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As the games industry heads to Cologne for Gamescom, Timm Walter, senior manager at local industry body GAME, examines the struggle of Germany’s local market Germany is huge, and thus the German games market is one of the biggest worldwide. Germany’s estimated sales revenue in 2015 for games was €3.27 …
Read More »Windows 10 now running on 14m devices
Microsoft has announced its Windows 10 OS is now running on more than 14m devices. The company revealed the figure in a post on the Windows blog, adding that many more upgrades are still in queue for qualifying users running older versions of Windows. Rest assured we are working 247 …
Read More »AMD accuses Nvidia’s Gameworks of being ‘tragic’ and ‘damaging’
Chip maker and graphics card specialist AMD has launched another scathing attack on its rival Nvidia. AMD’s gaming scientist Richard Huddy has said that his rivals Gameworks functionality – which offers a range of in-game visual extras such as detailed hair and physics – is detrimental to the performance of …
Read More »How did the games media cover E3? We ask PC Gamer
PC Gamer’s Tom Senior talks about bringing the platform back to E3 The PC can lose out in the tumult of E3, to the extent that publishers occasionally forget to mention their PC editions entirely when announcing new games. This year, we launched the PC Gaming Show at the Belasco …
Read More »Windows 10 Solitaire requires a paid subscription to remove ads
There’s a big caveat to note here before we even begin – Windows 10 is currently free to the vast majority of Windows owners. This has never happened before, and the upgrade is as simple as clicking on the notification in your system tray, waiting for your turn and giving …
Read More »Fuze to publish Mega Man Legends successor Red Ash, console ports confirmed
Mega Man Legends spiritual successor Red Ash has been funded and confirmed for PS4 and Xbox One in addition to PC, thanks to a new publishing deal with Fuze Entertainment. VG247 reports on the news, which was announced by developer Comcept in an updated on the game’s in-progress Kickstarter campaign. …
Read More »Rocket League climbs to 5m downloads
Rocket League has hit 5m downloads in only a matter of weeks, developer Psyonix has announced. Polygon reports on the milestone, which is made up by the combination of PC and PS4 purchases with PS Plus downloads. According to the studio, the figure doubles the lifetime downloads of Supersonic Acrobatic …
Read More »Sega partners with GameSessions for PC rental and game trials
A number of Sega’s PC properties will soon be available on a ‘try before you buy’ basis. The publisher has teamed up with GameSessions to offer titles such as Football Manager 2015, Company of Heroes 2, Sonic Generations and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine via the online service. Should users go …
Read More »Project Spark receives premium Year One Edition release
Free-to-play creation suite Project Spark is now available in a $50 Year One Edition. The Xbox One and PC title was released last October, since when it has been downloaded nearly 3m times. This new SKU bundles nearly all of its premium content together and also includes three months Project …
Read More »Bethesda confirms no more Fallout 4 Pip-Boy Editions
Bethesda has confirmed the Fallout 4 Pip-Boy Edition has completely sold out, with the company stating it put in as many manufacturing orders as it possibly could to meet demand. Pete Hines explained the reality of the situation toGameSpot, following a rash of frustrations aired by fans towards the firm …
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