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In a rare occurrence, download sales figures have been released a Nintendo platform. A report from Forecasting and Analyzing Digital Entertainment estimates that $11.1m were spent on digital 3DS titles, encompassing remakes from Virtual Console and 3D Classics and original 3DSWare titles. The most popular game was The Legend of …
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Read More »Yoshida: Vita owners "will see the value" of £45 games
President of SCE Worldwide Studios Shuhei Yoshida is confident that consumers will happily pay full price for Vita games. Titles for the new handheld vary in price – both digitally and at retail. Games are available from 4.79 for downloadable titles like MotorStorm RC, to 19.99 for mid-range gamessuch as …
Read More »Back to the Future boxed game due April 27th
Back to the Future: The Game arrives in UK stores in April, Deep Silver has announced. The publisher says the Wii, PS3 and PC versions of the previously download-only adventure will be released on April 27th. Time-travelling movie trilogy Back to the Future first hit cinema screens in the ‘80s, …
Read More »Splinter Cell: Retribution rumoured for 2012
A new Splinter Cell game is due to arrive this year, according to an apparent 2012 Ubisoft release schedule. UPDATE: Ubisoft has rubbished said schedule. If the list is to be believed, Assassin’s Creed III will arrive on PS3, 360, Wii U and PC, as expected, while Just Dance Final …
Read More »VIDEO: Watch the European Vita ad here
Commuters exploring ruins, a spa transforming into a boxing ring and a picnic that becomes a war – Sony continues its cinematic flair for platform launch ads. Unveiled on the EU PlayStation Blog, thefirst European Vita trailershows men and women going from ordinary situations to more video game-esque scenarios. The …
Read More »Resistance invades Vita in May
Burning Skies, the first Vita entry in the Resistance series, will be released in the UK this summer. The European PlayStation Blog confirmed the game would land on shelves on May 30th, marking the arrival of what Sony calls "the world’s first portable dual-analog FPS". Resistance: Burning Skies was first …
Read More »$50m marketing campaign for US Vita launch
Sony Computer Entertainment America has invested around $50 million in its campaign for PlayStation Vita. Marketing for the new handheld will span across TV spots, billboards, online ads, Twitter and Facebook, according to The New York Times (via V247). The central slogan will be Never Stop Playing, and targets avid …
Read More »Nintendo sells 3DS DLC for less than £1
Mario-themed decorations for camera app sold at 81p
Read More »GAME’s banks hires PwC to conduct strategic review
GAME’s lenders have asked PwC to assess the firm’s medium and long-term future. The firm will look to understand how much of GAME’s issues are down to structural decline facing games retail and how much is down to the console cycle, reports The Telegraph. GAME is currently working on a …
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