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PC gamers will not be offered the chance to upgrade their copies of Tomb Raider to the upcoming Definitive Edition version of the game. Some gamers had hoped that the publisher would repeat the offer it laid out for owners of Deus Ex: Human Revolution on PC in allowing them …
Read More »Rekoil heads to XBLA, Steam later this month
Plastic Piranha’s upcoming FPS Rekoil will land on Xbox Live Arcade and Steam later this month, publisher 505 Games has announced. A 505 rep confirmed to Polygon that the downloadable title will launch for PC on Steam January 28th. Rekoil: Liberator will launch a day later on January 29th for …
Read More »Chinese games market grows 38% year-on-year
Industry dominated by PC games tops $13 billion in 2013
Read More »Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance receives PC date, pre-orders open on Steam
Konami has announced the PC release of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is set to arrive next month. The publisher confirms the title will see its PC launch on January 9th. The PC version will be sold exclusively on Steam, with the distributor already offering a pre-order option – as well …
Read More »Elder Scrolls Online release date confirmed
Bethesda has announced the release date for it’s upcoming MMO The Elder Scrolls Online. It will launch on April 4th on both PC and Mac, while Xbox One and PS4 versions will follow in June. "Worldwide demand for The Elder Scrolls Online is extraordinarily high. This means we need to …
Read More »Fez sells 1m copies
Polytron’s indie gem Fez has sold 1m units across Xbox 360 and personal computer platforms, the studio has announced. The developer shared the news on its site in a thank you post to fans. "Fez has now sold over a million units across all platforms," the post read. "That’s right, …
Read More »Final Fantasy VIII PC re-release out on Steam
Square Enix has announced the PC re-release of Final Fantasy VIII. The nearly 15-year-old game is available now as a downloadable offering on Steam for $11.99. The re-release adds a Magic Booster feature that allows players to quickly gain a stock of spells to use in the game’s junction system, …
Read More »Stardock Staffing Company formed to prevent company layoffs
PC games and software company Stardock has created a staffing company in effort to offer its employees a work environment with some actual long-term stability. The firm told Gamasutra its SSC (Stardock Staffing Company) has been formed to shift the greatest of assets, people, around when necessary – thus largely …
Read More »Battlefield 4: China Rising introduces new problems as game’s tech woes continue
DICE’s ongoing struggle to fix the problems that have affected the many versions of Battlefield 4 show no signs of abating. A page on EA’s support site stated: "Some PC players of Battlefield 4 China Rising have found themselves getting kicked from servers within seconds of joining. DICE have identified …
Read More »Power towers: Upgrade your workstation
Develop traces the latest hardware available to upgrade your game development muscle
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