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Read More »Is iOS5 update worsening iPhone battery life?
Apple today released a patch for its iOS 5 that is deigned to address complaints about battery life – but users are complaining that it has made situation worse. iOS 5.0.1 was released specifically to improve the battery life of iPhones following widespread complaints that the new iPhone 4S has …
Read More »Games piracy ‘has climbed 20% since 2006’
But, in the age of Spotify, music piracy declines
Read More »Dominant Steam accounts for 80% of Witcher 2 sales
PC fantasy adventure game sells 240,000 digital copies in six months
Read More »MW3 vs BF3 – has EA won market share?
Battlefield 3 sold really well. Modern Warfare 3 sold really, REALLY well. But who won the war? Of course, that all depends on how you deal with the numbers. EA’s mission prior to the release of Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3 was simple – it wanted to prize some …
Read More »Dates set for Edinburgh Interactive 2012
Develop, MCV and Nintendo confirmed as event partners
Read More »Modern Warfare 3 sells 75 copies PER SECOND
The biggest entertainment launch of all time. That’s no mean feat. As has just been revealed by Activision, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 sold 6.5m copies in the UK and US alone in its first 24 hours on the market. That means it sold 75 copies sold a second …
Read More »Modern Warfare 3 IS the world’s biggest entertainment launch ever
Activision has confirmed that modern Warfare 3 has shattered the record held by Call of Duty: Black Ops to become the biggest entertainment launch of all time. In total the game sold a staggering 6.5m units in just the UK and North America alone in its first 24 hours on …
Read More »FIFA 12 patch causing game crashes
Publisher EA last night released a huge patch for FIFA 12, but it has lead some users to experience crashing problems with the game. "Some users have reported game crashes since installing the November 10th patch on PS3 and Xbox 360,” EA stated. "We believe this is caused by mismatched …
Read More »Miyamoto wants old Zelda games in 3D
With Zelda’s next epic chapter due in shops next Friday (November 18th), the producer of Skyward Sword has hinted at an exciting new 3D future for the series. And furthermore, none other than Mario and Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto is fronting the project. Mr. Miyamoto himself has been talking recently …
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