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The Share button on PS4 has proven a big hit with users. Sony reckons that since the console’s US launch on November 15th 10 per cent of all broadcasts on streaming video site Twitch have come from PS4 systems. These broadcasts have lasted an average of 31 minutes each. In …
Read More »Read everything you need to know about free-to-play gaming in this week’s issue of MCV
In this week’s issue of MCV, we talk to Sony CEO Andrew House about the PS4 and why it’s taken an early victory in the next-gen war against Xbox One. House also details the lofty expectations for the new console, forecasting the PS4 to beat lifetime sales and 80 million …
Read More »New video games radio shows debut over Christmas
Two one-off video game radio shows will debut this Christmas on Kerrang! Radio. The rock station has teamed up with IGN for the hour-long shows, which will be broadcast on Kerrang! Radio on Sunday, December 29th and Sunday, January 5th. Under the catchy banner of The Kerrang! Radio and IGN.com …
Read More »Vita-exclusive Persona 4 Golden ships 700k units
Atlus has announced Persona 4 Golden has shipped 700k copies since the title launched last year exclusively on PS Vita. The Japanese publisher, which recently became a part of Sega, also shared that its controversial fantasy brawler Dragon’s Crown has shipped 800k across PS3 and Vita platforms since its launch …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Magnus ‘Gordon’ Gardebäck, Simogo
Device 6 is one of the most unique gaming experiences you can find on the App Store, and you can say the same about pretty much every other game Simogo has made, from Bumpy Road to Beat Sneak Bandit to Year Walk. Magnus Gardebck – or Gordon, as he is …
Read More »Report: Game of Thrones title in the works at Telltale
Telltale is reportedly developing a new game based on either George R.R. Martin’s fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire or the hit HBO show based on it, Game of Thrones. IGN cities multiple reliable” sources claiming that the studio that crafted a critically-acclaimed episodic graphic adventurebased on Robert …
Read More »Kixeye opens new Portland office
Developer Kixeye has opened a new multi-purpose office in Portland, Oregon. Polygon reports the online strategy and combat game studio made its decision on where to expand based on the available talent pool surrounding the area, as well as its close proximity to the San Francisco home office. "The technical …
Read More »Raspberry Pi sells 2m units
Credit card-sized computer Raspberry Pi has reached 2m units sold, according to its developer. A post on the hardware’s official blog reveals the milestone was reached earlier than expected. "We calculated that we might, if we were lucky, reach the second million around January 2014, or slightly afterwards – we …
Read More »NPD October: Overall growth led by Grand Theft Auto V, Pokemon X & Y
The NPD Group’s monthly US retail report has been released, showing overall growth for a third consecutive month thanks to the performances of the latest Grand Theft Auto and Pokemon titles. Total spend for October hit $791.1m, an increase of 5 per cent year-on year. The positive results is largely …
Read More »REPORT: Warner Bros in negotiations for Temple Run film adaptation
A big screen adaptation of Temple Run is reportedly in the works. The Hollywood Reporter’s sources claim Warner Bros. is in negotiations to adapt Imangi Studios’ endless runner franchise into a major motion picture. According to the report, the film’s story would consist of "an explorer who, having stolen an …
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