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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 …
Read More »Dragon’s Lair creator takes to Kickstarter seeking $550,000 for film adaptation
Dragon’s Lair co-creator Don Bluth and film producer Gary Goldman have taken to Kickstarter to fund a motion picture adaptation of the franchise. The ex-Disney veterans are looking to raise $550,000 to create a version of the film that can be pitched to major film studios or investors. The pair …
Read More »Vita-exclusive Civilization Revolution 2 Plus launches next month
An upgraded version of Civilization Revolution 2 will launch this December as a PS Vita-exclusive, Sony and 2K have announced. A post on thePlayStation Blogreveals Civilization Revolution 2 Plus will carry the same content as Firaxis and 2K’s 2014 mobile release of the same name, along with a few exclusive …
Read More »Steam sees series of concurrent user records, topping out at 13.5m
Steam has seen multiple record-breaking spikes in concurrent user numbers over the past few weeks, peaking out at nearly 13.5m this weekend. Multiple reports – as well as Valve’sstats pagefor the service – show the game broke concurrent user record marks three times during the second half of October. The …
Read More »Total War: Arena opens up to US players this month
US servers for MOBA strategy hybrid Total War: Arena will go live next week, Creative Assembly has revealed. The North America closed beta for the free-to-play online multiplayer affair will open up on November 13th. The game is currently in open beta in Europe and Russia. To mark the occasion, …
Read More »Mojang pushes back Cobalt release to February
Mojang’s long in-development third-party release Cobalt has been delayed to February 2016. Previously carrying a release window of October 2015, the game has been pushed back to early next year to account for the console certification process. In honesty, we don’t need four months to fix the outstanding issues, but …
Read More »Kickstarter success Pillars of Eternity sells 500,000 copies
Obsidian’s Kickstarter success Pillars of Eternity has surpassed 500,000 units sold. The milestoneincludes copies given to backers of the game’s original 2012 Kickstarter campaign, which boasted nearly 74,000 backers combining for just under $4m in funding – obliterating the project’s $1.1m goal. Obsidian is still adding to the game post-launch, …
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