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Activision’s Call of Duty Black Ops III returns to the No.1 spot this week with an 11 increase in sales. This is the ninth time the shooter has been the best-selling title in the UK since it debuted back in November. This sales increase is likely due to the release …
Read More »PS4 Uncharted 4 bundle announced
Sony has revealed a PlayStation 4 and Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End hardware bundle. The package (pictured) features grey blue shading, and the console itself is adorned with a decal of Nathan Drake from the artwork for A Thief’s End. It will be released alongside the game on April 29th …
Read More »Kimishima admits Nintendo could ditch Quality of Life initiative
Nintendo has for the first time admitted that it may abandon Satoru Iwata’s Quality of Life roadmap. Kotaku reports on a Asahi story revealing that Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima has told investors: It’s not yet at the level of a Nintendo product. If we can release it, we’ll release it. …
Read More »PS3 shooter Dust 514 going offline
Developer CCP has said that it is calling time on online PS3’s EVE-themed shooter Dust 514. In its place will arrive an in-development and untitled PC project that will build on what the defunct shooter tried to offer. Dust 514 will be shut down on May 30th. We are very …
Read More »Second Nintendo smartphone game will feature its big IP
Mario? Zelda? Metroid? Donkey Kong? One of Nintendo’s bigger brands has been teased as the lead for the company’s second smartphone release. The Wall Street Journal reports that Nintendo has told investors that its follow-up to debut smartphone title Miitomo will utilise a more recognisable character and IP – as …
Read More »Nintendo fans can pre-register for smartphone app Miitomo this month
Miitomo – the unusual smartphone app from Nintendo – will launch next month in 17 countries, and fans can pre-register for the game by February 17th. To pre-register, users just need to set up a Nintendo Account. Nintendo will launch its new Rewards Programme – which replaces Club Nintendo – …
Read More »Nintendo says it is ‘looking’ at virtual reality
Having previously dismissed the technology, Wii U and 3DS platform holder Nintendo has seemingly softened its stance toward VR. Analyst Serkan Toto says that the company has told investors that it is looking at VR”, although it did not elaborate. There are three premium virtual reality headsets on the way …
Read More »Saints Row dev Volition releases unfinished PSP spin-off for free
Saints Row Undercover was canned back in 2009
Read More »Yakuza: Kiwami flies to the top of the Japanese charts like a dragon
The remake of the first game in Sega’s Yakuza franchise – Like A Dragon in Japan – debuts at No.1 in the region’s Top Ten, according to data from Famitsu. Yakuza: Kiwami sold 174,665 units across PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3. The PS4 SKU took the lead with 100,647 units …
Read More »Sperry and Ward’s Three Fields announces Dangerous Golf
Three Fields’ in-development sports game has at last been revealed. It’s called Dangerous Golf and it’s due out on PS4, Xbox One and PC in May and is described as a physics-powered experience – that’s no surprise from key members of the team who first brought us the creative destruction …
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