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Retailer GAME has posted listings of both Far Cry and Splinter Cell compilations under the Ultimate branding. Both game packages are listed for PC, but Far Cry is also listed for consoles, with differing price points for each. PC versions are going for £29.99 and add £10 on top of that for … [Read more...] about GAME Listing Far Cry Ultimate & Splinter Cell Ultimate Collections

Gas Powered Games, known for huge, ambitious games like Dungeon Siege and Supreme Commander, wants to make what sounds very much like another huge, ambitious game. GPG is launching a $1.1 million Kickstarter to fund Wildman, an action RPG/RTS/MOBA with at least one redundant acronym. How the game … [Read more...] about Dungeon Siege Studio Betting Farm On Kickstarter For Wildman

A leaked list of achievements has outed 3DS title Resident Evil Revelations as a new addition to the roster of Xbox 360 games. The game is also coming to PS3, according to a Korean Ratings Board listing revealed two months ago. While Capcom, like most publishers, is no stranger to porting … [Read more...] about Resident Evil Revelations Coming To Xbox 360

After the touted launch of its new PlayStation Store layout, Sony is still plugging away at improvements designed to make the transition for players still pining after the old store a bit smoother. The 1.0.2 version of the Store app does reportedly increase browsing speeds from the current version, … [Read more...] about PlayStation Store Getting Speed Boosting Patch

The long-awaited Dueling feature is finally coming to Diablo 3, though possibly in a much more stripped-down fashion than you'd expect. A new area, the truly Blizzardly named Scorched Chapel, will serve as the backdrop to the proceedings, and an NPC named Nek the Brawler will need to be found by … [Read more...] about Diablo 3 Patch 1.0.7 Dueling Detailed By Blizzard

It's been clear for some time that Valve no longer regards the Half Life franchise as even a passion project. If the "leaked" Valve Employee Handbook is in any way an accurate depiction of how decisions at Valve are made, then the simplest answer as to why no new Half Life games have been produced … [Read more...] about Half Life Episode 4 Was Being Made By Arkane, Screenshots Surface

Contrary to popular belief, making an amazing game is not a guaranteed way to success as an indie developer. At least equally important are PR and marketing savvy, and for every Super Meat Boy success story, there are hundreds of well-crafted gems flying under the radar. The Free Bundle is aiming to … [Read more...] about The Free Bundle Offers Five Great Indie Games At Zero Cost

Initially announcing it was to be sold whole to Clearlake Capital Group for $60 million, a judge gave other interested parties time to explore their options regarding THQ's bankruptcy filing. A new ruling still leaves room for the possibility of individual studios and IP being sold to different … [Read more...] about THQ To Be Sold In Pieces Only If Individual Bids Outweigh Whole

Months after launching its very first tablet, Microsoft has announced the opening of a new studio focused on tablet, mobile, and cloud games. Through partnerships with indie studios, the first of which is Dlala games with more to come, Lift London is meant as a launchpad for new IP focused on … [Read more...] about Microsoft Announces New Studio Lift London

Path of Exile Open Beta Indie Hack and Slash Game Path of Exile Opens Servers to Public Indie hack and slash game Path of Exile will be opening its servers to the public later this month. Along with the chance to try out the game, players can also spend between $10 and $1000, … [Read more...] about F2P Diablo-Alike Path Of Exile In Open Beta January 23rd

THQ's arrangement with Clearlake Capital Group to quickly sell off its remaining assets has been blocked by a judge at the request of THQ's creditors. The main reason cited is the alacrity with which the deal was set up, not leaving other potential buyers enough time to assess THQ's assets. The … [Read more...] about THQ Denied $60 Million Asset Sale, Term Extended

Other digital game stores pay heed, this is why Steam is the one and only where most PC gamers are concerned. They will never ever stop coming up with ways of making us think we're getting a killer once in a lifetime deal when actually most games probably spend more time discounted than at full … [Read more...] about Steam Encore Sale Brings Back Biggest Holiday Discounts