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Over 700 games are on sale as part of Game4u’s end-of-season sale. The sale went live yesterday and will last a month-and-a-half, ending on 28th February, with both new and old PC and console games included. From the more recent releases, titles such as Saints Row IV, Battlefield 4, FIFA …
Read More »Physical share of movie and TV market tumbles in US
Only 64 per cent of the movie and TV market in the US last year was spent on physical DVDs and Blu-rays. That’s down from the 96 per cent share physical formats claimed in 2004, IHS Technology reports. While spending on movies and TV shows in the home entertainment market …
Read More »Hitman confirmed for PS4, Xbox One, PC
While Edios Montreal was recently taken off the Hitman project it was working on, series creator IO Interactive today confirmed that a next-gen Hitman is well into development. Encouragingly for long-time Hitman fans, IO promises that the new game, which will see Agent 47 travel the world, will feature a …
Read More »Twitch adds 15m viewers in just six months
The rise of Twitch isn’t new to anyone in the games industry. But the latest numbers are simply astronomical. Gamers are now watching over 12 billion minutes of Twitch content every month – a figure that has doubled since 2012. That’s an average of 106 minutes every day. But it’s …
Read More »Io says triple-A Hitman game will ‘fulfil core Hitman fantasy’
Keen to dispel recent rumours, Io Interactive has released a number of details concerning its next-gen Hitman game. Reports last week suggested the Hitman franchise had been abandoned on consoles but nothing could be further from the truth. In the next game you will experience a globetrotting Agent 47 at …
Read More »Dev warns that Steam sales "screw your fans"
With very exceptions, gamers are used to new titles launching at their highest price point and then gradually decreasing over time. But one developer has argued that the entire games pricing model needs revising, particularly when it comes to digital titles. A bargain rack for physical retail makes perfect sense …
Read More »The 100 best-selling boxed games of 2013
So we all know GTA V ruled the roost, but how did the other blockbuster games of 2013 fare? UKIE/GfK Chart-Track has handed MCV the 100 best-selling boxed video games of 2013 for the UK. It’s not remotely surprising to see GTA V rule the roost, followed by FIFA 14, …
Read More »Video games star in strong Argos results
Argos says sales of electricals – includingvideo games, tablets, TVs and white goods – helped it deliver a strong financial quarter, as its parent company appoints a new chief exec. Total sales grew by 3.6 per cent to 1.808m while like-for-like sales increased by 3.8 per centfor the 18 weeks …
Read More »Co-founder Ghadiali leaves Ouya
Muffi Ghadiali, one of the founding members of Ouya, has left the company behind the crowd-funded microconsole. A statement toTechCrunchconfirms Ghadiali’s departure, although it does not specify reasons for his move or where he is heading. The statement reads: "Ouya is focusing more on the next phase of the business …
Read More »No Man’s Sky won’t be delayed by festive flood
UK developer Hello Games has said that the flooding of its office last month won’t delay the hugely promising No Man’s Sky. Its Guilford office was hit with what the studio described as a biblical amount” of water over the Christmas period as rain and storms hit many parts of …
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