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The latest figures from Japanese stats body Media Create shows that the PlayStation Vita claimed a sell-through of around 65 per cent over its opening weekend. It pins the two-day sales figures at 325k units for the weekend of December 17th and 18th. In total Sony shipped in the region …
Read More »Tekken 3D set for February release
Namco Bandai’s Tekken 3D Prime Edition will hit UK shelves on February 17th with Nintendo responsible for sales, marketing and distribution. The publisher has entered into a new distribution agreement with Nintendo for European territories and Australia. Nintendo will also distribute accompanying Namco Bandai 3DS title One Piece Unlimited Cruise …
Read More »Square Enix member information ‘not compromised’
Servers to go back online 'by end of December' after internal investigation into security breach
Read More »US game sales dip 11% in Q3
US consumers spent an estimated $4.2bn on video games in Q3 overall – a year-on-year drop of 11 per cent. That figure represents money spent on hardware, content and accessories, according to the Q3 2011 US Games Market Dynamics report from The NPD Group. Buyers spent $1.3bn on new physical …
Read More »Download the MCV Android and iOS apps
Your favourite MCV online content is now available as an app for phones powered by Google’s OS, sponsored by Shorewood Blueprint. To download our new Android app, simply visit this page on the Android Market – the app is completely free. It displays the top stories of the day, has …
Read More »Kingdom Hearts 3D named and dated
Newly-named RPG Dream Drop Distance will bring Square Enix’s Kingdom Hearts franchise to 3DS in 2012. The game was originally announced as Kingdom Hearts 3D at E3 2010 and was featured in a list of major third-party franchises heading to Nintendo’s new handheld. As with previous Kingdom Hearts titles, it …
Read More »Sony Tablet S gets PS3 controller compatibility
Free mini-game collection Ape Escape included in latest update
Read More »UK retail sells 3m games last week
UK games retailers took a whopping 73.9m last week from game sales alone. In total 2,978,493 titles were sold last week. It’s up over the week before, although slightly down on the comparable week in 2010. But this year there’s still a full sales week to come, including a Saturday …
Read More »Relentless opens new digital division
Brighton studio 'serious' about social and mobile gaming
Read More »Old Republic has ‘up to 1.5m’ players
It’s been live less than a week but Star Wars: The Old Republic could have as many as 1.5m users signed up already. EA’s subscription-based PC MMO went on sale in UK retailers today, although customers who pre-ordered it early have been able to log in and play it since …
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