock Infinite will arrive later this year for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. 2K confirmed the existence of the upcoming release to IGN, after a listing on GameStop out the title earlier on in the day. "We can confirm that the BioShock Infinite Complete Edition is …
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