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Cyberpunk 2077 hits 30m sales Ambitious sci-fi RPG Cyberpunk 2077 has shifted over 30 million copies to date.  That’s according to CD Projekt’s chief financial officer Piotr Nielubowicz – reported by VGC – who announced the sales milestone alongside the company’s financial results for the three months ending September.  Meanwhile, the Phantom Liberty expansion has shifted over eight million units to date…

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Hitman maker IO cuts ties with Conor McGregor Hitman developer IO Interactive is ending its partnership with mixed martial artist Conor McGregor.  The studio announced the news on Twitter in the wake of a woman who had accused the MMA fighter  of rape winning their civil case against him. IO said that that it “cannot ignore” the implications of the court ruling.  McGregor appeared in Hitman’s The Disruptor DLC.  “In light…

Sublime Switch combat.Scroll through the eShop any week, and under the new releases section, you are bound to find a Metroidvania, if not several…….

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Humanoid Origin is shutting down Canadian developer Humanoid Origin is closing its doors.  The studio announced the decision on LinkedIn , saying that it had been unable to shield itself from the “broader challengers” that had been facing the games industry and it had been unable to secure enough funding to keep going.  Humanoid Origin was founded back in 2021 by the former general manager of BioWare, Casey Hudson.&nbs…

Roguelike indie card game Balatro has generated almost $4.4 million in gross mobile revenue two months after its release on the App Store and……

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2K removes launcher from Steam and Epic titles 2K Games has removed its launcher from every title that it has published on Steam and the Epic Games Store.  Last month, the company announce d that it was – gag – sunsetting the tech in November, in addition to removing a beta version of the program from Sid Meier’s Civilization 5.  “We’ve done the heavy lifting, but to take it all the way home there might be one step left…

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CHARTS: Stalker 2, er, stalks its way to No.1 on Steam The recently released Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl was the highest-grossing game on Steam last week.  The title rolled out on November 20th and has sold over one million copies to date. That’s on top of players who have experienced the survival shooter via Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass. It’ll no doubt be good news to the staff at developer GSC Game World, many of whom finished creating Stalker…

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2K mocap studio votes for unionisation Staff at 2K Games’ motion-capture studio in California have voted to unionise.  In a news post on the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) website , the union revealed that 15 workers voted for the motion, while six voted against on Friday, November 22nd. The election process was supervised by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).  “Today it is evident that…

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Microsoft rolls out Edge Game Assist Tech giant Microsoft has announced a new feature for its Edge browser called Game Assist.  In a post on its website , the company said that this feature – currently out in preview form – is an in-game browser that will suggest tips and tricks to users. It can be accessed via the Game Bar.  Microsoft says that 88 per cent of PC players flick out of their game to look up tips…

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Stalker 2 has sold over one million copies Hardcore survival shooter Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl has shifted over one million copies so far.  That’s according to developer GSC Game World, which announced the milestone on Twitter just two days after its initial November 20th release date.  What’s more, the title is in Xbox’s Game Pass subscription service with “much more” players experiencing Stalker 2 that way.  “No wonde…