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Tales from the Borderlands’ second episode will arrive next week, Telltale has announced. Dubbed ‘Atlas Mugged,’ the game’s upcoming content drop will launch on Marcy 17th in North America for PC and console platforms – and presumably in Europe around the same time. The episode is in the works for …
Read More »Kickstarter alum Among the Sleep surpasses 100,000 sales
First-person horror game Among the Sleep has surpassed 100,000 copies sold, developer Krillbite Studios has revealed. The indie studio informed Eurogamer of the milestone at GDC this past week. The game got its start through a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2013, earning $248k on a $200k goal from more than …
Read More »Nvidia giving away The Witcher 3 with some graphics cards
Graphics card maker Nvidia has teamed up with CD Projekt for a new game giveaway. Those who buy either a GeForce GTX 980, 970 or 960 graphics cards, or a GTX 970M or above notebook, will for a limited period also get a free copy of upcoming RPG The Witcher …
Read More »Street Fighter V scheduled for spring 2016 release on PS4, PC
Capcom appears to have let slip the release window for Street Fighter V, with the company posting and then pulling word that the game is set for spring 2016. Over the weekend, the following statement could be found at the bottom of this Capcom Unity post – though it’s since …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: March 1-7
Dragon Ball Xenoverse has claimed the peak position on Steam’s top ten sellers for the past week. Pre-orders are still going strong for the PC edition of Grand Theft Auto V, with the title finishing in the top five again. Rockstar’s title finished ahead of Counter-Strike Global Offensive, Cities: Skylines …
Read More »Indie hit This War of Mine in the works for iPad
11 bit Studio’s wartime sim This War of Mine is in development for iPad devices, the developer has revealed. Touch Arcade has the first look at the game’s mobile edition, which is expected out on the Apple App Store later this year. The indie studio promises an identical experience to …
Read More »Mozilla introduces browser-based games without plugins
Mozilla has announced – in cooperation with Unity Technologies and Epic Games – that developers no longer need plugins to export games within a web browser. Mozilla announced earlier this week on its blog that the non-profit organization has been working in collaborration with Unity, Epic and other high-end video …
Read More »Nvidia reveals 12GB Titan X, shows off VR Desolation of Smaug ‘Thief’ demo
A brand new GeForce Titan graphics card has been announced by Nvidia. The company took to the GDC stage to reveal its Titan X, which packs a massive 12GB of video memory. Current high-end GPUs typically offer between 3GB and 6GB of VRAM. Little else is known about the specs, …
Read More »Wireless Xbox One controller support for PC coming ‘later this year’
Gamers will be able to use their wireless Xbox One controllers with their PCs later this year. Microsoft has revealed that it will be releasing an adaptor for the Xbox One gamepad so that it can be used wirelessly with PCs later this year. Taking to Xbox Wire, the firm …
Read More »Microsoft confirms Xbox One and Windows 10 cross-buy
Windows 10’s foray into gaming has taken another step with the confirmation that Microsoft will offer cross-buy with Xbox One. The system will work in much the same way as it does on PSN, where some games allow buyers to purchase the game on one system (either PS4, PS3 or …
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