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Rocksteady’s first attempt at fixing the troubled PC version of Batman Arkham Knight is now live, but users have been warned to expect a long wait until the title is back to full health. A patch is available on Steam now that addresses a few things – chiefly the missing …
Read More »Steam top nine sellers: June 21-27
Ark: Survival Evolved continues to dominate Steam’s top selling products chart, beating out Grand Theft Auto V and all other comers again this past week. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, The Witcher 3 and Batman: Arkham Knight round out the top five. Past chart-toppers H1Z1 and Cities: Skylines made the list as …
Read More »Arkham Knight PC fixes put breaks on console updates
Any potential updates to the PS4 and Xbox One versions of Batman Arkham Knight have been put on hold while the team tries to fix the broken PC release. The PC SKU has been pulled from sale amid a wide range of technical issues. Now developer Rocksteady says that it …
Read More »Counter Strike, Total War and Ark: Survival Evolved win big in Steam Summer Sale
Valve’s own Counter Strike: Global Offensive was the most purchased game during Steam’s recent PC Summer Sale. The game was purchased 899,405 times throughout the week, according to Steam Spy, pushing its total Steam sales up to over 14m units. Despite the 50 per cent discount applied to the game …
Read More »GAME pulling PC version of Batman Arkham Knight from the shelves
The suspension of Batman Arkham Knight on PC is not being limited to the digital market. Eurogamer reports that retailer GAME has been ordered by publisher Warner Bros to immediately stop selling PC copies”. An employee at an unspecified store told the site: "We have the stock but I’m not …
Read More »Warner pulls Batman Arkham Knight from Steam
Batman Arkham Knight has been removed from sale on Steam as a response to the growing disquiet surrounding the title. Performance issues have dogged the PC version of the game since release, leading to a savaging at the hands of the press and Steam user reviews. The port has even …
Read More »Batman: Arkham Knight Steam sales suspended
Severe performance issues and negative feedback force publisher to pull game days after release
Read More »Warner Bros facing backlash over PC version of Batman Arkham Knight
The Steam user reviews for Batman Arkham Knight will make for some hard reading for publisher Warner Bros this morning. The PC port of the superhero title is being slammed by all corners of the internet following its release yesterday thanks to a catalogue of technical problems being experienced by …
Read More »Final Fantasy VII PC re-release heading to PS4 this winter
Square Enix has announced the PC port of Final Fantasy VII’s original Playstation release will arrive on PS4 this holiday season. To clarify, the announcement doesn’t relate to the upcoming Final Fantasy VII remakerevealed at E3– that remains scheduled for a 2017 launch. ThePC re-releasebrought about achievements, the ability to …
Read More »King’s Quest: A Knight to Remember launches next month
The first chapter of The Odd Gentlemen’s reimagining of King’s Quest will arrive next month for PC, PlayStation and Xbox platforms. King’s Quest: A Knight to Remember is the first of five chapters that comprise the game’s story arc – starring a young Graham looking to prove himself worthy of …
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