Banished becomes number one on Steam top sales

If you like to stare at tiny people who build houses, then you need some help from a professional doctor... Or you could try out this video game called "Banished", which has oficially bumped DayZ from it's number one position on Steam sales! What's interesting is that only another indie game with high ambitions could do it.

A Message From Ken Levine

Ken Levine from Irrational Games announced that the studio will get ripped into thousand little pieces! Well not that, but he would like to form a smaller group of fifteen people, that will focus on developing games for the core gaming audience. All that after finishing the DLC's for Bioshock Infinite. All I have to say is... that's unexpected, but follow your dream Mr Levine!

Making Flappy Bird in 1 hour

Joe Shanahan has remade the one and only, incredible and amazing FLAPPY BIRD! Getting to the point of this enormous achievement took him about an hour. He used free tools like Python and Blender. All that's left to do is putting it into Apple App Store and making millions.

Congratulations!

PlayStation Vita Slim is coming to the US

Sony confirmed that PlayStation Vita Slim (a slimmer, lighter version) will get to the US this spring!

"...The new PS Vita Wi-Fi model (PCH-2000 series) will be available via the Borderlands 2 Limited Edition PlayStation Vita Bundle this Spring. The bundle will include the new slim PS Vita system in black, the first-person role-playing shooter hit Borderlands 2 with six DLC packs, and an 8GB PS Vita memory card – all for $199.99"

Sony Sells VAIO Division

Sony sells off its VAIO PC business to a Japanese investment fund (Japan Industrial Partners). They will continue to produce tablets and smartphones, but they would like to concentrate on 4K resolution TVs. This move will cost about 5 000 people their jobs.

Namco Bandai will be known as Bandai Namco

Namco Bandai is actually Bandai Namco in Japan, now it will be the same for the rest of the world. Seems only logical and I guess that people will get used to it. This should “elevate the appeal and value of the Bandai Namco brand overseas.”

What's been up lately?

A shocking news got out - turns out that people are getting paid to say positive things about a chosen product. It also turns out that the rest of the world had no idea. Strange times we live in. Maybe it's so shocking, because it involves youtubers? But when you think about it, it's a group of people that makes money from YouTube videos. Anyway, I know that we'd all like to hear reviews and opinions that aren't sponsored, so maybe there should be a special badge given from the "Inspection of Honest Reviews and Opinions on YouTube"? That could be interesting.

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PS4 error CE-34878-0

If you bought a PlayStation 4 during the first year of it's release, then congratulations, you are oficially a beta tester of the console. Multiple users report problems with their save data, which also crashes the console. They recieve an error "CE-34878-0" and it seems that it's not related with any specific game.

The Walking Dead in norwegian school

Norwegian teacher Tobias Staaby, decided to use The Walking Dead video game series from Telltale Games to teach his students about ethical choices. Because of that, the discussion about morality is more engaging and students can face dilemmas they wouldn't normally think of.

Anti drug commercial called Xbox One: Immersive Gaming

What do you need to know about drugs? Their effects escalate when you play Xbox One. Or I could be mistaken and the hallucinations are only caused by the console alone.

"Panta Rhei Can Be Adapted to Anything"

In the PlayStation 4 exclusive title Deep Down, we will see some amazing graphics. 
All thanks to the Panta Rhei Game Engine, that is Capcom's latest creation. Masauru Ijuin, clearly said that the engine won't be restricted to Sony's console. The engine is not only powerfull, but also flexible.

Rupert Friend will be the new Hitman

Because Paul Walker passed away in an accident, Rupert Friend will be the new Agent 47 in the Hitman movie. He is known for the role of Peter Quinn in Homeland. The movie's director will be Aleksander Bach and it is supposed to be the first Hitman movie's sequel.

Call of Duty Championship for 2014

32 worldwide teams will fight each other in a Call of Duty Championship for the 1 million dollars prize. It will take place March 28-30, 2014 in Los Angele, and it will allow the professional gamers as well as "amateurs".

Dark Souls II: Into the Light

It happened, Dark Souls II will have a free internet comic series, 2 pages every week. It is created by Rob Williams, Andi Ewington and Simon Coleby. The series will end on March 14th and you can find it on Facebook

PlayStation Now

"A new era of streamed gaming" they say. You'll be able to play your PS3 or PS4 games on a tablet they say. Thanks to this service, the PlayStation gamers are supposed to be able to play everywhere they want, whenever they feel like it, and of course on whichever device they want to do it. You'll be able to rent and buy the content, or choose the subscribtion option that gives you the access to some chosen titles. A closed BETA will start in the USA with the end of January 2014.