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Only seven individual console titles scored 90 per cent or higher on Metacritic in 2013 – by far” the lowest number in a single year since the last-gen consoles arrived. When PC and handheld games are added into the mix the total reaches 18, matching 2012. PlayStation formats were the …
Read More »Microsoft admits that disc-less Xbox One was seriously considered
A disc-less Xbox One was at one stage very much a possibility. That’s the admission from Microsoft Studios boss Phil Spencer, who told OXM that a real discussion” took place regarding whether the company could get away” with a purely digital-only machine. The decision to stick with discs was made …
Read More »Nintendo apologises for festive eShop outage
New Wii U and 3DS owners were unable to purchase digital content for their new machines for much of the Christmas break. The problems began on Christmas day and persisted for the best part of a week. Nintendo was even forced to postpone the launch of Pokemon Bank and Pokemon …
Read More »Mind Candy’s Acton Smith awarded OBE
Michael Acton Smith – the founder of Mind Candy and the creator of Moshi Monsters – has been awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours List. "This is amazing news to round off what has been a magical year for Moshi Monsters," Acton Smith commented. "I’m honoured and thrilled …
Read More »Eight-hour Steam sale doubles Q Games’ annual income
Multi-platform indie developer Q-Games saw its annual income double in the span of eight hours, thanks to a Steam community-voted sale on one of the studio’s titles. PixelJunk Eden was selected in a community vote to receive a front-page featured sale that dropped the game to $0.99 – 90 per …
Read More »Sega planning more 3DS free-to-play games beyond Initial D
Sega is keen on bringing additional free-to-play titles onto the 3DS beyond its upcoming microtransaction-fueled racing game, Initial D: Perfect Shift Online. In a Famitsu interview piece translated by Siliconera, Sega’s chief creative officer Toshihiro Nagoshi explained that the upcoming launch of free-to-play 3DS title Initial D: Perfect Shift Online …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: December 22-28
The Early Access offering of DayZ has again taken first on Steam’s best ten selling titles, making it the victor for the second week running. The feat is made more impressive by the fact that the upcoming standalone Arma II mod managed to outsell every other game on Steam – …
Read More »Most read stories of 2013: 1-10
Bully 2 rumours and the creation of the FIFA series: the top ten stories of 2013. 10.The extent of Kinect 2’s visual DRM is beginning to emerge Along with the controversial DRM on its home console, Microsoft also filed for similar restrictions on its Kinect hardware which limited the number …
Read More »REVIEW OF THE YEAR: The fall of Blockbuster
Last week, the High Street told MCV it feels 2014 will be a good year for video games retailing. But 2013, at least the first half of it, remains one to forget. Blockbuster is no more. The entertainment brand had been a staple of the UK High Street since 1989 …
Read More »GTA V is the biggest selling entertainment product of 2013. Call of Duty falls to No.5
The Top 20 Entertainment Products of 2013 are in, and it’s unsurprising to see Grand Theft Auto V come out on top, with 3.67m units sold. It comfortably beats competition from the James Bond movie Skyfall, which sold 2.96m units last year on DVD and Blu-ray. That means Call of …
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