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Nintendo has confirmed the UK release date for Ubisoft’s Rayman Legends. The Wii U exclusive title will arrive on February 28th, according to Official Nintendo Magazine. Rayman Legends was originally set to form an important part of the consoles launch line-up but was pushed back into 2013 in early October. …
Read More »Wii U sells 425,000 at launch in US
Nintendo has revealed sales figures for its newest console after its first week on sale in the United States. Wii U sold over 425,000 units in its first seven days on sale – that’s 50,000 less than the original Wii managed in its first week. However, new figures from market …
Read More »Minecraft sells 4.5m on XBLA
Mojang's hit showing no signs of slowed sales
Read More »Halo franchise hits 50m units sold
Microsoft has announced its Halo franchise has hit 50m lifetime sales. The series had sold 46m units heading into the launch of Halo 4, meaning the latest installment has moved roughly 4m copies so far. The first Bungie-less game in the saga made $220m on launch day. Additionally, 343 Industries’ …
Read More »IGF finalists offered Steam distribution
The Independent Games Festival and Valve have announced an agreement that will provide all of this year’s finalists with a Steam distribution offer. The festival’s official site reveals Main competition finalists will have an opportunity to accept a distribution agreement with the PC digital games giant. The competition includes several …
Read More »Far Cry 3 dev focused on next-gen online RPG – report
Ubisoft appears to be at work on a next-gen effort that aims to offer one of the best gameplay experiences ever conceived.” OXMhas unearthed Ubisoft Massive designer Marc Cartwright’s LinkedIn profile, which makes mention of a AAA next generation online RPG. Further evidence in the form of job listings have …
Read More »Apple boss Tim Cook defiant as share price slips
Eighty per cent of our revenues are from products that didn’t exist 60 days ago.” Think about that for a moment. It’s quite remarkable, really. Apple has in that time released a new iPhone, two new iPods, a new iPad and a new MacBook Pro. I mean, no company would …
Read More »Bethesda hasn’t forgotten PS3’s Hearthfire and Dawnguard on PS3
Owners of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on PS3 shouldn’t give up hope on the DLC. While expansions Dawnguard and Hearthfire are already out on Xbox 360 and PC (with the latter releasing once Microsoft’s Xbox exclusivity window passed), the PS3 versions has yet to receive the add-ons. The most …
Read More »Adhesive breaks open Hawken beta
Community members get access to much anticipated PC shooter
Read More »Hawken open beta dated
Meteor Entertainment’s free to play mech title Hawken will enter open beta on December 12th. It will be accessible in all territories excluding China, where it is instead being published by Kong Zhong. Open beta is our chance to implement all the good feedback we’ve gotten from closed beta players …
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