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Defiance and Rift developer Trion Worlds hit with major layoffs
Back in December, MMO developer Trion Worlds was hit with a round of layoffs. The studio chalked it down to "a response to market conditions."
Defiance DLC pack coming soon, with free and premium versions
Posted: 10.05.2013 by JonahFalcon
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Trion Worlds will be releasing a major DLC pack for their action-MMO Defiance. A major patch, version 1.020 will tie the game into the SyFy show and add a "Siege" game type; however, the developers are mum on what else the patch will add.
Defiance hits 1M accounts in first month
Posted: 03.05.2013 by JonahFalcon
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Trion Worlds has announced that since its launch a month ago, more than one million accounts have been created for the action-MMO Defiance. The developer states that fans “have truly immersed themselves into the futuristic world of Defiance, with gamers eclipsing major milestones in game, while TV viewers are tuning in at record cable numbers for the first two episodes.”
XBLA version of Minecraft hitting retail on 30th April
Posted: 14.03.2013 by JonahFalcon
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Mojang has announced that a disc-based retail version of their smash Xbox Live Arcade hit Minecraft will be available on shelves on the 30th April for $19.99 USD. The game will also be hitting Australia, Hong Kong, India, New Zealand, Singapore, and Taiwan in early June.
Notch earned $101M in 2012, may buy car
Posted: 03.02.2013 by JonahFalcon
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Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson revealed in a Reddit interview that he made around $101M, and he may buy a car with some of the money. Trick is, he has no driver's license yet.
Defiance launching on all platforms 2nd April
Posted: 30.01.2013 by JonahFalcon
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Trion Worlds has announced that their action MMO Defiance will be launching on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on the 2nd April 2013, ahead of the television show's series launch on the 15th April.
Omerta - City of Gangsters partners with MMO Omerta
Posted: 23.01.2013 by Technet2k
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Kalypso Media announces Haemimont's Omerta - City of Gangsters is now partners in virtual crime with MMORPG Omerta, which is a free-to-play gangster-themed browser game.
Launched in 2003 with 4.7 million registered users, Omerta lets Mafioso fans create their own crime families. Omerta - City of Gangsters will contain a voucher code for the MMO.
Launched in 2003 with 4.7 million registered users, Omerta lets Mafioso fans create their own crime families. Omerta - City of Gangsters will contain a voucher code for the MMO.
Defiance preorders, special editions announced
Posted: 21.01.2013 by JonahFalcon
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Trion Worlds has announced that preorders for their Sy-Fy-licensed action MMO Defiance are now available in North America for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3; preorders will include the usual array of bonuses. Defiance will also come in several editions, including the Standard, Collector's and Ultimate Editions as well as a Digital Deluxe edition.
Mojang: Minecraft XBLA outsold Minecraft PC in 2012
Posted: 10.01.2013 by JonahFalcon
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Mojang has revealed that the Xbox Live Arcade version of their block building MMO Minecraft actually outsold its PC counterpart in the year 2012.
Trion tease "massive co-op" gameplay with Defiance MMO trailer
Posted: 10.01.2013 by Technet2k
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The collision of TV and video game with Trion Worlds' Defiance MMO has got some bulging co-op muscles, and the studio has released a new trailer of it striking some poses. The first beta event is close.
Running January 18-20 is the first closed beta session for PC and signups are still open. Future beta sessions may include Xbox 360 and PS3. The TV show premieres April 15th.
Running January 18-20 is the first closed beta session for PC and signups are still open. Future beta sessions may include Xbox 360 and PS3. The TV show premieres April 15th.
Firefox Users - Reported Attack Page Warning
Posted: 07.01.2013 by PRBot
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We've been informed by a few of our viewers that the Reported Attack Page Warning first seen during the Christmas holidays is still being displayed for people with version 17 of Firefox, but we just wanted to let everyone known that the problem is fixed on our end and this is a bug with Firefox that should be fixed tomorrow with the release of version 18.
450K units of Minecraft sold on Christmas Day
Posted: 30.12.2012 by JonahFalcon
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Mojang has announced that their popular building block MMO Minecraft sold over 450K units across several platforms including PC, Mac OS, Xbox Live Arcade, Android and iOS.
Minecraft documentary airing on Xbox Live Marketplace on 22nd December
Posted: 18.12.2012 by JonahFalcon
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Major Nelson has announced that the Minecraft documentary, titled Minecraft: The Story of Mojang, will exclusively premiere on Xbox Live Marketplace for Gold subscribers in the U.S., U.K., Ireland, Belgium, Portugal, Austria, France, Finland and Sweden.
Minecraft franchise hits 17.5M total sales
Posted: 13.12.2012 by JonahFalcon
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Mojang has announced that with the 5M unit sales of Minecraft - The Pocket Edition for iOS devices, the franchise has achieved over 17.5M unit sales. This includes the original Minecraft on PC and the Xbox Live Arcade release of the game.
Defiance's TV show and game "stand up on their own," don't 'need' one another
Posted: 13.12.2012 by Technet2k
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In our interview with Nathan Richardson, Executive Producer for Trion Worlds' Defiance, we're told that you won't need to bounce yourself between the online game world and the SyFy TV show.
It's a third-person shooter in a large open-world that's "very story-driven" through solo and co-op missions. You don't lose anything but there's "added experience if you do both" the game and TV.
It's a third-person shooter in a large open-world that's "very story-driven" through solo and co-op missions. You don't lose anything but there's "added experience if you do both" the game and TV.
Minecraft's Halloween skin DLC earns over $770K for charity
Posted: 12.12.2012 by JonahFalcon
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4J Studios has announced that the 160 Microsoft Point ($2 USD) Halloween skins downloadable content for the Xbox Live Arcade version of Minecraft raised over $770K for charity.
Happy Wars missing from Xbox Live Marketplace
Posted: 13.10.2012 by JonahFalcon
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Happy Wars was supposed to be released today, but the only Happy Wars content on Xbox Live Marketplace is the game's trailer at the moment.
Free-to-play MMO Happy Wars cavorts on Marketplace on 12th October
Posted: 05.10.2012 by JonahFalcon
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Developer Toylogic's action MMO Happy Wars will be arriving on Xbox Live Marketplace next week on the 12th October, and will be relatively free-to-play; that is, the game is free-to-play only for Xbox Live Gold members.
Minecraft continues to dominate PC and XBLA
Posted: 02.10.2012 by JonahFalcon
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Mojang's addictive software toy Minecraft continues to dominate both Xbox Live Arcade and PC platforms, as the game has passed the 4M sales mark on XBLA, while the PC version can now be purchased in retail via game cards.
CastleMiner Z becomes best-selling Xbox Live Indie Game
Posted: 19.09.2012 by JonahFalcon
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CastleMiner Z has usurped FortressCraft as the best selling Xbox Live Indie Game, having sold over 1M units since its release last November 2011.
Posted: 18.05.2013 by JonahFalcon
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