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PC digital game network Steam has released another set of impressive numbers. The Valve-owned service now has over 65m registered users – that’s a jump of 30 per cent year-on-year for the last 12 months. This is the tenth year it has been in operation. Steam now has a games …
Read More »Sega classics coming to 3DS
Eight classic Sega titles have received 3D makeovers ready for a digital release on Nintendo’s 3DS. 3D Space Harrier, 3D Super Hang-On, 3D Sonic The Hedgehog, 3D Altered Beast, 3D Ecco the Dolphin, 3D Galaxy Force II, 3D Shinobi III, and 3D Streets of Rage will be released in batches …
Read More »EA confirms FIFA World Cup 2014 game
It will come as no surprise that EA is planning an officially licensed World Cup 2014 video game. The confirmation came from EA’s CEO Andrew Wilson in last night’s investor call, as transcribed by Seeking Alpha. In the last two weeks, you’ve also seen several announcements about our product slate …
Read More »Codemasters to release F1 Race Stars: Powered Up Edition digitally on Wii U
A digital-only F1 game is on the way to Wii U from Codemasters. It’s called F1 Race Stars: Powered Up Edition and is basically a beefed-up version of the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC racer released last November. Despite its Mario Kart-like appearance it features lots of officially licensed real …
Read More »Next-gen won’t recapture last-gen’s highs, analyst predicts
Strategy Analytics thinks the upcoming console generation will fall well short of the financial success enjoyed by our current machines. As well as predicting a 15 per cent decline year-on-year for console hardware sales in 2013, the firm also reckons that the expected peak in 2016 will still represent a …
Read More »Two weeks to go until London Games Conference – Have you booked your tickets yet?
GAME, PlayStation, Twitch, Twitter, Google and more to speak at key industry event
Read More »Asda confirms £39.97 price for COD: Ghosts; outlines midnight events + deals
UK supermarket Asda will be selling Call of Duty: Ghosts for 39.97 from midnight on the evening of Monday November 4th. The Hardened Edition of the game will also be on sale for 69.00 as well as COD-branded Turtle Beach headsets for 69.97. Gamers will also be able to pick …
Read More »PS4 and Xbox One could ship 10m by March, EA predicts
The PS4 and Xbox One could easily ship 10m units between them by March next year, EA COO Peter Moore believes. In an earnings call, viaSeeking Alpha, Moore said that indications he had received from Microsoft and Sony suggested the next-gen consoles could be in plentiful supply. "When I talked …
Read More »Two weeks to go until London Games Conference – booked your tickets yet?
There are just two weeks to go until the London Games Conference – time’s running out if you want to be there. Our influential conference this year features top-flight execs from the likes of GAME, PlayStation, Twitch, Twitter, Google and many others. It takes place on November 13th at One …
Read More »EA reports another quarter of loss although digital growth continues
Publisher EA has reported a $273m loss for the quarter ending September 30th. That’s less than the $381m loss reported in the same quarter the year before. Net revenue for the period reached $695m. Digital revenue climbed to $450m, up from $324m a year earlier. That means digital accounted for …
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