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The Google Play store saw 25 per cent more downloads this past quarter than Apple’s App Store, but was still behind in revenue by 50 per cent. The figures come from App Annie’s Q3 2013 report, which states that new markets in Brazil and Argentina have had a major influence …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: October 27 – November 2
Football Manager 2014 has come out on top of the past week’s top ten sellers on Steam. The sports sim finished ahead of pre-orders for the latest Call of Duty entry, as well as Batman: Arkham Origins – the previous week’s winner. Early access title Space Engineers finished in fourth, …
Read More »No Diwali delay for Call of Duty: Ghosts
Indian festivals have for long caused delays in the release of high-profile games, but that won’t be the case for Call of Duty: Ghosts. Distributor WWC has confirmed to MCV that the shipment of Infinity Ward’s latest has already arrived in India and will clear customs in time to hit …
Read More »Facebook Unity SDK comes out of beta
Cross-platform tool helps increase number of daily users for Shadowgun: Deadzone by 75%
Read More »Over $1.5bn spent on Facebook games in six months
Revenue from gaming rises by 18 per cent during the last quarter
Read More »Next-gen FIFA ‘is the best we have ever made’
Electronic Arts says FIFA 2014 on Xbox One and PS4 is the best football game it has ever made. The title will launch alongside both machines next month and producer Nick Channon says the game is a great base from which to launch more products in the lucrative football franchise. …
Read More »Microsoft discloses how Kinect collects private data
Computing giant also explains how developers and users can use facial expressions to control gameplay on Xbox One titles
Read More »The Medal of Honor killer: A Call of Duty story
Over the decades, the global video games industry has seen some fierce rivalries. Sonic vs Mario. FIFA vs PES. Xbox vs PlayStation. But the fiercest and bitterest of all conflicts has to be the one between EA and Activision. The two super-powers of game publishing have been locked in battle …
Read More »Read how the PC is now the UK’s fastest selling games platform in this week’s MCV
This week’s issue of MCV features UKIE’s latest PC download data, along with a look back at the history of Call of Duty. The next-gen consoles will have some stiff competition as they launch later this month, as the PC became the fastest-selling platform in the UK throughout the first …
Read More »Capcom forecasts 1.2m Dead Rising 3 sales
Dead Rising 3 will sell over 1.2 million copies on Xbox One, says Capcom. The publisher revealed the figures in its latest financial document, which also detailed the Japanese firm’s report for the first half of the financial year ending 31st March 2014. The expectations fall short of previous entries …
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