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The dominance of Early Access titles DayZ, Rust, and Starbound is evident again this week, as the trio continues to set the pace on the Steam’s latest top sellers chart. The games finished first, second, and third respectively – ahead of The Banner Saga in fourth, and Next Car Game …
Read More »From Software "has not put any thought" into next-gen Dark Souls II
Dark Souls II on PS4 and Xbox One seems unlikely. When asked about the possibility of porting the PC version of the RPG to next-gen consoles, co-director Yui Tanimura told Edge that the studio has not put any thought into this yet”. He also said of the decision to release …
Read More »A dozen new currencies planned for Steam in 2014
Valve aims to bring currency options for 12 additional territories over the next year, including countries in Europe, North America, and Asia. The company announced the news this week during its Steam Dev Days conference in Seattle, Washington. The digital distributor plans to offer support in Japan, Canada, Mexico, Australia, …
Read More »Surgeon Simulator iPad version to include dentist visit
Indie developer Bossa Studios’ first-person operation game Surgeon Simulator is heading to iPad with a new, likely grisly, dentistry mode. Teased as Surgeon Simulator – Shh, I Dentist Now, the new mode will have you botching procedures and operations on some unfortunate individual’s mouth (as opposed to the head and …
Read More »Io says triple-A Hitman game will ‘fulfil core Hitman fantasy’
Keen to dispel recent rumours, Io Interactive has released a number of details concerning its next-gen Hitman game. Reports last week suggested the Hitman franchise had been abandoned on consoles but nothing could be further from the truth. In the next game you will experience a globetrotting Agent 47 at …
Read More »Meet Rust, the other sandbox alpha working its magic on Steam
DayZ isn’t the only alpha sandbox game currently selling in a very high numbers of Steam. Indeed, while Dean Hall’s zombie sim may be grabbing all the headlines there’s another game that’s also firing shots” at traditional publishing models – Rust. Developed by the team behind the successful Gary’s Mod, …
Read More »DayZ marks up 1m sales as creator says traditional publishing is under threat
Dean Hall says early success of his self-published PC game signals a wind-change
Read More »Klipsch makes gaming debut with new headsets
Speaker manufacturer Klipsch had revealed a pair of upcoming headsets designed specifically for gaming. The company will offer two models beginning next month: the wired KG-200 line for $130, as well as the wireless KG-300 for $200. The KG-200 includes 40-millimeter drivers, as well as Fidelity, Combat, Stealth, and Sport …
Read More »VIDEO: Call of Duty Ghosts ‘Onslaught’ DLC arrives this month
Call of Duty: Ghost’s upcoming Onslaught DLC pack will arrive later this month and allow players to assume the role of Halloween’s Michael Myers, developer Infinity Ward has announced. The studio confirmed the DLC in a series of teases yesterday, revealing that the content will land on January 28th. The …
Read More »Windows 9 reveal due in April – rumour
Details of Microsoft’s next major Windows release are rumoured to be unveiled at the firm’s annual Build conference in April this year. According to Microsoft blogger, Paul Thurrot, Windows 9 (codenamed ‘Threshold’) will see a full return of the Start menu and is planned for release in April 2015. The …
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