Pre-orders for Fallout 4 were able to hold off the launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops III on this week’s Steam top ten sellers chart. Grand Theft Auto V finished behind in third, coming off of its controversial Halloween promotion, while Counter-Strike: Global Offensive rounded out the top five …
Read More »VIDEO: Bioware teases Mass Effect Andromeda
Bioware has released a new teaser trailer for the upcoming Mass Effect Andromeda. In celebration of N7 Day (November 7th), the studio uploaded a new video for the next game in it and EA’s popular multi-platform franchise. The Andromeda tease doesn’t contain any gameplay footage, but rather a passing of …
Read More »Epic Games teases mystery title Paragon
Unreal Tournament studio Epic Games has revealed its new, currently in-development title Paragon. The game is set to arrive at some point in 2016 for PC, but the company isn’t saying much beyond that. Paragon’s first video shows off the character model of Twinblast – thegame’s websitealso confirms Steel, Sparrow, …
Read More »Steam sees series of concurrent user records, topping out at 13.5m
Steam has seen multiple record-breaking spikes in concurrent user numbers over the past few weeks, peaking out at nearly 13.5m this weekend. Multiple reports – as well as Valve’sstats pagefor the service – show the game broke concurrent user record marks three times during the second half of October. The …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Cave on the shmup business and Mushihimesama on Steam
Accessibility. In many ways accessibility has always been THE single biggest driving force behind the video games industry. Those who don’t abide by this principle are very much the exception. Consoles like the Atari 2600 and the NES popularised gaming in the home by freeing it from the clutches of …
Read More »Mojang pushes back Cobalt release to February
Mojang’s long in-development third-party release Cobalt has been delayed to February 2016. Previously carrying a release window of October 2015, the game has been pushed back to early next year to account for the console certification process. In honesty, we don’t need four months to fix the outstanding issues, but …
Read More »Kickstarter success Pillars of Eternity sells 500,000 copies
Obsidian’s Kickstarter success Pillars of Eternity has surpassed 500,000 units sold. The milestoneincludes copies given to backers of the game’s original 2012 Kickstarter campaign, which boasted nearly 74,000 backers combining for just under $4m in funding – obliterating the project’s $1.1m goal. Obsidian is still adding to the game post-launch, …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers: October 25-31
Grand Theft Auto V has retaken the top spot on Steam’s weekly best-sellers chart, thanks to a feature discount in the distributor’s Halloween Sale. Pre-orders for Fallout 4 – last week’s winner – are still chugging along, with the game finishing in the runner-up spot ahead of Warhammer: End Times …
Read More »Warner warns that Batman: Arkham Knight on PC may never be fixed
For the first time Warner has admitted that some of the technical issues plaguing Batman: Arkham Knight on PC may never be fully addressed. The game was pulled from sale shortly after its release on Steam in the summer thanks to significant performance issues for many users and a number …
Read More »Warner Bros now offering Batman: Arkham Knight PC refunds as issues persist
Warner Bros has announced it will be offering full refunds for the Steam release of Batman: Arkham Knight through the rest of the year. The publisher’s post on the game’s Steam community boards comes in the wake of lingering performance issues still present in the re-released version of the PC …
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