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Retailer GameStop has reported an annual fall in sales and profit. Global net sales fell 3.6 per cent to $2.016m for the quarter ending October 31st, while profit fell 11.4 per cent to $57m. Currency fluctuations played a part in the numbers, however, and the company’s full year forecasts remain …
Read More »CS:GO player discusses death threats in e-sports: just a part of the job, apparently
Counter Strike: Global Offensive’s online community, much like most games with strong e-sports followings, has its less than desirable members hiding among the masses of perfectly nice folks. An interview with Australian CS:GO pro Chad ‘SPUNJ’ Burchill shines a light on just how over-the-top reactions in the e-sports scene have …
Read More »Esports Fans Find Brands As Engaging As The Rest Of The U.S. Finds Esports
The young, wealthy, millennial eyeballs that enjoy esports represent the largest reason the industry has grown and become more and more mainstream over the past few years. The trick for advertisers has been finding ways to successfully engage that audience, as shown in aNielsen reportreleased on Thursday. The report, based …
Read More »Free-to-play PES 2016 rated by Australian Board
Konami may be about to release a second version of PES 2016 that scraps the game’s upfront costs. The Australian Classification Board has listed a title called Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 Free To Play. No platforms have been specified, and while its not stated you’d expect the game to be …
Read More »Black Friday: What should you expect?
Black Friday is a US sales event. It signals the end of Thanksgiving and the start of the Christmas sales rush. That is where it stayed for more than a decade, until Amazon decided to run Black Friday promotions across Europe. A few other retailers followed and then, in 2014, …
Read More »Welcome to the Fun House
Iam the vice president of Fun House, which is probably the best job title a person can have.” Patrick Plourde sounds like the boss of a kids’ play park, or a classic 1990s children’s TV show, and, to the team at Ubisoft Montreal, what he actually does isn’t that far …
Read More »Payday 2 devs apologise over microtransaction mess
Payday 2 studio Overkill has apologised for a number changes to the game that have annoyed its community. In mid-October, the firm introduced in-game payments, something met with a firmly negative reaction from the title’s fans. Despite this vocal reaction, Overkill said the microtransactions were ‘working as expected’ before introducing …
Read More »Star Wars Battlefront’s PS4 player base bigger that Xbox One and PC combined, report claims
It looks like PS4 is ruling the roost when it comes to EA’s new shooter Star Wars Battlefront. Polygon picked up on numbers from a third-party stat-tracking site that suggest the number of gamers playing the game on PS4 is more than the combined total of those on both Xbox …
Read More »Battlefront shoots to No.1, has biggest ever UK launch for a Star Wars game
Star Wars Battlefront debuts at the top spot in the UK charts and has the fourth biggest week of any game this year. The online-only shooter has the biggest launch for a Star Wars game, selling more than 117 per cent more units in its first week than previous record …
Read More »Nintendo launches official eBay store
Gamers looking for a cheaper Wii U or 3DS now have an official route to score a cheaper console. Nintendo has opened its own eBay storefront, featuring a range of software and hardware deals. Among the current offering is 2DS consoles, new NFC readers for Amiibo figurines, controllers, games and …
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