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Read More »Call of Duty ‘has peaked’; AW expected to sell 70% less than Black Ops 2
Next week’s Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare could sell 70 per cent fewer units than 2012’s Black Ops 2. It could also fall 40 per cent short of last year’s COD: Ghosts, according to estimates from Cowen and Company which says that the series is now in a state of …
Read More »VIDEO: Here’s how Share Play will work on PS4
Sony has explained how its new Share Play feature will work on PS4s. The feature arrives as part of PS4’s v2.0 firmware is released tomorrow. It allows owners to transfer control of their games to friends over the internet, and as it relies on streaming tech the share-ee need not …
Read More »Funcom bringing LEGO Minifigures Online to Fire TV
Online title LEGO Minifigures Online is being ported to Amazon’s Fire TV and Fire HDX tablets. Funcom’s game is already available on PC and has versions in the works for iOS and Android tablets. In-game content is unlocked via codes included in series 12 of LEGO’s physical Minifigure packs. Fire …
Read More »Amazon unveils a new Chromecast rival – the Fire TV Stick
The streaming content market has yet another hardware contender – the Amazon Fire TV Stick. The device is a direct rival to Google’s Chromecast. The stick is designed to be plugged into a TV’s HDMI port, allowing for direct streaming of digital content. It houses a dual-core processor and in-built …
Read More »Xbox’s Spencer plays down desire for Minecraft 2
Servicing the needs of the existing Minecraft community is a far bigger priority than getting a Minecraft sequel to market. That’s according to Xbox boss Phil Spencer, who reminded IGN (via Polygon) that for the time being the deal has not been closed and Mojang is free to do with …
Read More »Riccitiello calms concerns about Unity appointment
John Riccitiello has taken to the Unity forums to alleviate concerns amongst a number of developers about his recent appointment as CEO at the company. I strongly believe this and see it as my guiding light. And, I believe Unity has some awesome people that get this mission incredibly well, …
Read More »Sony assures fans over disappearing SingStar purchases
Users of the freshly released SingStar: Ultimate Party have seen purchased songs vanish from their libraries. The latest iteration of the karaoke title was released on PS3 and PS4 last Friday but a flood of complaints on the game’s Facebook page say that tracks purchased for previous versions of the …
Read More »Microsoft cuts US Xbox One price for Christmas
Xbox One will from November 2nd be $50 cheaper in the US. Microsoft has announced that it is cutting $50 from all Xbox One hardware SKUs from November 2nd until January 3rd. This means the white Sunset Overdrive bundle will cost $349, the Assassin’s Creed: Unity bundle $349 (or $449 …
Read More »FIFA 15 tops UK charts for fifth week; Bayonetta 2 debuts in 7th
The latest FIFA title is at the head of the UK All Formats Top 40 for the fifth week running, despite a surge from Minecraft: PlayStation Edition. This is the longest that any game has held onto the No.1 spot this year so far. And over the course of 2014, …
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