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Xi3 Reponds To Valve Comments About Piston

Xi3 responds to Valve

Xi3 has responded to comments about their new Piston PC gaming device that Valve made yesterday. Valve, the company that owns and operates Steam, issued a statement on Tuesday which made it clear that they no longer had any involvement with the Piston. Whether the leaders at Xi3 felt that their company was being unfairly… Read more »

Piston Steam Box Launching This Holiday Season

Piston steam box launching wiht $1,000 price tag

The Piston Steam Box is now officially available for order. Xi3′s answer to the gaming console was officially announced back in January, but now the device has a price tag and a launch date. The Piston is the first PC that is specially engineered to allow you to play video games on your television. Valve,… Read more »

‘Ultima’ Creator Announces Ultimate RPG For PC

'Ultima' creator announces 'ultimate RPG' for PC

The creator of Ultima has announced the “ultimate RPG” for PC. Richard Garriott, the creator of the Ultima RPG series, has announced plans to make what he calls the “ultimate role-playing game,” Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues. Garriott’s Portalarium studio has begun a Kickstarter.com campaign today to raise $1 million for development of his… Read more »

Tomb Raider Tallies 1M Players In Two Days

Tomb Raider has 1M users in just 48 hours

Tomb Raider needed just two days to tally 1 million players. The much hyped reboot of the classic video game series launched on Tuesday and less than 48 hours later managed to have more than one million people trying out the new Lara Croft. Game publisher Square Enix has announced the impressive number with a… Read more »

‘SimCity’ Refunds Denied By Electronic Arts

SimCity

SimCity refunds are currently being denied by the folks at Electronic Arts. Although an Origin community manager previously stated that unhappy gamers could request a refund from the company, EA hasn’t been willing to part with too much money. Since many people have had issues with the new version of SimCity, players have started requesting… Read more »