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2K Games has revealed that WWE 2K15 is to be released on PC. It’s the first time that a ‘proper’ entry in the wrestling series has graced the platform since 2002’s WWE Raw, which was published by THQ. WWE 2K15 was released on consoles last year. 2K has apparently taken …
Read More »2K Sports turns NBA 2K14 back on, extends online support to legacy titles
Players of 2K14 are now once again able to access their single-player careers. Yesterday MCV reported that 2K’s activation of the game’s online servers had a particularly nasty side-effect – players found themselves unable to access their offline career progress as the way the game was built meant that the …
Read More »NBA 2K14 wipes players’ single player career modes
Yet another stark warning about the risks posed about the increasingly online-dependent console gaming world has arrived courtesy of NBA 2K14. Polygon reports that publisher 2K Games recently shut down the online servers for the title. That in itself was enough to infuriate many players, occurring just 16 months after …
Read More »Borderlands 2 sales pass 12m
2K Games title Borderlands 2 has now sold over 12m units since its release in September 2012. It was announced in February of last year that the game had sold 8.5m units, making it 2K’s best ever selling title. The number was confirmed by the boss of its developer Gearbox, …
Read More »GAME and 2K team up for in-store Borderlands competition
Four GAME customers will this Friday have the chance to win a remote control Claptrap and other Borderlands: The Handsome Collection related goodies. This Friday four GAME stores – Westfield Stratford, the Birmingham Bullring, Cardiff St David and Glasgow’s Braehead – will each have a loot locker in store on …
Read More »Take-Two CEO on unannounced games, buying studios, WWE and the power of GTA Online
For years, Take-Two’s business has been built on the boxed games market. Yet, with the arrival of Grand Theft Auto Online and the firm’s efforts in Asia, the company has become a digital powerhouse. What does this transition mean for retail? We ask Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick Your latest financial …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: February 8-14
Evolve is on top of the latest top ten selling products on Steam, finishing ahead of indie Early Access title Darkest Dungeon. Evolve claims victory despite a rough run with Steam’s user reviews, with a slew of negative posts centered around 2K and Turtle Rock’s much maligned plans for the …
Read More »Evolve debuts at No.1 as New 3DS boosts hardware sales 57%
2K Games’ new multiplayer shooter Evolve has entered the UKIE GfK All Formats Top 40 at No.1. Xbox One won the lion’s share of sales, edging just 400 unit sales ahead of PS4. The PC release claimed just three per cent. Note that these numbers do not include digital sales, …
Read More »Next major Borderlands release to skip Xbox 360, PS3
Gearbox’s next major Borderlands release will bypass PS3 and Xbox 360 platforms for their new-gen counterparts, according to publisher 2K. 2K president Karl Slatoff’s statement comes in the wake of yesterday’s Take-Two financial report: Looking further ahead, we have robust long-term pipeline of titles in development, including ground-breaking new intellectual …
Read More »Borderlands 2 and Pre-Sequel are coming to PS4 and Xbox One
Yet another last-gen game is making the move to PS4 and Xbox One. 2K has announced that Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel are being bundled into a single SKU called Borderlands: The Handsome Collection, which will be released on both consoles on March 27th. Those who already own the …
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