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It appears Minecraft’s popularity on the Xbox 360 mirrors that of its PC version. Best-selling Live Arcade game ever, in less than a month,” boasted the game’s creator and Mojang boss Markus Persson (aka Notch) on Twitter earlier today. Mojang’s business developer Daniel Kaplan followed up by sharing that the …
Read More »EA: NBA Live 13 dated for October
A reboot for the NBA Live series is on track to release this fall, EA Sports announced during EA’s E3 press briefing earlier today. An NBA Live 13 fact sheet provided by EA takes the release target a step further, stating the game will launch in October 2012. EA Tiburon …
Read More »MICROSOFT: Summer of Arcade line-up revealed
While all eyes were on its E3 press briefing earlier today, Microsoft went ahead and snuck in the line-up for XBLA’s annual Summer of Arcade promotion. Head of Microsoft Studios Phil Spencer told SpikeTV that the five games to be included are Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD, Deadlight, Hybrid, Dust: …
Read More »Rumour: Assassin’s Creed III Vita info unearthed
It appears a Vita tie-in game for Assassin’s Creed III is in the works. A NeoGAF forum user has posted details from an issue of Game Informer which supposedly contains a preview of Assassin’s Creed 3: Liberation for the PS Vita. The posting follows a VG247 report last week that …
Read More »Transformers: Fall of Cybertron heading to PC
A Windows version of Transformers: Fall of Cybertron has been announced by Activision. The publisher explains the choice was made due to requests from the franchise’s community. The PC effort will be identical to the previously announced Xbox 360 and PS3 versions, and as an added bonus will arrive alongside …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: May 27 – June 2
Valve has revealed Steam’s top ten selling titles and products for the week prior, with Rockstar’s latest grabbing top honors. Behind Max Payne 3, ArmA II sits at the runner-up position for the second week in a row as it continues its remarkable run thanks in full to the game’s …
Read More »Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition coming to Steam
Namco Bandai has announced the PC version of Dark Souls will be sold through Steam. The news comes on the heels of vigorous protesting by fans following an initial announcement that only mentioned Games for Windows Live as far as PC integration and vending. According to Eurogamer, the digital distributed …
Read More »Max Payne 3 arrives on PC
The PC version of Max Payne 3 is available now for purchase and download. The game received a worldwide PC digital launch hours ago via Valve’s digital distribution service Steam. The Max Payne 3 Rockstar Pass is being offered as well, which offers access to all add-ons for the game …
Read More »Former Infinity Ward devs settle with Activision
Former Call of Duty developers Jason West and Vince Zampella have settled their lawsuit with Activision. The LA Times reports both parties have reached a settlement under ‘strictly confidential’ terms. "All parties to the litigation have reached a settlement of the dispute, the terms of which are strictly confidential,” a …
Read More »Sega reveals E3 line-up
Sega has announced its E3 2012 line-up, revealing what titles will be on display by the publisher during the conference next week. The games roster includes Aliens: Colonial Marines, Jet Set Radio, The Cave, Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit, Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown, and more. The company …
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