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PlayStation seems to have had a pretty great Black Friday. Speaking to the Financial Times, PlayStation president Andrew House said that Black Friday 2015 was in fact the best-performing the company has seen to date. "We’ve just seen the most successful Black Friday in the company’s history," House said. "We …
Read More »Ni no Kuni 2 announced for PlayStation 4
2013 Japanese RPG Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is getting a sequel. Announced at PlayStation Experience, the title is called Revenant Kingdom and it’s coming to PlayStation 4. No release date has been announced for the title as of yet though publisher Bandai Namco says that it …
Read More »VIDEO: Rocket League officially set for Xbox One
Following rumours and speculation, Psyonix has confirmed that its chaotic car-football title is coming to Xbox One. During last night’s The Game Awards, the developer released a trailer confirming that Rocket League was in fact launching on Xbox One in February 2016. This follows Psyonix’s VP of marketing and communications …
Read More »Batman’s getting the Telltale treatment
DC’s Caped Crusader has become the latest brand to join the bulging ranks of Telltale Games. The studio unveiled an episodic Batman series at last night’s Game Awards, with a release date of 2016 confirmed. At Telltale, we’ve been honoured to bring our unique approach to interactive storytelling to some …
Read More »NX is ‘something unique and different’ and ‘not the next Wii or Wii U’
Nintendo’s NX console will not follow the path laid out by either the Wii or the Wii U. I’ve said it’s different and obviously a new experience,” Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima told TIME. If you look back to the beginning of our conversation today, we talked about the transition from …
Read More »There could be a new Katamari game on the way
Could the 3DS, Vita or mobile devices be getting a new Katamari title? It does seem that way as Bandai Namco has registered a trademark for a new game called Tap My Katamari. The ‘tap’ in the name here could well reference the game coming to hardware with touch interface, …
Read More »Batman Arkham Origins developer planning two new DC Comics games
WB Games Montreal is looking to return to the world of comic book spin-offs. The Batman Arkham Origins studio has posted a job listing on its recruitment site revealing its plans for at least a couple of new titles based on the work of Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman publisher …
Read More »Demon’s Souls PS4 remaster teased
The game that started it all for From Software’s Souls series could be set for a resurrection. Demon’s Souls was released exclusively for the PS3 in Japan back in 2009, before heading to UK shores the following year. Of course, it then saw a set of spiritual successors in the …
Read More »FIFA and COD favourites to take Christmas No.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops III is currently the bookies’ favourite to be this year’s Christmas No.1. Activision’s shooter currently has the highest odds, coming in at 6/4 from both Ladbrokes and William Hill, while Paddy Power gives Black Ops III an 11/8 chance of being the top game this …
Read More »PlayStation UK chief Gara joins Amazon
Fergal Gara has joined Amazon UK as director of PC. He joins the company after four years in charge of PlayStation’s UK and Ireland business. During his tenure, he helped turn around the firm’s fortunes in the UK. PlayStation was ranked No.3 in terms of console market share when he …
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