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EA Announces Battlefield 4’s Dragon’s Teeth DLC Release Date, Then Pulls Tweet

Electronic Arts may have let slip Battlefield 4’s Dragon’s Teeth DLC release date by mistake. The publisher’s official Origin Twitter account promoted a 20 percent discount on Battlefield 4 Premium and said that Dragon’s Teeth will release on July 15. It then quickly removed the tweet and reposted it without the specific date. Since Premium […]

Project Cars Signs Worldwide Distribution Deal With Bandai Namco

Bandai Namco Games Europe S.A.S. has announced it will distribute Slightly Mad Studios’ racing game Project Cars globally. Slightly Mad Studios, which previously worked on racing games like Need for Speed: Shift, and World of Speed, describes Project Cars as “the most authentic, beautiful, intense, and technically-advanced racing game on the planet.” It is due […]

Watch Dogs Opens Strong in Japan, Sells More Than 94,000 Copies

When Watch Dogs became the most pre-ordered game in GameStop’s history, it was clear it would perform well for Ubisoft in the United States, but it’s also enjoying some success in Japan. According to the Media Create sales charts (via Gematsu), Watch Dogs sold 94,623 copies in Japan in its first week since launch. 63,595 […]

Oculus Rift Sales Suspended in China Due to “Extreme Reseller Purchases”

Oculus VR has suspended sales of its Oculus Rift virtual reality headset developer kits in China because many customers bought them for the sole purpose of reselling them at a higher price. An Oculus representative explained the situation on the /r/Oculus subreddit, where a Chinese customer complained that his order of and Oculus Rift DK2 […]

Mighty No. 9 Launches Another Crowdfunding Campaign, Announces Animated Series

Comcept founder and former Mega Man producer Keiji Inafune has announced another crowdfunding campaign for Might No. 9, the action platformer successfully Kickstrarted last year with $3,845,170. Inafune and a post to Comcept’s website explains that the additional funding will be used for additional, bonus content and features, not the main game. The first and […]

Minecraft: Pocket Edition Gets Biggest Update Yet July 10

Minecraft: Pocket Edition, the mobile version of the game available through the iTunes App Store and Google Play, will get its biggest update to date on Thursday, July 10. Version 0.9.0 will bring the mobile version closer to its PC counterpart by adding infinite worlds, caves, many new blocks and items including Monster Eggs and […]

Valve Will Explain Dota 2 to Newcomers in a Dedicated Broadcast of Its $10 Million Championship

The prize pool for the Dota 2 world championship tournament The International is now greater than $10 million thanks to sales of its digital program, The Compendium. With that much money on the line, you might be curious about the eSports event, but no sporting event is fun to watch if you don’t understand what’s […]

Cole Train Actor Says He’ll Reprise His Role in Next Gears of War

Lester Speight, the actor who voiced Augustus “Cole Train” Cole in the previous Gears of War games, has said that he’s been approached to reprise his role. Speight made the announcement in response to a question from a fan on Twitter. He didn’t share any additional details about the game, but the only Gears of […]

Blizzard Still Debating Post-Launch Support for Diablo 3 Ultimate Evil Edition

Diablo III players on PC are used to getting regular updates that address bugs and balancing issues, as well as new content. The console version of the game hasn’t received the same treatment, and Blizzard is currently debating how it will support the Xbox One and PlayStation 4-bound Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition after launch. […]

Ubisoft Says Players More Open to DLC Now — Are You?

Ubisoft VP of digital publishing Chris Early has said that players don’t resist DLC and other digital content for games as much as they used to. Speaking with GamesIndustry International, Early noted that barely any players complained about Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag’s “Time saver” DLC packs, which unlock resources and hidden locations in the […]