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Mod turned award-winning indie title The Stanley Parable has surpassed 1m copies sold. The sales account for both PC and Mac versions of the game sold through the Steam store. Creator Davey Wreden took to Twitter to express his gratitude on the milestone – reached almost exactly one year out …
Read More »Civilization: Beyond Earth confirmed for Mac and Linux
Impending PC release Civilization: Beyond Earth is also heading to Mac and Linux, publisher 2K Games has announced. Port-focused developer Aspyr posted the announcement on the studio’s official site, following a confirmation post on Twitter from 2K. The Mac and Linux editions won’t be out alongside the Windows PC version …
Read More »Dark Souls ditching Games for Windows Live next month
Bandai Namco has at last confirmed concrete plans to remove Games for Windows Live from the PC version of Dark Souls. Owners will be able to carry over achievements and, most crucially, save games once the game is shifted to Steam’s servers. To switch gamers will simply have to input …
Read More »Former Diablo devs unveil Rebel Galaxy for PS4, PC
Ex-Diablo and Torchlight developers Travis Baldree and Erich Schaefer have announced open-world space survival game Rebel Galaxy for PlayStation 4 and Windows PC. A post on the US PlayStation Blog reveals the upcoming title from Double Damage Games – a new studio co-founded by Baldree and Schaefer, the pair that …
Read More »Rockstar warns of Grand Theft Auto V re-release beta scams
Rockstar is warning Grand Theft Auto fans to watch out for scams claiming to offer beta access to the upcoming re-release of GTA V. The warning comes from a newly added page on Rockstar’s official site. The studio clarifies that the upcoming re-release of the title on PC, PS4 and …
Read More »Early Access game Space Engineers sells 1m copies
Keen Software House’s Steam Early Access title Space Engineers has now sold over 1m copies since its release in October 2013. The game hit 500k sales in May. We feel twice as happy with this achievement since it came on our first year anniversary since Space Engineers was launched to …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: October 12-18
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel has dethroned Shadow of Mordor to nab the top spot on this week’s Steam top ten sellers chart. The two finished first and second respectively, ahead of Civilization: Beyond Earth – which rose two spots from its position last week. Borderlands: The Pre Sequel’s season pass offering …
Read More »AMD shedding 700 jobs
PC component manufacturer AMD plans to cut seven per cent of its global workforce. That’s according to Bloomberg, which says that the number represents some 710 positions. The news comes as the company admitted that Q3 revenue is likely to decline by about 16 per cent to $1.43bn. The job …
Read More »Resident Evil: Revelations 2 launching in February 2015
Resident Evil: Revelations 2 will launch this coming February, according to a freshly added listing on the PlayStation Store. The listing reveals episodic content releases for the game are scheduled to kickoff on PlayStation platforms February 17th, 2015—though it’s a pretty sure bet PC and Xbox platforms will get the …
Read More »Chivalry: Medieval Warfare to conquer consoles later this month
First-person medieval combat title Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is coming to last-gen consoles. Originally released on PC two years ago, Torn Banner Studios’ game will make its transition to PS3 and Xbox 360 on October 29th. The game saw up to 36 players battle it out online with swords, bows and …
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