GTA 5 Breaks the Bank on US Besteller Lists
For 74 months, Grand Theft Auto 5 hasn't left the top spot of bestseller lists in the US, setting a new record for the longest-running title in the strict TOP 20 of the last decade, beating Minecraft, among other titles in this category. As you can see, the fifth part of the series is still going strong.
video games
December 28, 2019
Video Game Industry in 2019 - Fortnite, Cyberpunk 2077 and Minecraft
Journalists of Gamesindustry.biz prepared an extensive infographic, which presents the most important details about the video game market in 2019. The biggest winners include Fortnite, Cyberpunk 2077 and Minecraft.
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Bart Swiatek
December 20, 2019
450 Million Sold Consoles Land PlayStation a Guinness Record
Sony has announced that PlayStation has been included in Guinness World Records as the most popular home console brand in history. More than 450 million PlayStation family systems have been sold in the 25 years of its existence on the market.
Tech
Michael Kulakowski
December 3, 2019
Sony's Playstation Celebrates is 25th Anniversary
The PlayStation brand celebrates its 25th birthday today. Sony's first console appeared on the market on December 3, 1994. The CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, Jim Ryan, wrote a special note to fans on this occasion, in which he reminniscenes on the past and thanks for the community's support.
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Bart Swiatek
December 3, 2019
Priest Sets up a Minecraft Server to Fight Caustic Behavior
Jesuit Robert Ballecer decided to create his own Minecraft server, located in the Vatican. The aim is to combat toxic behavior and to enable the establishment of bonds that can eventually be transferred to the real world.
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Bart Swiatek
December 2, 2019
Watch Evolution of Assassin's Creed in 4K
YouTube featured a video showing the evolution of Assassin's Creed, the popular series of acton adventure games from Ubisoft. It shows the progress that has been made in the last 11 years in the area of visuals, as well as the changes that have taken place in the gameplay.
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Bart Swiatek
November 29, 2019
Stranglehold - Max Payne-inspired Shooter Back on Sale Thanks to GOG
Thanks to the agreement between GOG and Warner Bros. the 2007 shooter Stranglehold, a continuation of John Woo's action movie Hard Boiled, has returned to sale.
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Bart Swiatek
November 27, 2019
Leak: PS5 to be Backwards Compatible With PS, PS2, PS3 and PS4 Discs
We have more and more leaks about backward compatibility of PS5. Recent reports suggest that the console will read almost all discs from previous generations. In other words: our PS5 will be able to run games from PS1, PS2, PS3 and PS4.
Tech
Konrad Serafinski
November 21, 2019
Valve Bans Trading and Reselling of CS:GO Keys
Valve has decided to ban the resale of keys used to open the boxes acquired while playing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. All because of the fact that there were used in scams.
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Milosz Szubert
October 29, 2019
Techland Announces Call of Juarez Gunslinger on Nintendo Switch
Techland announced that the shooter Call of Juarez: Gunslinger will hit the Nintendo Switch console on December 10. The release will use a number of features specific to the platform. The first trailer was also presented.
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Bart Swiatek
October 25, 2019
Fan Intends to Keep on Driving in GTA 5 Until GTA 6 Comes Out
A fan of the GTA series decided to start a marathon - he will play the fifth installment and drive around San Andreas until the launch of the next part of the series. The project can be followed live on YouTube.
video games
Bart Swiatek
October 21, 2019
PS5 Devkit Photo and PSX, PS2, PS3 and PS4 Compatibility Rumors
One Twitter user who is behind the leak of The Last of Us 2's release date has informed fans not to sell their PSX, PS2, PS3 and PS4 games. This may suggest that the latest Sony console will be compatible with older versions. Additionally, a photo od PS5 devkit has been uploaded to the web.
Tech
Paul Wozniak
October 19, 2019
Impressive Sales Results of The Last of Us and Uncharted 4
On the tenth birthday of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves we learned the impressive sales results of other productions from Naughty Dog. Although The Last of Us is the leader in the scoreboard, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End is nippinh on its heels.
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Christian Pieniazek
October 14, 2019
King of the Hill Mode and Ocelot Jugular Added to GTA Online
In GTA Online there is a new mode called King of the Hill, where players fight for control over the map. The game also features a new sports car, and the rewards from selected tasks will be doubled during the upcoming week.
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Paul Wozniak
October 11, 2019
CS:GO - French Gamers Get a Lootbox Scanner With a Catch
French Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players now have the option - and even the obligation - to scan their equipment boxes before buying them. This feature is likely to have been implemented as a result of planned changes to the Anti-Gambling Act and its use is severely restricted.
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Bart Swiatek
October 2, 2019
Assassin's Creed Franchise Sales Exceeded 140 Million Copies
Ubisoft boasted that Assassin's Creed sales exceeded 140 million copies. We also got to know the results of other publisher's IP, such as Far Cry, Just Dance or Splinter Cell.
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Adrian Werner
September 28, 2019
Frogwares at War With Focus Home - Sherlock Holmes Games Pulled From Sale
Focus Home Interactive does not intend to return the rights to sell the games from the Sherlock Holmes series to their creators, i.e. the team at Frogwares. As a result, all fruits of the cooperation between the two entities are being pulled from some digital stores.
video games
Christian Pieniazek
September 26, 2019
Minecraft Going Strong - Over 110 Million Players Every month
Microsoft has announced that more than 112 million people play Minecraft every month. That's an increase of several dozen millions since last year.
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Adrian Werner
September 16, 2019
Shovel Knight Dig Announced
Yacht Club Games revealed Shovel Knight Dig, a spin-off of the popular 2D platform game. New trailers for Shovel Knight: Showdown and Shovel Knight: King of Cards were also released.
video games
Adrian Werner
August 29, 2019
Gamers Arrested for Fixing Games in CS:GO
Australian police have arrested six players suspected of fixing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive games. This is the first case of its kind in the history of this country.
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Bart Swiatek
August 26, 2019