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Success – Mortal Kombat 9 PC Sales Are Way Above Expectations

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Ah, remember Ed Boon’s attitude towards PC gamers? You know, his usual trolling when it came to Mortal Kombat 9 PC? Well, it seems that the founder of NetherRealm Studios was quite surprised with how PC gamers embraced his fighting game, claiming that the sales of the PC version are way above both Warner Bros’ and NetherRealm Studios’ expectations. Continue reading Success – Mortal Kombat 9 PC Sales Are Way Above Expectations

GRID 2 – Community Patch Will Bring Mod Support

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Well, this is a nice surprise. Codemasters announced that it will be bringing mod support to GRID 2 via its upcoming Community Patch. This is the first time that a Codemasters racing title will be officially supporting mods. Yes, we’ve got some brilliant mods for Codies’ previous racing games, but now they will be officially supported. So that’s good news all around. Continue reading GRID 2 – Community Patch Will Bring Mod Support

GDC Europe 2013 – Microsoft On “How To Build Tomorrow’s Blockbuster Across Phones, Tablets, and PCs”

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The GDC Europe 2013 organizers have rounded up several notable vendor sessions, including new talks from Microsoft on its ‘Commitment to Indie Success’ and cross-platform talks, Google’s Dev Day, Blackberry 10 porting and gaming strategy tips, and App Annie’s mobile analytics talk.
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Splinter Cell: Blacklist Has Gone Gold

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Ubisoft and IGN announced yesterday that Splinter Cell: Blacklist has gone gold. This means that the development on this title has finished, and that the game is headed to manufacturing for PC, X360, PS3 and Wii U. The game will be released on August 20th and in order to celebrate it, Ubisoft has released a new trailer for it that can be viewed below. Enjoy! Continue reading Splinter Cell: Blacklist Has Gone Gold

Total War: Rome II Gets New Gameplay Video, Offers Privileged Access To Total War: ARENA

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The Creative Assembly has released a new let’s play video in which Studio Communications Manager Al Bickham’s Macedonian forces take on the might of Rome in a straight-up, open terrain skirmish match. In addition, Creative Assembly revealed that owners of Total War: ROME II will receive privileged access to the company’s F2P title Total War: ARENA when it becomes available. Continue reading Total War: Rome II Gets New Gameplay Video, Offers Privileged Access To Total War: ARENA

GDC Europe 2013 – Candy Crush Saga, Crysis, Tale of Tales talks added

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The GDC Europe 2013 organizers have highlighted new conference sessions, including King.com’s postmortem on mega-hit Candy Crush Saga, Crytek on Crysis’s environmental art production, and Tale of Tales’s sneak peek at three new projects as the studio looks into its last and next 10 years. Continue reading GDC Europe 2013 – Candy Crush Saga, Crysis, Tale of Tales talks added