MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
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 …
Read More »PS4 outsold Xbox One by 166,000 consoles in UK last year
PS4 and Xbox One posted incredible sales figures in the UK, with Sony coming out on top. PlayStation 4 has sold 530,000 units in the UK in just five weeks, according to ERA (using Chart-Track data), while Xbox One has sold 364,000 units. It’s a significant gap between the two …
Read More »Most read stories of 2013: 11-20
GAME’s Christmas Tinner and Resident Evil’s return to its horror roots. The 11th to 20th most read stories of 2013. 20.Minecraft for PS3 creeps toward release Mojang teased that a version of their bestselling construction game would be heading to PlayStation 3. Of course, it eventually come out on December …
Read More »REVIEW OF THE YEAR: The next-gen arrives
2013 was a huge year for the market. Even the launch of the biggest entertainment product of all time will forever be overshadowed by the year’s biggest moments: the launch of the PS4 and Xbox One. After a drawn-out eight-year stint with the Xbox 360 and PS3, Microsoft and Sony …
Read More »Flipkart’s best selling games of 2013
As another year comes to an end, it’s the same franchise that continues to dominate sales at India’s biggest games retailer, Flipkart. Grand Theft Auto 4 surprisingly the best selling game of 2012, but this year’s winner was a no-brainer – Grand Theft Auto 5. GTA5 for the PS3 came …
Read More »FIFA rules New Year and Christmas charts
The FIFA 14 comeback is complete, as EA’s football title is Christmas and New Year No.1. The game’s initial launch sales were lower than its predecessor – FIFA 13 – which remains the fastest-selling FIFA game to-date. But FIFA 14 has now overtaken it and is on track to become …
Read More »Most read stories of the year: 21-30
DMC: Devil May Cry’s poor sales and Cliffy B on EA and Valve: the 21st to 30th most read stories of 2013. 30.First free Xbox 360 game for Gold members is Defense Grid: The Awakening Microsoft’s Games with Gold scheme kicked off in July, offering Xbox Live Gold members free …
Read More »REVIEW OF THE YEAR: The success of Grand Theft Auto V
The latest entry in Rockstar’s crime simulator was always going to be a big release but no one could have predicted just how much of a success Grand Theft Auto V would prove to be. The anticipation behind GTA V was such that major games media websites produced special weekly …
Read More »Industry picks: The best games of 2013
As 2013 draws to a close, it’s not uncommon to see game of the year awards being handed out by media publications to highlight the best games of the year. We like to do things a little differently here. Rather than picking our favourite games of 2013, or having our …
Read More »Game4u reveals PS4 midnight launch plans – 4 cities, 6 stores
Game4u has announced that it will hold midnight launches for the PlayStation in four cities. The retailer will open select stores in Mumbai, Gurgaon, Chandigarh and Ludhiana at 11:55 pm on 5th January, with the console going on sale on the 6th. In its announcement, Game4u has mentioned that stocks …
Read More »