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Last week, Sony finally revealed its new PS4 consoles – a slimmer version and a 4K super-powered edition. We ask global head of marketing and sales Jim Ryan about the strategy behind the new machines What’s the target audience for the PS4 Slim? This is a path pretty well trodden …
Read More »No Man’s Sky conquers August
PlayStation’s No Man’s Sky rescued August and was by far the best-selling game of the month in the UK. The GfK data, which only counts physical boxed sales, shows that No Man’s Sky beat its nearest rival by more than 100,000 units. The No.2 game of the month was F1 …
Read More »Dragon Quest songwriter crowned world’s oldest games composer
The lead composer for the Dragon Quest series has been officially recognised as the oldest songwriter working in video games. Koichi Sugiyama received the Guinness World Record as the World’s Oldest Video Game Composer for putting together a tune at the very specific age of 84 years and 292 days …
Read More »Female co-op character was considered for first Gears of War
The Coalition studio director Rod Fergusson hassaid that he suggested offering players the ability to choose between a male and female character in the the first Gears of War’s co-op multiplayer mode. When I first joined Epic, one of my first ideas I had for Cliff [Bleszinksi] was ‘Hey, how …
Read More »Sony boss: Pokemon Go is a game-changer
PlayStation is to renew its focus on mobile gaming. Having not long ago abandoned what can probably fairly be described as its half-hearted PlayStation Mobile venture, Sony bozz Kaz Hirai has now told The Financial Times that the success of Pokemon Go has led to a change of heart at …
Read More »Mario Maker, Pikmin and Yoshi’s Woolly World are 3DS bound
The NX may be as much portable as it is home console, but that isn’t stopping Nintendo’s support of its existing handheld. The company yesterday announced a trio of top IP for the device. First off, Super Mario Maker will be making the jump from Wii U to 3DS under …
Read More »Formula E drivers head to Vegas for $1 million race
Formula E is heading to Las Vegas, for a $1 million race featuring all 20 drivers. The race will take place at the Venetian Hotel as part of the Sport Business and Innovation Summit at CES next year. The players will use playseat simulators running rFactor 2 software, which will …
Read More »Team17 scores £16.5m investment deal
Private equity firm Lloyds Development Capital has invested 16.5m in Team17. The UK label has already spent some of the finance by acquiring The Escapists franchise and its developer Mouldy Toof Studios. The Escapists (and a Walking Dead-based spin-off) was released last year with the help of Team17, shifting 1.8m …
Read More »Nintendo and Mattel partner for Mario Hot Wheels
Six of Nintendo’s most recognisable characters have been adapted for a range of toy cars courtesy of Hot Wheels. Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad, Bowser and Yoshi have all received to vehicular treatment have all been confirmed for the US. There’s no word yet on a UK release, unfortunately. Nor is …
Read More »Nintendo buys distribution network JESNET ahead of NX launch
Platform holder Nintendo announced yesterday that it has purchased a 70 per cent share in Japan Entertainment Software Sales Network for $46.5m (35.2m). JESNET is a production and distribution network, which has already been working with Nintendo for the past few years. As part of this acquisition move, Nintendo will …
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