Sid Meier’s Starships goes beyond Civilization: Beyond Earth
Sid Meier's Starships is coming this spring.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: New 3DS, December sales, and Hearthstone hijinks
Check out our entire week’s worth of coverage on VentureBeat’s channel for video games, GamesBeat.
League of Legends remains PC’s most popular game on Raptr
According to the gaming social site Raptr, which gets its data 23 million users in over 100 countries and their percentage of total play time, the multiplayer online battle arena was the most-played PC game in December.
Developer poll shows more are working on PS4 than Xbox One
A poll of over 2,000 developers at GDC reveals some interesting info.
More premium mobile success: Goat Simulator sells 2.5M copies on all platforms
Goat Simulator, a game that is what its title suggests, has sold 2.5 million copies on all of its platforms, including 1 million on iOS. This milestone comes via its designer, Armin Ibrisagic, who posted the following on his Twitter account:
Words On Tour sends Zynga’s mobile Scrabble-like take around the world
Words on Tour is a spin-off of Words With Friends.
Minecraft dominates Guinness Book of Records’ Gamer Edition
Minecraft has tons of records listed in the Guinness World Records 2015 Gamer’s Edition.
Nintendo confirms New Nintendo 3DS coming in February
The Japanese company announced during its latest Nintendo Direct that the updated version of the portable console is coming to the U.S. on Feb. 13. The new system includes additional shoulder buttons, a second analog nub, and face-tracking for the 3D effect. It costs $200.
Nintendo bringing downloadable Wii games to Wii U
Nintendo is selling digital versions of Wii games on the Wii U. Nintendo has announced during its Nintendo Direct today that three Wii games...