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The rumours were true – Lionhead’s Xbox One and PC multiplayer title Fable Legends will be free-to-play. That’s not just on PC, either, with the Xbox version also confirmed by Kotaku as being F2P. The free game will come with a story’s worth of free quests, with more to be …
Read More »Sierra to publish Velocity 2X on Xbox and PC
Brighton-based developer FuturLab has signed a new partnership with Sierra, Activision’s indie publishing label, to release new versions of its hit Velocity 2X later this year. Arcade-style shooter Velocity 2X was originally self-published on PlayStation 4 and Vita, but the new Xbox One and PC editions due this summer will …
Read More »Capcom confirms no local co-op for Resident Evil Revelations 2 on PC
The PC release of Resident Evil Revelations 2 does not support offline co-op play, and players aren’t happy with Capcom’s duplicity on the matter. Unlike the PlayStation and Xbox editions of the game, Revelations 2 can only be played in single player. Capcom failed to mention this prior to the …
Read More »Sid Meier’s Starships is out next month
Developer Firaxis has confirmed a release date for Sid Meier’s Starships. The game will be released on PC, Mac and iPad on March 12th, PC Gamer reports. It has a US price of $15, with the UK price having yet to be announced. The game, announced last month, is being …
Read More »Steam now has 125m active users
Steam has surpassed 125 million active users and is home to more than 4,500 games, Valve has announced. The figure is a dramatic rise from the 100m users announced in September 2014, meaning the digital store has been picking up some 5m users each month. Fresh figures from the Steam …
Read More »Tales of Zestiria Steam database listing unearthed
A PC port for Bandai Namco’s PS3 release Tales of Zestiria could be in the works, if a new Steam database listing is anything to go by. The listing has been changed from Tales of Zestiria to TOZ since it was originally spotted, but would seem to indicate a Steam …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V is delayed on PC for a third time
Rockstar has announced a third delay for the PC version of Grand Theft Auto V. The game had at one stage been due out alongside the PS4 and Xbox One titles last November, but was subsequently pushed back to January 27th. However, this was then changed to March 24th. Now …
Read More »Nvidia hit with lawsuit over misleading GTX 970 specs
Graphics card giant Nvidia has found itself in legal hot water over what it has now confirmed to be the misleading specifications it released for its GeForce GTX 970 card. The company had marketed the card as having 4GB of video RAM. While technically this is true, it failed to …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: February 15-21
The launch of Total War: Attila has propelled the title to number one on this week’s Steam top ten sellers chart. H1Z1 and Grand Theft Auto V (pre-orders) continue to occupy spots near the top of the list – this week finishing in second and third, respectively. Chart regulars Counter-Strike: …
Read More »Paranautical Activity returns to Steam
Paranautical Activity – the game that was banned from Steam when its creator threatened to kill Valve’s Gabe Newell – has returned to the Steam store. The game has endured several transitions since the threat against Newell was made, including the selling of its rights by original developer Code Avarice …
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