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We now have specific sales figures to go with EA’s relative dominance last month at US retail. Info provided to Gamespot, following NPD’s February 2013 report, revealed chart topper Dead Space 3 sold 605k units for the month. The game was on top of the UK weekly software charts in …
Read More »Fez launches on Steam this May
Xbox Live Arcade will be forced to loosen its exclusivity grasp on Fez this May, as a coming soon page for the game has appeared on Steam. Polytron’s indie gem will arrive via Valve’s popular PC platformon May 1st, according to the game’sstore listing. No additions or alterations from the …
Read More »Epic Mickey 2 Vita port revealed for UK
Disney has revealed a PS Vita port to try and breathe new life into Junction Point’s 2012 commercial disappointment, Epic Mickey 2. Disney UK tweeted a shot of the Vita box art (pictured), stating that the version will launch sometime later this year. The Playstation Europe blog later posted that …
Read More »Konami plots ambitious European expansion as it opens Windsor office
Konami says its new European office in Windsor will help it prepare for changes in the games market The Metal Gear Solid publisher has moved its HQ from Germany to the UK, with the new office officially opening on April 1st. It is a 7,000 ft location, based near publisher …
Read More »Riccitiello’s departure "all comes down to accountability"
Outgoing EA CEO John Riccitiello has said that accountability” is the cause behind his reason to quit the publisher. Not accountability for the SimCity fiasco, of course – which is already becoming the accepted narrative in some circles – but accountability for the company’s upcoming financial reports, which will see …
Read More »Riccitiello out at EA
John Riccitiello has resigned from his role as EA CEO. He will leave the publisher at the end of the month. EA confirmed the news to shareholders this evening, saying that former CEO and executive chairman Larry Probst will oversee the firm as the search for a replacement continues. Riccitiello …
Read More »EA increases SimCity server capacity by 400%
City-building title garners one million in sales as server troubles begin to dissipate
Read More »EA uses Vine for Battlefield 4 promo
Twitter’s bite-sized video service Vine has become the latest marketing tool available to publishers and game makers. EA has taken to the service to promote the upcoming Battlefield 4 which, as we learn from the short, will be debuted in some form on March 27th. Given Vine’s nature (clips are …
Read More »Vlambeer: Mobile devs mustn’t be scared of charging more
Indies 'must sell endless amounts of games to survive' with standard 69p pricing
Read More »Blackberry accuses Apple of lacking innovation
BlackBerry 10 is about to debut in Australia, and BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins – a man seemingly exhilarated from the Z10 release – has spoke to theAustralian Financial Reviewto explain that Apple’s time as a dominant force is over. Of course, his comments are ridiculously premature, given that BlackBerry has …
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