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Velocity Ultra Coming to Steam
Velocity Ultra is coming to Steam, FuturLab have today announced. The top-rated Vita title was previously exclusive to the Sony handheld and is now coming to both PlayStation 3 and PC.
A Realm Reborn Sales Better than Expected
The history of Final Fantasy XIV is a little rough. It had to basically be remade from scratch after it released to terrible reviews and financial ruin. It would have been the first truly bad Final Fantasy game ever released, if not for A Realm Reborn, which was significantly better than the original release.
Blizzard Trademarks Warlords of Draenor
Blizzard has filed a trademark for Warlords of Draenor, according to a post on MMO Champion. If this turns out to be an actual game, it more than likely is another expansion for World of Warcraft (Draenor is the orc's homeland). Adding further proof to this rumor is the fact warlordsofdraenor.com was registered over a month ago. However, this new domain comes with a couple of problems. For one, it was purchased on Go Daddy, which is not a place major businesses typically go to in order to buy up websites. The other issue is that Blizzard hasn't been known to create sites for the World of Warcraft expansions, so this Draenor page is very questionable, and I wouldn't be surprised if it turned out to be a hoax.
Ubisoft Drops Uplay Service For Good
Due to backlash from gamers, Ubisoft has decided to drop their controversial Uplay service. The most recent outcry about Ubisoft's version of an online pass is over the Edward's Fleet game mode in Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag. In order to access the feature, gamers had to enter in the code that came with their new copy of the game, or pay a fee. However, because of the inability for some users to be able to play Edward's Fleet, Ubisoft is now offering it for free. Here's more from their official blog post:
Last Magicka DLC Released
After almost three years of fairly regular support, Paradox have today announced the end of an era: the final piece of Magicka DLC has been released.
Command & Conquer Canceled, EA Closes Studio
The free-to-play Command & Conquer game that was under development has been canceled by Electronic Arts. The developer behind this new game, which had been in its alpha testing phase, posted the announcement earlier on their website. Here’s a snippet: Thank you for your participation over the last few months in the Command & Conquer closed alpha test. It’s been much appreciated, and you’ve been instrumental in helping define what a new Command & Conquer experience should and shouldn’t be.…
Telltale Announces The Walking Dead: Season Two
Telltale Games has just announced The Walking Dead: Season Two. As the sequel to their mega-hit adventure game based on Robert Kirkman’s highly acclaimed ongoing comic series of the same name, the second season will run five episodes long and feature Season One’s co-star Clementine as the main protagonist. Here’s more from the official press release: The Walking Dead: Season Two – A Telltale Games Series will continue the story of Clementine, a young girl orphaned at the outset of…
Deadly Premonition PC Locked at 720p, Unofficial Fix Released
The PC release of cult hit Deadly Premonition was never going to be the most beautiful thing in the world, but nobody expected that the developers would lock the resolution at 720p and stop purchasers from changing even the basic graphical settings.
Get Final Fantasy VII For $3 Today
Often called one of the best games of all time, you can today pick up Final Fantasy VII on PC for the low, low price of $3. For the price of a cup of coffee, it's hard to resist.
Typing of the Dead: Overkill Hits Steam November
One of the best light-gun style zombie games ever didn't even use a light gun. Typing of the Dead was a House of the Dead spin-off in which instead of aiming at oncoming undead, you instead typed a random word as quickly as you could.