Homebrew News

Originally Posted by wraggster

Five years have gone by since Super Stardust HD was first released on PlayStation Network, and Housemarque is offering a special sale to mark the occasion. Right now, interested star-dusters can pick up Super Stardust HD and all three of its DLC packs for $7.99.

Sadly, fans of portable blasting seem to be out of luck, as there don't appear to be any deals for the PSP's Super Stardust

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Konami has detailed a slew of Metal Gear Solid digital releases heading to XBLA and PSN during the last couple weeks of August.
The first notable date is August 21st, when the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection arrives for Vita, PS3, and Xbox 360 in North America. (A Europe date is tabbed for February 2013 at the moment.)
Also on that day MGS2 and MGS3 will be available to purchase individually (as opposed to the bundle) via Games on Demand for Xbox 360 and PSN for PS3/Vita.
One week

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Originally Posted by wraggster

MMO failed to gain traction amongst marketers and publishers, claims studio

Gameforge has cancelled development on free-to-play browser title Star Trek: Infinite Space.
The Germany-based publisher was forced into canning work on the MMO, which was to be based on the Deep Space Nine universe, as it had struggled to find a suitable marketing partner for the title.

Plans for the game’s beta had previously been put on hold in November whilst the studio attempted to

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Mojang expecting to more than double profits from last year, says studio MD Carl Manneh

Mojang’s hugely popular world building title Minecraft is selling more than 17,000 copies a day on Xbox 360.
As reported by it24, Mojang MD Carl Manneh claimed that as a result of steady sales on all platforms, the studio is set to more than double its profits from last year.

In 2011 the developer reported profits of more than £5.6m, with revenues totalling £52m.
Markus

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Codemasters has announced that Grid 2, the long awaited sequel to Race Driver: Grid, is set for a 2013 launch.
“Grid’s back and we’re going to make street, track and road racing exciting again,” said Clive Moody, executive producer.
“The core design philosophy for Grid 2 is that we treat the race as a character, not a consequence of simply putting cars on tracks. Everything that goes into the game impacts on that second-to-second, in the moment, blockbuster drama – the feel

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