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Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: January 5-11
Early Access titles DayZ and Rust have settled in at the top of Steam’s top ten sellers chart, and it doesn’t look like they’re going anywhere soon. Bohemia’s zombie survival title beat out Facepunch’s general survival title, grabbing the top spot on the list for the fourth week in a …
Read More »PCs suffered largest ever global sales decline in 2013
Global PC sales fell at their fastest rate ever in 2013. That’s according to Gartner which says that global PC shipments for the period fell ten per cent compared to 2012 to 315.9m units, equalling the sales seen in 2009. For Q4 global PC shipments reached 82.6m units, down 6.9 …
Read More »Nvidia questions AMD’s new G-Sync alternative FreeSync
The viability of a new free alternative to Nvidia’s new variable refresh rate tech G-Sync has been questioned by the PC hardware firm. Rival AMD took to CES this week to reveal FreeSync – a new technology that apes G-Sync’s ability to synchronise the refresh rates of a monitor and …
Read More »Far Cry The Wild Expedition compilation releases next month in the UK
A new Far Cry compilation has been announced by Ubisoft for release in the UK on Valentines Day. It’s called Far Cry: The Wild Expedition and contains Far Cry Classic, Far Cry 2, Far Cry 3 and Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon. It will be released on PS3, Xbox 360 …
Read More »UPDATE: PC version of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance won’t work offline
The recently released PC version of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance on Steam appears to crash if a user’s internet connection is lost. Numerous users have taken to the Steam forums to complain both that the game – which is entirely single player – won’t launch at all in offline mode …
Read More »Turtle Beach to offer exclusive PS4 and Titanfall headsets
Licensed headsets due in 2014 as Turtle Beach pens deals with Sony, Microsoft, Respawn and EA. Expected to debut in Q3, the PS4 and Vita range will feature tournament grade” headsets, along with traditional gaming and entertainment orientated devices on the way, too. Turtle Beach is excited to work with …
Read More »The Farm 51 announces next-gen shooter Get Even
Painkiller and Deadfall Adventures dev confirms new FPS for 2015. Polish studio, The Farm 51, has revealed Get Even will launch on PS4, Xbox One and PC. The shooter is said to mix elements of the thriller and horror genre with exploration and will fuse single-player and multiplayer together. "When …
Read More »Dixons on-board for Steam Machines
Currys/PC World owner says it’s keeping close tabs on Valve’s new Steam Machines to bring devices to the High Street. Valve took to the stage at this year’s CES show to lift the lid on the long-awaited devices and confirmed 13 partners would produce their own iterations of the device, …
Read More »2K’s Evolve in development at Left 4 Dead studio Turtle Rock
Former THQ property Evolve has been freshly unveiled as a co-op shooter published by 2K Games, and in development at Left 4 Dead studio Turtle Rock. Game Informer unveiled the game in its latest cover story, revealing it’s currently being developed for PC, PS4, and Xbox One. 2K purchased the …
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