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Read More »Journey wins eight nominations at games BAFTAs
This year’s British Academy Games Awards nominees have been revealed, with Sony’s Journey leading the pack. The Thatgamecompany developed title has eight nominations, leading Telltale’s The Walking Dead, which has seven. Far Cry 3 wins six and indie hit Dear Esther five. A total of 53 games feature across 17 …
Read More »LittleBigPlanet, Motorstorm developers hint at new games
We’re less than ten days away from Sony’s PlayStation Meeting 2013, where the company is widely expected to unveil the PlayStation 4, and two of Sony’s UK studios have hinted at new game announcements. Coincidence? We think not. Media Molecule, known for the LittleBigPlanet games, is currently working on Tearaway, …
Read More »Obsidian pitching for a new Star Wars RPG
Star Wars: Knight of the Old Republic II creator Obsidian is planning to pitch a brand new Star Wars RPG to Disney. The move, of course, comes as the world still comes to grips with the news that Disney, fresh from the acquisition of LucasArts, is working not only on …
Read More »Minecraft still top of UK XBLA charts
Minecraft is still the top selling Xbox Live Arcade game in the UK. The building title has been a massive success on Microsoft’s platform. This is only the second official UK XBLA Top Ten – which is published in MCV every week – but Minecraft has been comfortably the top …
Read More »PlayStation division sales dip 15%
PlayStation Vita forecasts cut, but electronics giant is pulling out of financial dive
Read More »Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge abandons Wii U exclusivity
Tecmo Koei has announced that Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge is coming to Xbox 360 and PS3. The move marks an end to the game’s previously Wii U only status. The game itself is already an expansion of existing console title Ninja Gaiden 3. The re-release, which is due to …
Read More »PlayStation sales down 15.1% as Sony lowers handheld sales forecasts once again
Sales in Sony’s games division fell 15.1 per cent in the quarter ending December 31st, although overall Sony has enjoyed somewhat of a reversal of fortune. Games sales hit 268.5bn, hit by decreased sales of PS3 and PSP. Operating revenue fell by 29.2bn year-on-year to 4.6bn. Combined PS3 and PS2 …
Read More »PS Vita anniversary sale goes live on PSN
The PlayStation Vita has completed one year and PSN is celebrating by hosting a sale on several Vita titles. The sale offers up to 50% off on 24 titles for the handled, with an additional 10% discount to PlayStation Plus subscribers on most of them. The sale went live today …
Read More »The other next generation of consoles
We look at new emerging hardware such as GameStick, Project Shield and Steam Box
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