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Nintendo president vows to keep company's roster of big-name franchises to itself
Read More »UK games retail suffers worst month on record
The UK games retail market has suffered its worst month in history. Just over 1m boxed games were sold last month, 40.4 per cent lower than June and 33.3 per cent below July 2012. In total stores generated just over 23m from game sales, almost half the figure posted the …
Read More »Spurs launches internet kids’ game Tottenham Turfies
London football club Tottenham Hotspur has launched a new children’s internet game called Tottenham Turfies. It will be playable in browsers and will also be released on both Android and iOS. Spurs reckons it’s the world’s first fully-interactive digital experience for children to be created and developed by a football …
Read More »Payday 2 achieves profitability a week ahead of launch
Developer Starbreeze Studios has announced that Payday 2, which isn’t even released until next week, has already hit profit. Payday 2 hits PC next Tuesday (August 13th) and PS3 and Xbox 30 the following Friday. A translation from GameChup from Starbreeze CEO Bo Andersson-Klint says that the game’s pre-orders have …
Read More »Xbox One success depends on adapting to publisher-less world
DigitalDNA on the era of the indie and why backing old publishing models isn't enough
Read More »PS4 and Xbox One are a great opportunity for PC, experts reckon
The PC will have no trouble holding its own against PlayStation 4 and Xbox One this holiday season, say experts. Publishers, vendors and retailers have told PCR that next-generation consoles present an opportunity for greater PC game and accessory sales going into Q4 and 2014. With Xbox One due November …
Read More »Milestone to distribute 505 Games in India; Payday 2 to get retail release
Publisher 505 Games has tied up with Milestone Interactive to release its forthcoming games in India. The first game to release through this partnership is Payday 2, the co-op FPS from Overkill Software (a subsidiary of The Chronicles of Riddick and The Darkness developer Starbreeze). Its predecessor, Payday: The Heist, …
Read More »Iwata vows that Nintendo IP won’t go multi-platform
Don’t expect Mario, Zelda or Donkey Kong to appear on non-Nintendo platforms anytime soon. That’s the message from Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, who says that while the move may be of short-term benefit it would not be in the long-term interests of the platform holder. "If I was to take …
Read More »Xbox One Game DVR limited to Xbox Gold members
The ability to record and upload game footage on Xbox One will only be available to paying subscribers of Xbox Live. Microsoft has confirmed as much on the official Xbox website. The Xbox One’s Game DVR tech sees the console constantly record the last five minutes of gameplay and allows …
Read More »Sony plays it safe with ‘sold out’ PS4 while Xbox is ‘working hard’ to meet demand
Sony has halted day one pre-orders of PS4 – but only as a precaution, MCV understands. The firm told retailers last week to stop guaranteeing consoles to consumers for launch day. Yet we understand that Sony expects more stock as we approach the PS4 launch. And some machines WILL be …
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