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Star Wars: The Old Republic registers 2m new accounts since F2P switch

Star Wars: The Old Republic registers 2m new accounts since F2P switch

Star Wars: The Old Republic has seen an increase of 2m new accounts since switching to the free-to-play model last November.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Mar 22nd 2013 at 6:45AM in News
Kickstarter game projects total $107.6m in pledges

Kickstarter game projects total $107.6m in pledges

Kickstarter pledges have totaled over $22m thus far in 2013, with $107.6m pledged lifetime to games alone on the crowdfunding site.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Mar 22nd 2013 at 6:30AM in News
Metro producer: Last Light on PC "the best looking game, period"

Metro producer: Last Light on PC "the best looking game, period"

Metro: Last Light producer Huw Beynon has written a verbal check he fully expects 4A Games' shooter to cash.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Mar 22nd 2013 at 5:40AM in News
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm moves 1.1m units in two days

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm moves 1.1m units in two days

The second act in the StarCraft II trilogy sold around 1.1m copies worldwide in its first two days of availability, Blizzard has announced.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Mar 22nd 2013 at 5:25AM in News

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GameStick ships out to developers next week

GameStick ships out to developers next week

GameStick creator PlayJam has revealed dev kits for its portable Android console will start shipping next week, when the hardware will be making its first public appearance at GDC 2013.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Mar 21st 2013 at 8:15AM in News
MMO Tera's free-to-play switch scores over 1.4m new US accounts

MMO Tera's free-to-play switch scores over 1.4m new US accounts

The North American version of Tera: Rising has pulled in 1.4m new accounts since going free-to-play in February, En Masse Entertainment has announced.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Mar 21st 2013 at 7:59AM in News
Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut arrives this April

Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut arrives this April

Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut is set to arrive exclusively on Playstation 3 at the end of next month.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Mar 21st 2013 at 7:38AM in News
Steam Early Access initiative launches

Steam Early Access initiative launches

Valve has rolled out a new Early Access category on Steam, allowing players to purchase and provide feedback for in-development games.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Mar 21st 2013 at 7:20AM in News

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Humble Bundle Weekly Sale kicks off with pay what you want Bastion

Humble Bundle Weekly Sale kicks off with pay what you want Bastion

Humble Bundle organizers have announced a new weekly promotion of rotating pay-what-you-want offers on individual indie games.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Mar 20th 2013 at 8:05AM in News
Bastion developer Supergiant unveils Transistor

Bastion developer Supergiant unveils Transistor

Supergiant Games – developer of the multi-award winning indie gem Bastion – has taken the lid off of Transistor, a sci-fi action RPG set to launch in early 2014.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Mar 20th 2013 at 7:35AM in News
Uncharted 3 multiplayer downloads increase as new DLC revealed

Uncharted 3 multiplayer downloads increase as new DLC revealed

Uncharted 3’s multiplayer client has been downloaded 350k times since Sony flipped the free-to-play switch.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Mar 20th 2013 at 7:20AM in News
Capcom and Valve team up for Resident Evil and Left 4 Dead crossover

Capcom and Valve team up for Resident Evil and Left 4 Dead crossover

Valve and Capcom will look to create some zombie synergy with the announcement of a content crossover between Left 4 Dead 2 and Resident Evil 6.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Mar 19th 2013 at 2:25AM in News

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Dead Space 3, Crysis 3 US retail sales for February revealed

Dead Space 3, Crysis 3 US retail sales for February revealed

We now have specific sales figures to go with EA's relative dominance last month at US retail.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Mar 19th 2013 at 2:01AM in News
Fez launches on Steam this May

Fez launches on Steam this May

Xbox Live Arcade will be forced to loosen its exclusivity grasp on Fez this May, as a coming soon page for the game has appeared on Steam.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Mar 19th 2013 at 1:26AM in News
Epic Mickey 2 Vita port revealed for UK

Epic Mickey 2 Vita port revealed for UK

Disney has revealed a PS Vita port to try and breathe new life into Junction Point's 2012 commercial disappointment, Epic Mickey 2.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Mar 19th 2013 at 1:09AM in News
League of Legends sees another massive player spike

League of Legends sees another massive player spike

League of Legends developer Riot Games has announced its MOBA sensation is now peaking in excess of 5m concurrent players.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Mar 18th 2013 at 5:25AM in News

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Duke Nukem II iOS release to mark 20th anniversary

Duke Nukem II iOS release to mark 20th anniversary

Apogee Software's 1993 release Duke Nukem II will land on iOS next month.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Mar 18th 2013 at 4:53AM in News
Steam top ten sellers chart: March 10-16

Steam top ten sellers chart: March 10-16

The Alpha version of Arma 3 has nabbed the top spot in consecutive weeks on Steam's latest top sellers chart.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Mar 18th 2013 at 4:05AM in News
Newell: Valve saw 50% business growth in 2012

Newell: Valve saw 50% business growth in 2012

Valve’s tight grip on the PC market is paying off, as the company saw business grow by around 50 per cent last year.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Mar 15th 2013 at 6:25AM in News
Fire Emblem: Awakening US launch sales best in franchise history

Fire Emblem: Awakening US launch sales best in franchise history

Nintendo’s 3DS title Fire Emblem: Awakening had the “best first month sales in franchise history”, according to Nintendo of America.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Mar 15th 2013 at 6:10AM in News
Assassin's Creed creative lead Patrice Désilets rejoins Ubisoft

Assassin's Creed creative lead Patrice Désilets rejoins Ubisoft

Industry vet Patrice Désilets has returned to Ubisoft following the firm’s purchase of THQ Montreal, where Désilets had previously been employed.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Mar 15th 2013 at 5:55AM in News
NPD February: Dead Space 3 and Xbox 360 lead slow month for US retail

NPD February: Dead Space 3 and Xbox 360 lead slow month for US retail

Numbers are in for the past month at US retail from NPD, with results showing yet another poor sales period for the market.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Mar 15th 2013 at 5:35AM in News
Dishonored DLC 'The Knife of Dunwall' lands next month

Dishonored DLC 'The Knife of Dunwall' lands next month

Dishonored will receive its second digital content add-on, The Knife of Dunwall, this April.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Mar 14th 2013 at 8:59AM in News
Jury finds Nintendo liable for 3DS tech patent infringement

Jury finds Nintendo liable for 3DS tech patent infringement

A federal jury has found Nintendo guilty of patent infringement relating to the glasses-free stereoscopic 3D tech used in 3DS devices.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Mar 14th 2013 at 8:25AM in News
Minecraft Realms subscription service to offer kid-friendly servers

Minecraft Realms subscription service to offer kid-friendly servers

Mojang is preparing to launch Minecraft Realms, a subscription service that will provide families a safe and easy way to play Minecraft online.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Mar 14th 2013 at 8:05AM in News