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PC and consoles indie title Sanctum 2 has earned around 95 per cent of its revenue from Steam, according to developer Coffee Stain Studios. In a postmortem on Gamasutra, Coffee Stain’s Johannes Aspeby explains that the simultaneous console launch on Xbox 360 and PS3 hardware only caused the developer additional …
Read More »Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition dated for PS4 and Xbox One
Blizzard has confirmed a release date for Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition on PS4, Xbox One, PS3 and Xbox 360. It has been pencilled in for August 19th, which could well translate to August 22nd in the UK. The developer has also confirmed that those who already own the current …
Read More »The Walking Dead Season 2’s next episode out next week
The Walking Dead season two episode three will launch next week, Telltale has announced. Dubbed ‘In Harm’s Way,’ the latest content release from the episodic adventure game will debut on May 13th for PC, Mac, and for US PS3 owners via PSN – according to Telltale’s post on Twitter. The …
Read More »Dying Light delayed until 2015
Techland’s Dying light won’t arrive in 2014 after all. PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC title will now arrive in February next year after the developers said they needed a few extra months. After careful consideration, we have decided to release our upcoming game in February 2015,” the …
Read More »Bandai Namco has shipped 1.2m copies of Dark Souls II
From Software’s Dark Souls II has seen more than a million copies shipped on Xbox 360 and PS3 in Europe and America. Clearly that doesn’t include the PC game, which came out over a month after the console versions and after the end of the financial year. From data shows …
Read More »Destiny beta scheduled for July
The beta release of Bungie’s Destiny is now set for July, Activision Blizzard revealed during its quarterly financial report. The beta’s release window was originally targeted for Spring 2014, and subsequently adjusted to Summer 2014 earlier this year. It will arrive on PS3 and PS4 first, and shortly after on …
Read More »VIDEO: Hellraid ditches PS3 and 360, goes next-gen
Techland’s fantasy battler Hellraid has officially gone next-gen. The game was announced last year for PS3 and Xbox 360 but has now been confirmed instead for release on PS4, Xbox One and PC some time later this year. It’s powered by the same engine behind Techland’s other upcoming first person …
Read More »GAME offering next-gen trade-in deals this bank holiday weekend
A bank holiday trade-in deal at GAME is offering either PS4 or Xbox One at a discount. The retailer is offering 100 trade-in for either a 250GB or 320GB PS3 console with five games, meaning a new PS4 can be had for 249.99. Those who take advantage will also get …
Read More »Amazing Spider-Man 2 here to stay on Xbox One and 360
Microsoft has confirmed that The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is now officially available on both Xbox consoles in the US. The game appeared digitally on Xbox Live yesterday – that’s despite being delayed indefinitely earlier this month for reasons that were never revealed. Activision said at the time that it was …
Read More »No Hearthstone for consoles as attention focuses on Android version
Blizzard’s epically popular PC, Mac and iPad title Hearthstone is unlikely to appear on consoles in the near future. "It’s not something we’re actually looking at right now," Hearthstone production director Jason Chayes told Eurogamer. We feel like we have our hands full in the short term with getting onto …
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