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Developers working on VR projects would do well to keep PC players’ current set-ups in mind as most potential adopters plan to hold on to their current rig. In a survey carried out buy Valve, 42 per cent of 2,000 respondents said they were not planning to upgrade their computer …
Read More »Majority of PC users won’t upgrade for VR, says Valve survey
And nearly 70 per cent will not move their computers to accommodate for virtual reality experiences
Read More »Tales from the Borderlands season finale arrives this month
Telltale has revealed the fifth and final episode of Tales from the Borderlands debut season will launch next week. As has become a standard for the studio’s episodic releases, Episode Five: The Vault of the Traveler will arrive first for PC, Mac, PS3 and PS4 – debuting for the platforms …
Read More »Indie darling Firewatch headed to PC and PS4 next February
Much-anticipated indie adventure title Firewatch has had a release period pencilled. In development for nearly two years, Firewatch is the first effort from studio Campo Santo. Despite this, the team behind is the game comprises veterans from across the games industry – and beyond. Mark of the Ninja lead designer …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers: October 4-10
Early Access hit Ark: Survival Evolved has retaken the top spot on Steam’s weekly best sellers chart, thanks to a feature discount promotion on Valve’s storefront. Last week’s push helped the in-development survival gamereach 2m sales(and counting) prior to official release, and beat out Valve’s own Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and …
Read More »Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition headed to PS4 and Xbox One on October 27th
Cult hit RPG Divinity: Original Sin’s remastered and revamped re-release has been dated for consoles and PC. The Kickstarted title is a throwback to role-playing games of old, such as Baldur’s Gate, and originally came to PC last year. It went on to sell far more than half a million …
Read More »‘Physical release could triple Ark: Survival Evolved sales’
Launching Early Access hit Ark: Survival Evolved in a box would exponentially increase its sales, says developer Studio Wildcard. The firm says that it is eyeing up a physical release for its dinosaur survival game when it is fully completed. GameStop in America currently sells POSA Steam cards for the …
Read More »The Sims 4: Get Together expansion delayed to December
Sims fans will have to wait an extra couple of weeks to party on down. The second expansion pack for The Sims 4, Get Together, has been postponed until December 8th in the US, with a full worldwide launch promised by the end of the week – making a December …
Read More »Sonic Lost World is set for PC release
Previous Wii U-exclusive Sonic Lost World is coming to PC this year. Sega has announced that the platformer starring its blue blur will be launching as a digital download on November 2nd, and will include the Nightmare DLC that was released after. Those pre-ordering the game from participating outlets will …
Read More »NBA 2K16 ships 4m, sets franchise record
NBA 2K16 has shipped 4m units worldwide across all platforms in its first week, publisher 2K Sports has announced. The figure is a record for the baksetball franchise. Digital sales have doubled the numbers of NBA 2K15 during the same period as well, with three times as many games played …
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