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Wasteland 2 has generated $1.5m in sales just four days out from release, developer inXile Entertainment has announced. "We are ecstatic that the style of game we love so much has been embraced so well," company founder Brain Fargo said. The studio originally ran a successful Kickstarter campaign that raised …
Read More »Razer opens beta for Synapse data tracking feature
Razer has released an open beta for new data tracking functionality in its Synapse software. Razer Synapse: Stats and Heatmaps allows users to collect data in order to track and share their mouse and keyboard stats, as well as recording how gaming devices interact with their games. Some of the …
Read More »Making big money apps, like Minecraft
Intel Developer Blog: Softtalkblog looks at how to streamline your HTML5 app
Read More »Blizzard has cancelled MMO title Titan
Mystery MMO Titan has been scrapped by Blizzard after seven years of development. "We had created World of Warcraft, and we felt really confident that we knew how to make MMOs," Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime told Polygon. "So we set out to make the most ambitious thing that you could …
Read More »UPDATED: YouTubers top Steam Curators list
Prominent YouTubers are proving to be the most popular faces as Steam’s new Curator system rolls out today. As reported earlier, the new Curator system allows users to list their favourite titles on the service. Following others allows Steam to construct a recommended games list according to which games feature …
Read More »Interview: How Valve hopes to improve discoverability on Steam
'Giving customers more options means giving developers more places for their product to make a connection,' says Alden Kroll
Read More »Valve shakes up Steam game discoverability
New recommendation system and curator list designed to improve how users find titles
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: September 14-20
The officially launched version of Wasteland 2 has leapt to the top of this week’s best sellers on Steam. Skyrim finished out its promotion strong, with the game’s Legendary Edition following up its number one finish last week by grabbing the runner-up position this time around. Valve titles Counter-Strike: Global …
Read More »Why is there no PC keynote at E3?
PC gaming may be the forgotten sector of the modern PC market, but it’s also the most financially important. That’s according to Green Man Gaming’s Darren Cairns who told an audience at Games Retail 2020 today that, according to Juniper Research, PC, handheld and console revenues will hit $43.2bn by …
Read More »Divinity: Original Sin ‘has sold well over 500k units’
Developer Larian Studios has revealed that PC RPG Divinity: Original Sin has sold in excess of 500k units. The game has been the single best selling on Steam for much of the summer and has already recouped its development costs. It has sold well over half a million units by …
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