News::BAFTA winner 'Everybody's Gone to the Rapture' hits PC Thursday

You really should check out the Rapture. The Chinese Room's celebrated exploration game, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, lands on Steam for PC on Thursday, April 14th, at a price of $20 (£16). It debuted on PlayStation 4 in August and we took it for a spin live on Twitch that month. For a game set in a small abandoned village, it's filled with drama and adventure as players attempt to uncover the mysteries hidden in the rural land.

Source: The Chinese Room

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News::Nintendo's 'Miitomo' reportedly has over 4 million users

Nintendo's first smartphone app, Miitomo, launched with a lot of fanfare. But how many people are actually interested in it? Quite a few, if you ask SurveyMonkey. It estimates that Miitomo has racked up 4 million people who use it at least once a month, and 1 million who use it every day. Supposedly, that translates to about $280,000 in in-app purchases every week. That's not a huge amount of cash in the context of Nintendo's console games, but pretty healthy for a brand new (and relatively niche) social network.

Source: SurveyMonkey

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News::Arizona State University wins 2016's 'Heroes of the Dorm'

Arizona State University's "Real Dream Team" won't have to pay for tuition for the rest of the time they're enrolled. How's that? Over the weekend these runners up from last year's premiere Heroes of the Dorm competition beat out rivals from UConn and the University of Texas at Arlington in Heroes of the Storm, where top prize is gratis education. Before you start wondering if they can repeat this, maybe give the guys a break and let 'em bask in the victory of not only free college, but of their eSports exploits being broadcast in primetime on ESPN 2.

Source: Business Wire

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News::PS Vita's 'Severed' goes wild on April 26th

What do one-armed warrior ladies do best? Use a living sword to cut off the limbs of the four-armed, three-faced, four-legged monsters around them. At least that's what the latest trailer for Severed from Guacamelee! developer DrinkBox Studios would lead you to believe. The game hits the ailing PlayStation Vita, exclusively, on April 26th for $15. Dig the music in the video embedded below? Then head over to Yamantaka // Sonic Titan's Bandcamp page to either stream or buy the soundtrack for yourself.

Source: DrinkBox Studios (YouTube)

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