Before the release of Final Fantasy Type-0 HD, Square Enix will be hosting a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) with the game’s director, Hajime Tabata, on January 23rd at 1:00 p.m. EST. Fans are encouraged to join and participate in the discussion as Tabata will be answering questions specific to Final Fantasy Type-0 HD. Fans with questions relating to Final Fantasy XV are asked to hold onto those questions as the title will not be discussed at this time.
After teaming up with Disney Interactive and Lucasfilm last fall for the release of six Lucasfilm titles, GOG.com is ready to release more classic Star Wars titles for fans and gamers to play once again. Starting today, GOG.com will release 12 more titles from the “galaxy far, far away….” for the following ten days.
Today’s releases, which complete the Star Wars: X-Wing series on GOG.com, are:
Bandai Namco has released a new trailer for Slightly Mad Studios’ racing game, Project CARS, coming to Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC on March 17th, and Wii U later in 2015.
Daedalic Entertainment today announced that Blackguards 2, the sequel to the dark fantasy-themed Strategy-RPG Blackguards, is now available for PC on Steam, GOG and other major online stores for $29.99.
2K and Firaxis Games today announced Sid Meier’s Starships, a new turn-based, adventure-driven interstellar strategy game from the creator of the Civilization series. Scheduled for release in early 2015 as a digital download for PC, Sid Meier’s Starships lets players command a fleet of starships as they embark on a series of missions to explore the galaxy, protect planets and their civilizations, and build a federation to ultimately usher in a new age of peace throughout the galaxy.
Sid Meier’s Starships challenges players to build a planetary federation by exploring the galaxy, expanding its influence and domain, researching futuristic technologies and engaging in turn-based tactical space combat with an armada of uniquely customizable starships. Each new campaign will feature its own distinctive galactic strategy map of worlds with dynamically generated tactical combat missions that will enhance the game’s replay value. In addition, Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth fans who purchase Sid Meier’s Starships will uncover cross-connectivity with the two games that will enhance and expand the depth of both game experiences.
With only seven days to go until the release of Grey Goo on PC via Steam, developer Petroglyph has partnered with Grey Box to reveal the launch trailer for this sci-fi real-time strategy game.
Deep Silver has released the launch trailer for Saints Row IV: Re-Elected and Gat Out of Hell. Both titles will be available on January 20th.
Focus Home Interactive and Tindalos Interactive today announced the development of Battlefleet Gothic: Armada, a real-time strategy adaptation of Games Workshop’s tabletop game for the PC. The game stages the mighty armada of the Imperial Navy’s Battlefleet Gothic against the insidious and galaxy threatening Chaos Black Crusade of Abaddon the Despoiler in space battles.
Developed on Unreal Engine 4, Battlefleet Gothic: Armada is an RTS in which the player takes command of one of these battlefleets composed of the most powerful spaceships from the Imperial, Chaos, Eldar and Ork forces, in a no-quarter given struggle for the control of the Gothic sector of space.
Discover the potential for civilian life in your city in the new ‘Life in the City’ trailer for Cities XXL. Focus Home Interactive announced that Cities XL players are entitled to a 50% discount off their purchase of Cities XXL on Steam. Cities XXL will be released very soon.
The NPD Group has released its report for the month of December. While software sales were down 13% year-over-year in December, hardware sales were up 20%. Overall, total industry sales were up 1% to $13.1 billion. For the second month in a row, Xbox One was the best selling platform followed by PlayStation 4, while Wii U established new benchmarks for hardware and software sales in a single month in December. Nintendo 3DS also had a strong December, including its largest month ever for first-party software sales. PlayStation 4 was the best selling platform for the year as a whole, and after 14 months on the market, cumulative sales of PS4 and Xbox One exceeded the Xbox 360 and PS3 cumulative 14-month total by 65%.
The top selling games of December were as follows:
1. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
2. Grand Theft Auto V
3. Madden NFL 15
4. Super Smash Bros.
5. NBA 2K15
6. Minecraft
7. Far Cry 4
8. Just Dance 2015
9. Destiny
10. FIFA 15
The top selling games of 2014 were as follows:
1. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
2. Madden NFL 15
3. Destiny
4. Grand Theft Auto V
5. Minecraft
6. Super Smash Bros.
7. NBA 2K15
8. Watch Dogs
9. FIFA 15
10. Call of Duty: Ghosts
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