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Chinese manufacturer Lenovo has surpassed Dell to become the world’s number two PC maker according to data from research analysts IDC and Gartner. IDC data reported that the firm shipped 12.6 million units in the last quarter, capturing 13.7 per cent market share. Lenovo boss Yuanqing Yang said the firm …
Read More »Square Enix to relaunch Final Fantasy XIV
Publisher Square Enix is preparing to relaunch and remake its troubled Final Fantasy MMO. Final Fantasy XIV on PC suffered a challenging launch, receiving a negative reception from critics and fans. Square Enix has yet to even charge a subscription fee for the game. But now the publisher is readying …
Read More »Sell-out expected for Jonah Lomu Rugby
England may have been unceremoniously dumped out of the World Cup, but rugby fever continues this Friday with the release of Alternative Software’s Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge. MCV understands that the Xbox 360 and PS3 title has seen almost its entire day one allocation accounted for by pre-orders, pointing to …
Read More »Rocksmith delayed to 2012
The European release of Rocksmith has been pushed back to next year and Ubisoft is asking consumers not to import it. A statement on the Rocksmith Facebook pageread: Rocksmith will not be available in Europe until 2012. This is due to music licensing and other external factors. For those of …
Read More »id: PC is not a leading games format
John Carmack, the boss of acclaimed developer id and the leading force behind recent release Rage, has spoken frankly about the commercial viability of the modern PC games market. And while his comments will undoubtedly anger the passionate supporters of the PC games community, Carmack is no fool. The money …
Read More »PC not the leading platform for games – Carmack
Id Software figurehead losing patience with the platform he launched his company on
Read More »Carmack: Rage launch was a "cluster f@#$’
Bethesda has released a patch for id’s latest shooter, RAGE, fixing a number of bugs and adding graphics engine settings "due to popular demand." Legendary gaming pioneer John Carmack enraged a number of PC gaming faithful by saying: "We do not see the PC as the leading platform for games" …
Read More »Payday: The Heist delayed until later this month
Having missed its proposed release date yesterday (October 4th), Sony Online Entertainment has officially confirmed that Payday: The Heist has been delayed. The game – which has been described as Left 4 Dead but with the zombies swapped for a bank heist – is a PS3 and PC exclusive. SOEand …
Read More »Valve’s Steam voted easiest platform for indies
Survey reveals consoles are deeply unpopular for some studios
Read More »Indies ‘are turning their backs on XBLA’
But there is a wider challenge for the traditional console manufacturers, study claims
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