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Cult RPG favourite Persona 4 Golden will launch on February 22nd. Publisher NIS America made the announcement alongside news that HyperDimension Neptunia Victory will launch on PS3 on March 15th. Persona 4 Golden has been Vita’s biggest selling game in Japan and has picked up some hugely positive reviews, so …
Read More »THQ Relic studio head jumps ship for Activision
Alex Peters appointed VP of production
Read More »Who says the boxed PC games market is dead? It overtook DS in the UK last year to be the fourth biggest games platform
PC has overtaken DS and 3DS to become the fourth biggest games platform in terms of boxed sales. That’s according to the latest data released to MCV from GfK Chart-Track. The PC market has been in decline over recent years, with more consumers choosing to download games via digital distribution …
Read More »Amazon adds microtransactions to app store
Consumers can now use their Amazon accounts to purchase virtual goods and in-game currency on titles sold in the retailer’s App Store. Developers creating software for the store can now incorporate in-app payments and microtransactions into their games, according to Joystiq. Payment options include any credit cards, gift certificates or …
Read More »Moshi Monsters outsells Pokemon in UK 2012 DS Top Ten
Moshi Monsters: Moshling Zoo was last year’s biggest selling DS game, says GfK Chart-Track data. The title – which was actually released in 2011 – scored the most consecutive DS No.1s ever last year. It beat Pokemon Black 2, which managed second place, although that game was released later in …
Read More »FIFA 13 beats Call of Duty to top 2012’s PS3 chart
FIFA was the dominant video game in the UK 2012 physical PS3 chart. FIFA 13 managed to beat sales of Call of Duty: Black Ops II to be the biggest selling game on Sony’s home console last year, according to GfK Chart-Track. It was one of three FIFA games in …
Read More »Opinion: Don’t let THQ’s failure stop you taking risks
South Park’s reveal was the stand out moment at last year’s Xbox E3 press conference. In the midst of endless gore and gun games came this funny, ridiculous RPG that evoked laughter from an audience otherwise jaded by corporate double-speak. South Park: The Stick of Truth epitomised THQ over the …
Read More »Skylanders toys make up 25% of UK accessories market
25 per cent of all accessories sold in the UK last year were Skylanders toys. Activision’s kids franchise was the UK’s biggest physical games brand last year, with around 6.2m figures sold. Skylanders has been a retail phenomenon and has generated over $500m in the US. It sits just behind …
Read More »South Park creators attempt to block Stick of Truth auction as THQ bidding war begins
South Park Studios is attempting to stop the sale of the publishing rights for its new game, The Stick of Truth. The auction for THQ’s assets began yesterday, with rumours suggesting Sega is after Dawn of War and Companies of Heroes developer Relic – which is the biggest creative rival …
Read More »Quantic Dream domain suggests PS4 title in the works – report
Heavy Rain developer Quantic Dream has filed a domain registration pointing to a new project being developed for the next Playstation system. Kotaku unearthed Quantic Dream’s registration of ‘singularityps4.com’ late last year, giving some hint to the second title the company is working on for Sony. Lead developer David Cage …
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