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Former EA boss John Riccitiello believes that PS4 and the new Xbox will both be commercial successes. I can’t keep track of the number of people who have told me they don’t believe the new consoles, long rumoured to be coming from both Microsoft and Sony this fall, will succeed,” …
Read More »FIFA! Battlefield! Forza! Illumiroom! All the latest rumours and facts about tonight’s Xbox reveal
In less than eight hours time Microsoft will reveal the successor to the Xbox 360… which leaves plenty of time for the guessing game to continue. First off, we have a couple of confirmations, both from EA. The publisher has announced that FIFA 14 will tonight be shown off for …
Read More »Microsoft: Console industry worth $27 billion
Console sector worth more than mobile, handheld and social gaming combined, claims computing giant
Read More »The New Xbox is finally revealed; What to expect?
We’re nearly there – in just a few short hours Microsoft will at last reveal the successor to the Xbox 360. But what exactly are we to expect from the announcement? TO SEE A LIVE STREAM OF THE EVENT CLICK HERE. Well, possible names include Xbox Infinity, Xbox Fusion or …
Read More »Pikmin 3 and The Wonderful 101 dated
Nintendo has finally confirmed when two of its most anticipated Wii U titles will arrive on shelves. Pikmin 3, the long-in-development return of the GameCube strategy series will be released on July 26th. The game was originally meant to be a launch window title, but was delayed until later in …
Read More »Nintendo gets Sonic exclusivity, new Olympics game
Sonic The Hedgehog will continue to find a home on Nintendo formats as the platform holder announced an exclusive new partnership with Sega. As part of this deal the hedgehog’s next outing, Sonic: Lost World, will be released only for Wii U and 3DS. More details of the game will …
Read More »Hashtag campaign to promote 3DS
A new social media campaign is looking to raise awareness of the 3DS. Nintendo’s new #3DSreasons campaign is designed to tap into renewed momentum around the handheld now that it has a strong software library – with a number of key releases ahead of it. A video is now live …
Read More »NPD April: Injustice: Gods Among Us, Xbox 360 on top of slow month
NPD’s report for the four week period between April 4th and May 7th is in, revealing an overall dip of 25 per cent at US retail when compared to the same period in 2012. The sector brought in $495m total for the month, with the analysis group reminding that the …
Read More »Total number of EA games in development for Wii U = Zero
Nintendo’s Wii U has been delivered yet another piece of bad news. EA, which just earlier this month touted its strong relationship” with Nintendo has confirmed that as of right now it does not have a single game in development for Wii U. The saga has worrying echoes about the …
Read More »Wii U summer line-up detailed tomorrow
Slow sales and a quiet release slate have hindered the Wii U since launch, but Nintendo is finally going to reveal details of fresh titles for its new console. The next Nintendo Direct broadcast will take place tomorrow (Friday, May 17th) at 3pm BST, and will be dedicated to Wii …
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