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This month’s financial report will be the last time that Activision Blizzard confides subscriber numbers for World of Warcraft. The company has said it has made the decision as there are other metrics that are better indicators of the overall Blizzard business performance”. Which essentially means it doesn’t want to …
Read More »Xbox One Elite controller will be in short supply until December
Microsoft’s premium game pad for the Xbox One has almost sold out at retail. The Xbox Elite Wireless Controller was released last week, costing 120, and includes a range of customisation options and additional features for gamers looking to tweak their playing experience. At over double the standard Xbox One …
Read More »Activision stock price closes 7.5% up following King purchase
Activision Blizzard’s share price reached a record high following the announcement it will be acquiring Candy Crush company King. The publisher’s stock price reached $37 at lunch yesterday (Tuesday November 3rd), and closed at $35.82 at the end of trading. That is 7.5 per cent higher than its opening price …
Read More »PlayStation Now catalogue gets 105 new games
PS4’s PlayStation Now streaming service has been expanded with the addition of 105 new titles, including more than 20 Capcom games. That brings the total count of the US offering of the on-demand game-streaming platform to 250 titles. Around a fifth of the new additions are Capcom games, such as …
Read More »Konami confirms Metal Gear Online studio closure
Japanese publisher Konami has officially confirmed that its LA studio – responsible for development of Metal Gear Online – has been shut with immediate effect. In a statement to Polygon, the company said that all development resources were being restructured to be more centralised. This follows a rumour posted on …
Read More »Vita-exclusive Civilization Revolution 2 Plus launches next month
An upgraded version of Civilization Revolution 2 will launch this December as a PS Vita-exclusive, Sony and 2K have announced. A post on thePlayStation Blogreveals Civilization Revolution 2 Plus will carry the same content as Firaxis and 2K’s 2014 mobile release of the same name, along with a few exclusive …
Read More »Steam sees series of concurrent user records, topping out at 13.5m
Steam has seen multiple record-breaking spikes in concurrent user numbers over the past few weeks, peaking out at nearly 13.5m this weekend. Multiple reports – as well as Valve’sstats pagefor the service – show the game broke concurrent user record marks three times during the second half of October. The …
Read More »Total War: Arena opens up to US players this month
US servers for MOBA strategy hybrid Total War: Arena will go live next week, Creative Assembly has revealed. The North America closed beta for the free-to-play online multiplayer affair will open up on November 13th. The game is currently in open beta in Europe and Russia. To mark the occasion, …
Read More »Professional League of Legends eSports team sold for close to $1 million
Michael O’Dell, manager of Team Dignitas,toldBBC Newsthat the sale was close to $1 million, but he was unable to state the exact amount. The sale leaves Dignitas with just the one North AmericanLeague of Legendsteam, as the pro rules state that eSports groups can only manage one squad. Read more …
Read More »Halo 5 made more money in first 24 hours than Spectre
007 may have a licence to kill, but it was Master Chief that emerged triumphant in last week’s battle of the brands. Halo 5: Guardians generated 7.7m during its first 24 hours on sale, Xbox has announced, beating the Box Office opening for the new James Bond movie Spectre. The …
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