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It’s taken Windows 10 just three months to overtake Windows 8 in popularity among Steam’s active users, according to Valve’s latest hardware survey. Games Industryreports Steam’s October 2015 survey shows nearly 28 per cent of participating users have made the jump to Microsoft’s new operating system. That’s up 3 per …
Read More »Steam top ten: November 1-7
Pre-orders for Fallout 4 were able to hold off the launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops III on this week’s Steam top ten sellers chart. Grand Theft Auto V finished behind in third, coming off of its controversial Halloween promotion, while Counter-Strike: Global Offensive rounded out the top five …
Read More »VIDEO: Warcraft movie trailer debuts at Blizzcon
The initial trailer for the upcoming live-action Warcraft film has arrived. Fresh from Blizzcon 2015, the trailer paints a picture of the epic conflict Legendary and Atlus are tasked with capturing in adapting Blizzard’s revered franchise. The footage debuted this weekend during Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime’s Blizzcon keynote address and …
Read More »Activision Blizzard opens television and film studio
Activision Blizzard has announced the launch of a new film and television studio to produce adaptations for its various franchises. The publisher has confirmed Call of Duty will get its own multi-movie franchise, while Skylanders is to receive the animated series treatment as Skylanders Academy. Not much is known about …
Read More »VIDEO: Bioware teases Mass Effect Andromeda
Bioware has released a new teaser trailer for the upcoming Mass Effect Andromeda. In celebration of N7 Day (November 7th), the studio uploaded a new video for the next game in it and EA’s popular multi-platform franchise. The Andromeda tease doesn’t contain any gameplay footage, but rather a passing of …
Read More »Telltale publishing The Jackbox Party Pack retail release on PlayStation, Xbox
Telltale’s new publishing arm is bringing The Jackbox Party Pack to retail for PlayStation and Xbox platforms this week. The studio known for developing The Walking Dead and Minecraft: Story Mode has partnered with Jackbox Games to bring its popular multiplayer party game to shelves in North America and Europe …
Read More »Epic Games teases mystery title Paragon
Unreal Tournament studio Epic Games has revealed its new, currently in-development title Paragon. The game is set to arrive at some point in 2016 for PC, but the company isn’t saying much beyond that. Paragon’s first video shows off the character model of Twinblast – thegame’s websitealso confirms Steel, Sparrow, …
Read More »IndieCade co-chair John Sharp departs
Annual indie games festival IndieCade has lost one of its co-chairs. John Sharp shared the news on hispersonal website, explaining in depth that his decision to step away was due to a realization that conferences like IndieCade aren’t helping marginalized devs like they should. "For me, a big motivation for …
Read More »Xbox One backwards compatibility launch list hits next week ahead of update
The full list of backwards compatible Xbox 360 titles for Xbox One is set to arrive next Monday. In a response to a question on Twitter, Microsoft’sPhil Spencer stated the backwards compatibility games list would be revealed in full on November 9th – three days ahead of the firmware update’s …
Read More »Rebellion acquires Kickstarted Woolfe property from Grin
Rebellion has purchased the IP rights to Woolfe: The Red Hood Diaries, the successfully Kickstarted title that ultimately led to the end of its original developer Grin Game Studio. An update from Rebellion founders Jason and Chris Kingsley on the project’s Kickstarter page explained that the $72,000 budget raised for …
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