Πέμπτη 28 Μαρτίου 2013

Limbo coming to PS Vita - Report

Playdead's 2010 side-scrolling game supposedly coming to Sony's latest portable.


Playdead's black-and-white side-scroller Limbo is coming to the PlayStation Vita, according to a new IGN report. The game was originally released in July 2010 on Xbox Live to a warm critical reception before later launching on PlayStation Network, PC, and Mac


In addition to Limbo, Sony recently confirmed that Telltale's well-received The Walking Dead series is coming to the PS Vita.

In November 2011, Playdead revealed that Limbo had sold 1 million units across the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.

Limbo puts players in the shoes of a small child who must find his way through a black-and-white world, filled with puzzles and dangerous, often deadly, obstacles. The game won critical acclaim upon release, which was followed by a small avalanche of award nominations that yielded multiple Interactive Achievement Awards and a Game Developers Choice Award.

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Τρίτη 26 Μαρτίου 2013

League of Legends breaks 5 million concurrent players

PC strategy game has added two million active concurrent players in five months, says developer.



League of Legends regularly exceeds 5 million concurrent global players, developer Riot Games has announced.
The new milestone is a sizable increase over the 3 million concurrent players statistic Riot Games released for the popular MOBA back in October 2012.

Riot reports that League of Legends boasts 32 million monthly active players, with 12 million playing daily.

Valve's Dota 2, another popular MOBA, was revealed at the start of March to be digital distribution platform Steam's most played game of all time, exceeding 300,000 concurrent players.

Steam's previous record holder for concurrent players, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, managed 287,000 back in November 2011.

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Κυριακή 10 Μαρτίου 2013

Metro: Last Light Release Date Announced

Available in May for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.




Metro: Last Light will be available from May 14 in America and May 17 in Europe, Deep Silver has announced.

The sequel to 2010's Metro 2033 takes place in the year 2034, where nuclear war has turned the world into a post-apocalyptic wasteland meaning the former inhabitants of Moscow must take to the tunnels of the Metro to survive. Players will take control of Artyom, as he tries to fight off the various mutants that haunt the wasteland as well as stop impending civil war.

The future of the game seemed unclear following THQ going bankrupt, but the game was saved when Koch Media purchased both it and the Saint's Row franchises at the company's auction of assets.

Metro: Last Light is currently scheduled for release on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC

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Τετάρτη 6 Μαρτίου 2013

Witcher 3 has 100 hours of total playtime, dev says

CD Projekt Red claims main story accounts for 50 hours, with another 50 for "additional stories"; new screenshots released.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt boasts 100 hours of total playtime, developer CD Projekt Red said today. The main narrative accounts for about 50 hours, while "additional stories" add a further 50 hours, the company claimed.
In addition, CD Projekt Red released new images of The Witcher 3. Set on the islands of Skellige, the screenshots are based on an early version of the game.

They do not make use of new rendering technology, which will be used in the final game, the developer said. The Witcher 3 is due out in 2014 for "high-end" platforms, including the PlayStation 4.






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