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Originally Posted by wraggster

World-building adventure game has sold more than 3,000 copies a day since release last year

Indie sensation Terraria will be released on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 next year following huge success for the title ib PC.
Since release in May 2011, the game has sold more than 1.6 million copies, equivalent to more than 3,000 downloads a day.

The 2D side-scrolling sand box game, similar to Mojang’s breakout hit Minecraft, is a world building title that allows users to

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Originally Posted by wraggster

DICE has outlined a number of upcoming fixes for Battlefield 3's Armored Kill DLC.
The add-on pack is in the middle of a staggered rollout, having debuted for PS3 Battlefield Premium members last week. Xbox 360 and PC Premium members will get access tomorrow, while the DLC will go on general sale later this month.Gustav Halling, a lead designer on the game at DICE, said the following fixes are

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Originally Posted by wraggster

The developers of The War Z have revealed a key gameplay feature for its upcoming ‘Not DayZ’ survival horror title.
The War Z will, like its close rival DayZ, rob players of all of their progress when they die. But it also plans to go a stage further, thanks to the planned introduction of a real-money item shop, which as of yet has not been introduced to DayZ.
“Yes, you’ll lose what you have in your backpack when you die – both in Normal and Hardcore modes,” Hammerpoint Interactive

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Originally Posted by wraggster

It’s not just one of the greatest pre-order incentives of all time, Hitman Sniper Challenge could also become a game in its own right.
Developer IO Interactive told MCV the success of Sniper Challenge has been ‘crazy’. And the mode has even influenced what it is doing within Absolution.
“People are playing it a lot,” said game director Tore Blystad. “I think the No.1 player in the world has clocked in hundreds of hours so far which is completely crazy, right? We’re very

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Zynga has partnered with MMO icon Richard Garriott for the launch of his studio’s new social game Ultimate Collector.
The title is already available on Facebook in the form of a Limited Beta. It is developed by Portalarium, the studio founded by Ultima Online Tabula Rasa creator Richard Garriott.
The game will be made available to the userbase of Zynga’s own publishing portal Zynga Network, which the firm claims has a user base of some 306m players.
“Ultimate Collector is

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