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From Dust PC release date

Set to launch alongside XBLA version.

News by Wesley Yin-Poole Former Editor-in-Chief

Updated on 8 Jul 2011

The PC version of Eric Chahi's God sim From Dust will launch alongside the Xbox Live Arcade version on 27th July, Ubisoft has announced.

Grab it from Steam, the UbiShop and the other usual digital download suspects.

Simon Parkin played with sand for Eurogamer's From Dust preview last month. "The rhythm of save and build is mesmerising and for the first time in a long time, makes god’s work seem appealing," he wrote. "As such, this is a second coming that all can anticipate eagerly."

The Xbox Live Arcade version launches as part of Microsoft's Summer of Arcade promotion.

The PlayStation 3 version is without a release date.

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