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Loadout’s “billions” of weapon configurations bring in two million players in two weeks

Over two million users signed up for free-to-play shooter Loadout in its first 14 days of release, logging in over 9 million hours in the game, developer Edge of Reality has announced. The developer said that Loadout has been so popular that it made getting into the game difficult on day one. Edge of Reality […]

PlayStation platforms gets critically acclaimed cloning puzzle game The Swapper in May

Facepalm Games’ The Swapper, a puzzle-platformer previously available only on the PC, is coming to the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita as a Cross Buy title this year, Sony has announced on the PlayStation Blog. Curve Studios, which previously created ports for Thomas Was Alone and Proteus (as well as its own Stealth […]

Titanfall might get a DLC season pass, pilot-only mode could come after launch

Tonight during a special Microsoft Store event in Connecticut, Titanfall developer Respawn Entertainment explained that the upcoming game could get a DLC season pass and teased that a pilot-only mode may come sometime after launch. Respawn community manager Abbie Heppe said cofounder Vince Zampella’s tweet this week about the game not having a season pass […]

Valve gives devs tools to configure Steam discounts, sales

Valve has announced new tools that will allow developers to configure their own discounts for custom sale periods on Steam or opt in to take part in upcoming weeklong sales. According to an image of the announcement sent out to developers and posted to Reddit, to participate in weeklong deals, a developer can select from […]

DayZ doubles size of development team, cooking system in the works

The DayZ development team at Bohemia Interactive is being doubled in size, a post to the game’s development blog reveals. DayZ creator Dean “Rocket” Hall wrote the post himself, detailing several fixes and new systems that will be added to the game soon. Earlier this week, he announced that he plans to step down as […]

Payday 2 sales pull Starbreeze out of 15-year loss in six months

Since it was founded in 1998, Starbreeze has developed several well-known, critically acclaimed games including The Chronicles of Riddick Escape From Butcher Bay, The Darkness, and Syndicate. But a recent press release from the Swedish developer revealed that it only recently turned a profit, thanks mostly to Payday 2. For example, Starbreeze reported that it […]

Top 5 Skyrim Mods of the Week – Become the Ultimate Thief!

Kevin isn’t known for subtlety, but with five of the best thief mods behind him can he become the master of stealth? The king of conniving? The prophet of profitability? Find out in Top 5 Skyrim Mods.

PS4, PS3, PS Vita get cartoon-inspired vehicle combat game Cel Damage HD

Developer Finish Line Games announced it’s bringing the cartoon-inspired vehicle combat game Cel Damage HD to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita this spring Originally developed by Pseudo Interactive and released in 2001 on Xbox, PlayStation 2, and GameCube, Cel Damage was a vehicle combat game much like Twisted Metal, only with cel shaded […]

Xbox One, 360 get Call of Duty: Ghosts villains-themed customization items March 4

Xbox One and Xbox 360 players will be able to buy villains-themed customization items for Call of Duty: Ghosts’ multiplayer mode on March 4, Activision Community Manager Dan Amrich announced on his blog. Fans of the Call of Duty series will see some familiar, despicable faces. The Makarov Legend Pack will allow you to play […]

Balance Update — February 28, 2014

After gathering and reviewing your feedback on the latest balance test map over the last two weeks, we're ready to move forward with a new balance update. This time we've got one new change in store for each race and will be applying the following update to Heart of the Swarm multiplayer today. Protoss Mothership […]