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Retailer Amazon has reported that UK consumers are for the first time purchasing more digital books than they are physical copies. Specifically, it currently sells 114 Kindle books for every 100 print books. And it appears that as well as being of benefit to Amazon, the switch to digital has …
Read More »Gaymercon smashes Kickstarter target
The organisers of a gay-focused gaming and geek convention have easily hit their funding target on crowd-sourcing site Kickstarter. The project had sought $25k in funding but at the time of writing stands at $31,301 with 24 days still to go. To date it has attracted 634 backers. Community is …
Read More »Microsoft utters three long-awaited words: The New Xbox
The New Xbox. Three tiny words that have been used a million times on the internet over the last two years. But never before by a Microsoft executive. But those were exactly the words used by Microsoft general manager Brian Hall in a Windows 8 focused video interview with The …
Read More »Square Enix on track for FY2013 sales and income boost
Japanese publisher Square Enix believes it is on track to see an increase in both net sales and net income for the current financial year. That’s despite posting an operating loss of 1,163m for the three months ending June 2012, which is down from the 2,178m profit posted in the …
Read More »VIDEO: Molydeux reveals truth behind Microsoft departure
Parody Twitter account @petermolydeux has upped its game. Not content with playing a part in Peter Molyneux’s real-life departure from Lionhead and Microsoft, the prankster has now gone live with a video that reveals the real reason why the legendary UK developer went solo. This is a rough video edit …
Read More »Source 2 next-gen engine named in Valve files
Hidden in Valve’s Source Filmmaker are files that point to a next generation Source 2 engine, perhaps providing a reasonable explanation for why the company has yet to produce Half-Life 3. Valvetime.net uncovered files that carry several lines of code reference to ‘Source 2′, suggesting the studio is working on …
Read More »THQ Q1: $15m net income; Insane returned to Guillermo del Toro
THQ has announced financial results for its past quarter, with the troubled publisher reporting a profitable period following heavy restructuring. Net income for the company’s Q1 FY2013 came in at $15m, according to THQ’s report. Total sales were down year over year at $133.7m compared to 195.2m in 2011, but …
Read More »Sony announces PS3 Collections for God of War, Infamous
Sony has announced PS3 Collections, a line-up of first-party PS3 game bundles that combines multiple games from a franchise in one package, along with some added content. The first three titles for the PS3 Collections line-up are the Ratchet & Clank Collection, the Infamous Collection and the God of War …
Read More »Microsoft exec outs Xbox 720
Windows GM Brian Hall lets slip that console is coming in wave of new products
Read More »Day Z reaches one million unique users
Independently developed Arma II mod Day Z has passed the one million registered users milestone. It’s a tremendous achievement for creator Dean Hall, whose creation – which is completely free to download – has become one of the hottest properties in gaming since its release in June of this year. …
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