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Sales of pre-owned Dreamcast consoles have ‘gone through the roof’ since Shenmue III was announced at E3. Indie retailers have told MCV that sales of Sega’s last console have skyrocketed since the LA-based trade show. That’s in addition to software sales of the original two Shenmue games, as well as …
Read More »Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, Seeds of Evil remasters in the works for PC
Remastered versions of Turok: Dinosaur Hunter and Turok 2: Seeds of Evil are heading to PC, courtesy of Night Dive Studios. According to the developer, both games will be re-released with enhanced graphics and other improvements. No word on a release or pricing info yet, but the titles have been …
Read More »Cliff Bleszinski reveals free-to-play multiplayer FPS LawBreakers
Cliff Bleszkinski’s studio Boss Key has unveiled LawBreakers, an upcoming free-to-play multiplayer FPS to be published by Nexon. Boss Key revealed the title – formerly known as Project Bluestreak – earlier today on Twitch with the debut of a live-action trailer to set up the game’s backstory: Warring factions battling …
Read More »The Witcher 3 sells 6m copies
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has sold 6m copies worldwide, developer CD Projekt Red has announced. The company’s latest financial results show Wild Hunt has sold a total of 6,014,576 units – roughly 1m a week on average since the game’s launch. The studio adds 1m copies of the game …
Read More »Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture suffers second UK charts snub
The official UK video game charts aren’t the only ones to snub PS4 success story Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture. MCV last week revealed that were the UK Top 40 to include digital sales, as it should, Sony’s Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture would have been this week’s UK No.1. …
Read More »Fable Legends for PC won’t be available on Steam
It looks as if the PC version of Fable Legends will only be available through the Windows 10 store. Microsoft has not been specific about the launch details of its exclusive games such as Fable Legends and Gears of War: Ultimate Edition, but Lionhead’s social media coordinator @LHAlbionGirl confirmed on …
Read More »Fan favourite Kripparrian finally makes Legend rank in Hearthstone
One of the most popular Hearthstone streamers has finally ascended to the higher ranks of the game’s ladder system. Followers of the game’s streaming scene will probably be surprised to hear that Octavian ‘Kripparrian’ Morosan has never hit the rank of Legend in the game before, but that was actually …
Read More »Accessories Update: Creative Sound BlasterX H5 and Amiibo End Level Modular Display Stand
MCV takes a look at the best accessories heading to UK retail. This week, Creative blasts out its latest headset and PowerA helps Amiibo fans show off their collection Creative Sound BlasterX H5 Creative has launched a brand new range of gaming audio peripherals, dubbed the Sound BlasterX series. The …
Read More »Super Robots overthrow animals as Animal Crossing slips to second place in the Japanese charts
A menagerie of robots, animals, ghosts and squid battled it out at the top of the Japanese games charts last week. Bandai Namco’s next instalment in its long-running Super Robot Taisen turn-based strategy series blasted to the number one spot in the software rankings, knocking Nintendo’s Animal Crossing: Happy Home …
Read More »#ShareAGameDesignTip: 10 developer secrets revealed
Insomniac, Ubisoft and Astronauts devs offer advice via viral hashtag
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