Tag: announcement
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DayZ Alpha Sells 700,000+ Copies in December
Although the Christmas Day update on the official DayZ development blog only cites 400,000 sales, these represent the first week on Steam alone. Recent survivor statistics on dayzgame.com reveal that the game has sold over 700,000 copies, priced at £20 each. By my calculations (and admittedly, I have the poorest maths skills of any computer…
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Fencing Title Nidhogg Dated for January
The uniquely-titled Nidhogg (a reference to the dragon of Norse mythology) is a multiplayer dueling experience from designer Mark “Messof” Essen. With its unique design aesthetic and brutal combat, it has made a big impression at indie trade shows over the last three years, winning a number of accolades, including the Independent Game Festival’s Grand Prize.…
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New Valve Steam Controller Details
The recent announcements from Valve that they have 65 million user accounts, then that they will be launching their own operating system, SteamOS, have been overshadowed with confirmation that they will be producing their own hardware platforms and controllers. According to Valve’s Greg Coomber, the controller represents a radical departure from the existing methods of…
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Valve’s latest announcement: The Steam Controller
Last week was pretty busy for Valve, the company had three announcements to give us a taste of their plan to expand the Steam Universe. The week started with the reveal of SteamOS, Valve’s very own standalone Linux-based OS followed by the news of new hardware, the Steam Machines and their prototype boxes. The last announcement came…
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Grand Theft Auto Online to be revealed this Thursday.
Rockstar Games have announced that a gameplay video and first information on the multiplayer mode for their upcoming game Grand Theft Auto V will be released on Thursday 15th August. The announcement comes along with a teaser image (see below). The existence of the multiplayer component of the game…
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Insomniac Reveals Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus
The news broke on the official US PlayStation blog, where Insomniac Community Lead James Stevenson gave some detailed insight into the new title. Stevenson explained that Into the Nexus will act as a conclusion to the “Future” series of Ratchet & Clank games, which began with 2007’s well-received Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction:…