Originally Posted by wraggster Friend referral system brings over 100k new players in just over a month Just a month after launch, the free to play shooter Tribes: Ascend has clocked 1.2 million downloads just over a month after its April 12 release. The online shooter is the latest in the series that made its debut in 1998, and is developed by independent studio Hi-Rez, a Georgia-based team of 53. With a unique take on free to play that offers customers the ability to earn unlocks with experience, ...
Originally Posted by wraggster The manic Christmas sales period will blast off with Far Cry 3 on September 7th. Publisher Ubisoft is confident the 360, PS3 and PC FPS will raise the bar for the genre and offer something different to other shooters due in the following weeks, such as Medal of Honor: Warfighter and Black Ops II. Far Cry 3 was first unveiled at E3 2011, and Ubisoft re-announced the title in February, with several cover features and previews in specialist magazines. “The re-announce in February ...
Originally Posted by wraggster Superbike racer SBK Generations will prosper as it has no competition this year, says the game’s developer Milestone. Rival Capcom usually releases a fresh instalment in its licensed Moto GP series each year, but has confirmed to MCV it is not doing so in 2012. That means SBK is the only boxed biking game out this year. “As a Top 10 franchise, we are confident that SBK Generations will perform very strongly at retail,” Milestone’s marketing manager Davide Bilotta told MCV. ...