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EA’s powerhouse FIFA franchise remains No.1 in the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats UK charts for a fourth week. Its strongest contender this week was Activision’s debutant Skylanders Giants, which debuts in second. The toy brand smashes the week one sales of its predecessor Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure which itself managed …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: October 14-20
XCOM: Enemy Unknown comes out on top once again for the past week’s top ten sellers on Steam. That said, Borderlands 2 still has its footprints all over the place with its season pass taking the runner-up spot and the base game in fifth. New to the list we have …
Read More »Xbox 360 has moved 70m units
Microsoft has announced lifetime sales for the Xbox 360 has hit 70m units. The figure, reported by CVG and current as of September 30th, encompasses all units moved since the console’s launch in November 2005 – an average of around 10m units sold a year. PS3 and Wii, which both …
Read More »EA CEO: Social market isn’t dying, but consumers won’t pay for crap
John Riccitiello isn’t listening to the noise surrounding social gaming’s impending demise –believing instead that companies are learning, and only need to make a few necessary adjustments for continued success. Reported by AllThingsD, EA’s CEO spoke on the topic of social gaming’s apparent plunge over the past year. The companies …
Read More »Turbine revs up with hiring spree
Industry vets of 38 Studios, Bethesda, NetherRealm and Zynga join leadership team
Read More »Anarchy Reigns finally gets UK release date
Sega has finally announced a European release date for Platinum Games’ Anargy Reigns. It will be released on January 11th in the UK. That game’s road to market has been a troubled one. As long ago as May 2011 the game was pushed back to 2012, with a July 2012 …
Read More »Epic Diaries: Dishonored
A look at how Arkane Studios is harnessing Unreal Engine 3 for its latest release
Read More »Facebook and Twitter apps pulled from Xbox Live
Microsoft has removed the dedicated Facebook and Twitter apps from the Xbox 360 marketplace. The apps are no longer available to download for all users who have updated to the latest Xbox 360 dashboard update, which has already begun rolling out to users. The Verge reports that multiple sources familiar …
Read More »Successful Kickstarter outing Haunts: The Manse Macabre faces uncertain future
What happens when a successful Kickstarter project goes wrong? We may well be about to find out. Developer Rick Dakan’s promised multiplayer horror romp Hanuts: The Manse Macabre successfully passed its Kickstarter project, raising a total of $28k+ from 1,214 backers last July. However, having already missed its proposed release …
Read More »Last chance to nominate for this year’s 30 Under 30
Hurry! There are just a few hours left to tell us who you think the brightest young stars of the UK games industry are. Every year, MCV’s 30 Under 30 highlights the achievements and exertions of the industry’s younger execs working across the UK – but nominations much be sent …
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