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Michael Pachter doesn’t believe the upcoming PS4 and Xbox One version of Grand Theft Auto V will hold a candle to the game’s last-gen performance. The game has to date sold a whopping 34m units across PS3 and Xbox 360, raking in $1bn in its first three days. It’s the …
Read More »Two Xbox One Assassin’s Creed: Unity bundles confirmed
Microsoft has confirmed two Assassin’s Creed: Unity bundles leaked by retailers earlier this week. The first costs 349.99 and includes a copy of the game and the second adds in a Kinect and costs 399.99. Both include a copy of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, too. Interestingly both will be …
Read More »Monster Hunter 4G shifts 1.6m units in first week in Japan; 230k New 3DS consoles sold in its first two days
Nintendo’s New 3DS consoles are off to a strong start in Japan, according to data provided by Famitsu. It launched in October 11th and by October 12th it had shifted a combined total of 230,000 units. Of this figure 172,332 were the larger New 3DS LL, while its smaller sibling …
Read More »Time to kill Metacritic
I’ve enjoyed reading some recent video games criticism. Not just because they’ve been insightful and informative – games reviews often are – but because the critics have been disagreeing with one another. I always used to be perplexed by video game reviews because, on the whole, all the critics seemed …
Read More »The Games Media Awards are today – here’s everything you need to know
The time is finally upon us to recognise the best of the games media once again. That’s right, the Games Media Awards are set to take place this very evening, October 15th, at the Bloomsbury Ballroom near Holborn. Doors open 7pm, with drinks and a welcome dinner preceding the main …
Read More »Sony unveils Official PlayStation League eSports platform
PlayStation is making its move in the eSports market. Hardcoregamer reports that the Official PlayStation League was announced at a Spanish press event and will debut in Spain tomorrow (October 16th). A rollout in Portugal and Italy will follow shortly after and, presumably, a wider European expansion will follow shortly …
Read More »Bono apologises for free iTunes album download
U2 frontman Bono has apologised for the band’s deal with Apple to send its latest album straight it iTunes users’ devices, whether they wanted it or not. The apology came during aFacebook Q&A session, where one listener wrote: Can you please never release an album on iTunes that automatically downloads …
Read More »New 3DS sales hit 230k in Japan in first week
It looks like Nintendo’s latest handheld has got off to a strong start in its traditional heartland. Famitsu data posted on Neogaf says that the New 3DS sold 230,000 units in the week ending October 12th. Of that 172,332 sales were of the larger New 3DS LL model and 61,151 …
Read More »PlayStation TV launches in North America
Sony’s latest PlayStation hardware has now landed in North America. PlayStation TV offers access to a decent number of Vita, PSP and PS Minis titles, as well as game streaming from the PS4. However, Joystiq reports that a last minute software update to the device has broken compatibility with a …
Read More »Bandai Namco opens office in Malaysia
Publisher Bandai Namco has expanded into Malaysia, opening a new office in Kuala Lumpur. Bandai Namco Malaysia is to be headed up be Nicolas Ng, who will be reporting to the firm’s Singapore office GM of sales and marketingRainel Tan. "Malaysia has always been one of our key markets within …
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