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A player who objected to his forced participation in a baptism in an early scene in BioShock Infinite has been refunded by Valve. Players are made to undergo the ceremony to gain access to the game’s main setting Colombia. All that is required is the pressing of a button. However, …
Read More »Castle of Illusion update unveiled, digital launch planned for summer
An HD ‘reimagining’ of the 1993 Sega Genesis release Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse has been announced for PSN, XBLA, and Steam. Sega revealed on its blog that the publisher is collaborating with Disney Interactive on the multi-platform title, with development being handled by Sega’s Aussie studio. In a …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: April 6-13
Valve has revealed Steam’s top selling products chart for the week ending on April 13th. Strategy update Age of Empires II HD takes the top spot, beating out a rare tie for the runner-up spot with a heavily discounted Dishonored sharing space with Bioshock Infinite. The Walking Dead rises again …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: March 31 – April 6
Valve has revealed Steam’s latest top ten sellers chart for the week ending on April 6th. Bioshock Infinite held off Trion Worlds’ just released open world multiplayer shooter Defiance for the top spot – something Infinite is getting used to. Pre-orders for Age of Empires II HD have picked up …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: March 24-30
Valve has revealed the latest weekly top selling products on Steam, with Bioshock Infinite out in front again for its launch week. Infinite itself, and its Season Pass DLC sandwiched the consistently high-selling Arma 3 Alpha for the top three spots on this week’s chart. The GTA Complete Pack and …
Read More »GDC 13: Markerless mo-cap software iPi Motion comes to Steam
Toolset available in Express, Basic and Standard versions
Read More »Incredipede launch day sales on Steam surpass previous four months
Indie developer Northway Games has revealed its IGF-nominated title Incredipede sold more copies in its first 24 hours on Steam, than the previous four months of independent sales combined. Speaking with Joystiq, Colin and Sarah Northway spoke on the sobering moments after the game’s launch on their website. "There were …
Read More »GDC 13: PC gaming experiencing renaissance, says Luckey
Platform's resurgence aiding developer interest in virtual reality headset Oculus Rift
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: March 17-23
Valve has revealed the latest top sellers chart for the week ending on March 23rd, with Bioshock Infinite snatching the top spot away from the Arma 3 Alpha. The two switch first place and runner-up positions ahead of Infinite’s launch later this week. The rest is a bit messy, with …
Read More »RuneScape 3 underway; Jagex download store rumoured
MMO outfit debuts sequel as trademark application prompts speculation about new service
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