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Read More »Steam top ten sellers: December 13-19
Grand Theft Auto V has taken the top spot on Steam’s latest weekly best-sellers list. The game jumped ahead of Fallout 4 thanks to a feature discount promotion during the period, thus it wouldn’t be much of a surprise to see Bethesda’s recent release retake the top spot next time …
Read More »Gears of War Ultimate Edition hitting PC in early 2016
We’ve known for a while that Microsoft’s re-jig of Xbox 360 shooter Gears of War was coming to PC. What we don’t know is when it’s coming. And we still don’t. However, Xbox boss Phil Spencer has said that the current Xbox One exclusive will be arriving on computers in …
Read More »Rocket League holiday update adds hockey mode
A new update has arrived for Rocket League, adding a new hockey mode and a list of holiday-themed items to the popular release. A post on the game’s twitter accountannounces the content drop is out now for both PS4 and PC versions. Along with the new mode, several festive items …
Read More »Turok remastered release hits PC this week
Night Dive Studios has revealed it will launch a remastered edition of Turok on PC this Thursday. The title – originally developed by Iguana Entertainment and published by Acclaim – will launch on Steam, GOG, and Humble Store on December 17th. The updated release will include high resolution and widescreen …
Read More »Rise of the Tomb Raider could be hitting PC next month
Xbox One timed-exclusive Rise of the Tomb Raider appears to be coming out on PC in January 2016. That’s if a listing on the ever-leaky Amazon France is to believed. The French arm of the online retail giant – as spotted by IGN – gave the PC SKU of Square’s …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers: December 6-12
Fallout 4 is back on top of Steam’s weekly top ten sellers chart, with Rainbow Six Siege hot on its heels. The pair finished first and second respectively, ahead of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. New releases Just Cause 3 and Hurtworld rounded out the top five. A pair of titles out …
Read More »Minecraft: Story Mode episode 4 hits later this month
The fourth episode of Minecraft: Story Mode is set to launch later this month, Telltale has revealed. Telltale confirmedthe first season’s penultimate episode will launch later this month across all platforms, adding that the fifth episode is scheduled for a vague 2016 window. More details are said to be on …
Read More »Mighty Switch Force Academy launches out of Early Access
Mighty Switch Force Academy has launched out of Early Access on Steam, developer WayForward has announced. The indie studio boasts the official release packs 20 new levels, five classic stages, as well as four-player co-op and competitive play. WayForward debuted its Mighty Switch Force property as a puzzle platformer release. …
Read More »AMD is adding HDMI support to FreeSync
FreeSync is freeing itself of the need for a DisplayPort connection. AMD’s technology synchronises a PC’s and monitor’s refresh rate (the number of different frames shown on the screen every second), providing for smoother visuals and responsiveness. Until now both FreeSync and Nvidia’s equivalent tech G0Sync have required PCs to …
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