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Need for Speed developer Ghost Games has announced the PC version won’t make it out alongside its console counterparts this November. Need for Speed was previously confirmed for a November 3rd, 2015 launch on PS4, Xbox One and Windows PC. This week however, the studioannouncedit will need to delay the …
Read More »Xbox Live Indie Games program shutting down
Microsoft is taking steps to gradually pull support of Xbox 360’s Xbox Live Indie Games service, the firm has told registered developers. Gamasutrareports XBLIG devs will no longer be able to purchase a subscription service, effective immediately – though those interested can directly contact Microsoft to maintain access for the …
Read More »Starcraft II: Legacy of the Void arrives in November
Blizzard has announced Starcraft II: Legacy of the Void will launch in November. During a livefeed of the game’s World Championship Series season three finals on Twitch, the studio revealed the Protoss-focused expansion pack for the RTS sequel will release for PC and Mac on November 10th. Notably, Blizzard is …
Read More »Steam top ten: September 6-12
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain and Mad Max lead this past week’s Steam top ten sellers chart. The Phantom Pain holds its position from one week earlier, while Mad Max moved up a spot from third to second following its launch week. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt finished …
Read More »Award-winning mobile game 80 Days sets sail for PC later this month
Hit iOS and Android title 80 Days is coming to PC and Mac in an expanded and revamped form. Inspired by the iconic Jules Verne novel Around The World In Eighty Days (rather than the god-awful 2004 Steve Coogan/Jackie Chan movie effort), from which it takes its moniker, 80 Days …
Read More »Elite: Dangerous Xbox One full release set for October
Elite: Dangerous is heading for full release on Xbox One next month, developer Frontier has announced. In an AMA post on Reddit, studio CEO David Braben revealed the space sim will depart the console’s Xbox Game Preview Program for official release on October 6th. Braben added that Ships and modules …
Read More »AMD spins-off graphics division, will focus on GPUs and VR
AMD’s graphics card offering is now a business all of its own. The PC tech firm, which produces both CPUs and GPUs, has created the dedicated Radeon Technologies Group, named after its successful line of graphics cards, in order to double-down in its graphical endeavours. Calling the move a ‘strategic …
Read More »Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen is headed to PC
Cult RPG Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen will be adventuring onto PC early next year, publisher Capcom has announced. The original Dragon’s Dogma was originally launched on PS3 and Xbox 360 back in 2012, with the expanded and enhanced re-release Dark Arisen following in early 2013. Now the game is set …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers: August 30 – September 5
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain has taken the top spot in consecutive weeks on Steam’s latest weekly best sellers chart. A regional duplication error has The Phantom Pain taking up both first and second spots for the past week, with Mad Max finishing third in its top ten …
Read More »Castle Crashers Remastered heads to Xbox One this week
Castle Crashers Remastered will launch on Xbox One this week, developer The Behemoth has announced. The studio’sofficial blogreveals the remastered edition will release September 9thon Microsoft’s current-gen console for $14.99, and The Behemoth is generously offering the title for free to any Xbox Live Gold member that owns the original …
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