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Witcher 2 is free on Xbox to celebrate latest round of backwards compatible games
If you had a blast playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and want to revisit the previous game in the series, now is a great time to do so, as The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is currently free for digital download on Xbox 360. Developer CD Projekt RED is giving the game away for free from ...
Nielsen will start reading Facebook to see what TV shows you talk about…even in private
Television ratings firm The Nielsen Company has been struggling to find new ways to quantify TV viewership now that a large number of people do not even subscribe to cable, and since Netflix steadfastly refuses to report user statistics, Nielsen has decided to turn to Facebook to see what shows people are watching. Nielsen had already been ...
Can a deeply strategic video game also be exciting to play and watch?
Video games are finally starting to shake of the stigma of being nothing more than toys for children, and some games have swung so far into the opposite direction that it can take hours and hours of reading guides and watching tutorial videos just to understand the basics. But as a game becomes more and more ...
Patreon raises $30 million in Series B to continue changing the way artists make a living
Patreon, Inc. has just closed a $30 million funding round, enabling the subscription-based crowdfunding platform to continue growing and supporting artists and content creators. This latest funding round was led by Thrive Capital, along with new contributions from investors from its previous funding round, including Charles River Ventures, Index Ventures, Accomplice and Freestyle Capital. “We need to bring in so many ...
Indie game ‘Punch Club’ blows past $1M in sales after Twitch Plays event
With over $1 million in sales mere weeks after release, 1990s inspired boxing tycoon game Punch Club has become this year’s first indie mega hit. Part of the game’s surprise success can be attributed to its unconventional launch campaign, which required the Twitch community to beat Punch Club together in a “Twitch Plays” event before the game would ...
Everquest co-creator John Smedley launches new studio and Kickstarter campaign
Sony Online Entertainment founder and Everquest creator John Smedley has announced the formation of a new studio called Pixelmage Games LLC, whose first project will be Hero’s Song, a “2D pixel art action RPG” that launched on Kickstarter PBC this week. Smedley oversaw Sony Online Entertainment’s transition into Daybreak Game Company last year after the studio was sold off to ...
Microsoft acquires MinecraftEdu mod and rebrands it as ‘Minecraft: Education Edition’
Today, Microsoft-owned game developer Mojang AB announced the launch of Minecraft: Education Edition, a new version of Minecraft for schools that is based on the popular MinecraftEdu mod. “Of course, every Minecraft player learns essential life-skills like tree-punching and good Creeper-defence but, when used in the right way, Minecraft can help people around the world to learn lots more,” ...
The winner of Ubisoft’s ‘Far Cry Primal’ contest gets to sleep in a cave
Game developer Ubisoft Entertainment SA has come up with an unusual reward for the winner of a contest promoting the upcoming Far Cry Primal: an all expense paid trip to sleep in a cave in the middle of winter. Dubbed “Cavebnb,” the contest site is a spoof of an Airbnb listing, complete with a full descriptions of ...
WhatsApp finally drops its $1 annual subscription fee, has no plans to introduce ads
Facebook-owned messaging platform WhatsApp has finally done away with its $1 annual fee, making the app now completely free to use. “For many years, we’ve asked some people to pay a fee for using WhatsApp after their first year,” WhatsApp said in a post on its official blog. “As we’ve grown, we’ve found that this ...
The best ways to spend gold or money in Hearthstone
Unless you have enough disposable income to drop $1000 on Hearthstone card packs, you probably want to spend your in-game gold or real-life money as efficiently as possible to get the most (and best) cards for the lowest cost. Here are a few tips on how to get the biggest bang for your buck in Hearthstone. Adventures ...
