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Microsoft has publicly apologized for missing scheduled payments to Xbox Live Indie Game developers. A statement posted to the ID@Xbox Twitter account explains the delay was the result of "a technical issue in our payment system,” but wouldn’t delve in any further than that. "[It’s] an unfortunate error and we …
Read More »Crytek terminating Warface on Xbox 360
Free-to-play shooter will close after less than a year
Read More »Crytek is closing Warface on Xbox 360
Just eight months after going live, Crytek has announced that it is calling time on the Xbox 360 version of free-to-play shooter Warface. The game will be shut down proper on February 1st, although it has already been closed to new players. Players are also no longer able to buy …
Read More »Game of Thrones launch trailer arrives ahead of release
Telltale’s Game of Thrones episodic adventure game is set to roll out to its various platforms this week, and the studio has let loose the first trailer to mark its arrival. The adaptation focuses on the family members and those in service to House Forrester, and takes place between the …
Read More »Star Wars Minecraft skins hit Xbox platforms
Microsoft has announced the release of the Star Wars Classic Skin Pack for the Xbox 360 and Xbox One editions of Minecraft. The add-on is available now for $2.99, and includes a laundry list of playable skins for characters involved in the original Star Wars trilogy. Multiple variations of Luke, …
Read More »Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin confirmed for PS4, Xbox One
Dark Souls II is heading to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles next year, publisher Bandai Namco has announced. The re-release of From Software’s challenging action-RPG sequel will launch on Sony and Microsoft’s latest hardware in April 2015. The title will carry new in-game events, item descriptions and additional NPCs …
Read More »Game of Thrones Steam pre-order page confirms December release
The first episode of Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series will indeed launch next month, according to the game’s pre-order page on Steam. The new listing of the game’s PC and Mac versions on the distributor reveals specs, along with a December launch window for the first of the …
Read More »Ori and the Blind Forest delayed to 2015
Microsoft’s Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC platformer Ori and the Blind Forest will not make its previously scheduled 2014 release date. Furthermore, the Xbox One and PC versions will arrive before the Xbox 360 SKU. While we’re extremely excited for all of you to get your hands on Ori …
Read More »The Guardian or The Daily Star? YouGov profiler explains the real difference between Xbox 360 and PS3 owners
The ongoing war of wills between PlayStation and Xbox owners is as embittered and entrenched as any documented conflict throughout the course of human history. Well, that’s nonsense obviously, but a new profiling tool from market research firm YouGov has offered some bizarre data on the differences between typical PS3 …
Read More »Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Twitch streams top 6m unique viewers
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is the most streamed launch week console game of 2014, video platform Twitch has announced. 75,000 unique broadcasters streamed the game for a combined total of 327m minutes during its launch week, while 6m unique viewers watched the available content more than 26m times. "Since …
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