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Read More »Diablo III gets May 15th release date
Blizzard Entertainment has confirmed that the hotly anticipated Diablo III will be released on PC and Mac on May 15th. The game will be released simultaneously across the globe and can be purchased either from retail or directly from Blizzard’s Battle.net website. Alongside the English language version the game will …
Read More »FIFA Ultimate Team patch bolsters security
EA is cracking down on scammers with an update for FIFA 12 which includes new security and game features. It predominantly affects the game’s Ultimate Team online mode, which allows players to buy, sell and trade virtual player cards for in-game coins, or purchase packs for real money. There have …
Read More »Alan Wake surpasses 2 million copies sold
It appears the delayed PC launch of Remedy’s horror-action title Alan Wake has been more than punctual in its payoff to the developer. Just shy of two years after it shipped back in May 2010, the game has hit and moved past 2m units sold on Xbox 360 and PC. …
Read More »GDC: Bleszinksi: ‘Indies should develop for PC’
'Skip XBLA and PSN because you're at Sony or Microsoft's will as to what's on the dashboard'
Read More »20 million weapon configurations in Ghost Recon Future Soldier
Ubisoft has revealed a few eye-catching details for their upcoming co-op tactical shooter sequelGhost Recon: Future Soldier. In a recently released video preview of the game, former Navy SEAL Richard ‘Mack’ Machowicz discusses how one mission is similar to that of the actual mission that led to Osama bin Laden’s …
Read More »Valve downs ‘Steam Box’ rumours
Valve has shot down the ‘Steam Box’ hardwarerumors that were swirling about late last week. It was originally speculated that the company was preppinga set-top box that could run PC games and use Steam or even competing services. "We’re prepping the Steam Big Picture Mode UI and getting ready to …
Read More »‘Record revenues for PC games market’
China accounts for third of total revenues; global sector 'to be worth $25.5 billion by 2015', claims report
Read More »SimCity returns in 2013
The daddy of the city management genre is set for a high-profile return next year with confirmation of a 2013 release for a brand new SimCity. Dubbed as a true rebirth of the franchise”, the new game will feature next generation accessibility” and a robust multiplayer mode”. So far it …
Read More »Star Wars tops UK’s first PC Download chart
UKIE’s PC download chart is officially here, with Star Wars: The Old Republic sitting at the top. The new chart is still in beta and represents sales from January. UKIE estimates that it represents around 40 per cent of the overall digital PC market. The chart was put together by …
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