Battlefield 3 has sold five million copies to consumers in its first week of availability, according to internal estimates from Electronic Arts, making it the fastest-selling game in the publisher’s history.
Battlefield 3 has sold five million copies to consumers in its first week of availability, according to internal estimates from Electronic Arts, making it the fastest-selling game in the publisher’s history.
EA revealed on the eve of the game’s US launch last Tuesday that almost three million pre-orders had been placed for the DICE-developed shooter, while ten million units were shipped to retail globally in time for its European release three days later.
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Too Human developer Silicon Knights has cut its workforce from 97 to 25 employees, according to sources reportedly close to the Ontario-based studio.
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Too Human developer Silicon Knights has cut its workforce from 97 to 25 employees, according to sources reportedly close to the Ontario-based studio.
"Silicon Knights has had massive layoffs,” 1UP was informed. “They are now down to a core staff of 25 people." Another source added: "It may interest you to note that SK laid off all but 25 employees today."
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Last week, the Star Wars: The Old Republic team posted a new video featuring the warzone called the Voidstar. It's a terrific first look at the latest warzone to be revealed by the devs. Check it out!
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Naysayers aside, many EVE Online players are enjoying something called F-U-N. In his latest One Jump Home column, MMORPG.com's Ross McDermott talks about some of the good times he's been enjoying in game and predicts that the future of EVE is still quite bright. Check it out and then leave us your comments.
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Black Prophecy has brought joy to sci-fi MMO players all around the world. Is it as good as it looks? In a new 'first look' preview, MMORPG.com's Alex Frieden takes a look at Black Prophecy and gives our readers a quick and dirty look at the game overall. Check it out and then leave us your impressions in the comments.
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Wizard101 is one of the most consistently developed family-friendly MMOs on the market today. MMORPG.com Industry Relations Manager Garrett Fuller has a preview of some new events and content coming to Wizard101. Check it out and then leave us a comment or two.
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The former Xbox Europe VP and the co-creator of Lemmings and GTA on why HTML5 is the future of web and mobile games.
Launched in 1999, YoYo Games’ development environment GameMaker shares much of Unity’s spirit in its remit to democratise game creation. But GameMaker simplifies things further by providing a drag-and-drop interface option that removes the coding portion of development entirely.
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During the annual RuneFest, RuneScape developers, fans and players celebrated the game's tenth anniversary with a cake, as if something else should be eaten!
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EA says the issues affecting Battlefield 3's online component since its launch last week are all but fixed. As we reported last week, the Xbox 360 version was the hardest hit, with server connectivity problems when the game launched in North America last Tuesday and again following the game's midnight launch in Europe on Friday.
http://kotaku.com/5854772/online-problems-for-record+setting-battlefield-3-almost-fixed-ea-says
EA says the issues affecting Battlefield 3's online component since its launch last week are all but fixed.
As we reported last week, the Xbox 360 version was the hardest hit, with server connectivity problems when the game launched in North America last Tuesday and again following the game's midnight launch in Europe on Friday.
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The Salem team has posted a new trailer to celebrate Halloween and simultaneously announced a "Live Streaming demo with Björn Johannesson" according to a press release obtained by MMORPG.com.
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