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The biggest selling games of last year have been revealed by GfK – and unsurprising it’s FIFA 18 that comes out on top once again. We did our own pre-emptive tally back in mid-December, which came to the same conclusion, though there has been some movement further down the Top …
Read More »Horizon Zero Dawn snags 10 nominations as DICE awards release shortlist
Ceremony takes place in Las Vegas on February 22
Read More »GTA Online celebrates best ever year and best ever month in 2017
Developer Rockstar Games has announced that Grand Theft Auto Online, the multiplayer component of Grand Theft Auto, has had its "biggest year" ever in 2017. They don’t quantify exactly what metric has declared 2017 as GTA Online’s biggest ever year in this blog post, but have said that in December 2017 …
Read More »PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds hits 3m players on Xbox One
Microsoft announced yesterday that PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has now hit another milestone on Xbox One. General manager of Xbox games marketing Aaron Greenberg said on Xbox Wire: “Today, PUBG Corp. and Xbox are excited to share that through the end of 2017 the PUBG community on Xbox One has already grown to over …
Read More »Nintendo Direct roundup: Donkey Kong Country, Mario Tennis and Fe coming to Switch
Nintendo today held a Direct Mini that everyone had been expecting since EA internal documents leaked mid-December. The Worlds Ends With You: Final Remix, due on Switch later this year, and Dark Souls Remastered releasing on Switch, PS4, Xbox One and PC this May led the announcements. But Nintendo also …
Read More »Dark Souls Remastered coming to Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One and PC
Today’s Nintendo Direct Mini ended with confirmation of recent rumours that Dark Souls would be making a series debut on the Switch this year. Dark Souls Remastered will be out for the platform on 25th May, according to the very brief announcement teaser (see below). The official Dark Souls Twitter …
Read More »The World Ends With You: Final Remix coming to Nintendo Switch
The scariest thing about the announcement that The World Ends With You is coming to the Nintendo Switch is that the original game turns ten years old this year. Our encroaching sense of mortality notwithstanding, this does mean that there are plenty of new players who won’t have even been …
Read More »Nintendo France MD: Switch sales soar, EA to support platform, and why VR is a no-no for Nintendo
In an extensive interview with French publication Les Numériques, MD for Nintendo France Philippe Lavoué gave a very interesting insight on the platform holder’s performance on the French market, where Nintendo is as successful as ever, and on the firm’s recent successes and upcoming projects, including retro gaming, 4K, VR, …
Read More »Unreal livestream aims to demystify copyright law (7pm GMT 11th January)
Legal counsel Canon Pence will walk through hypothetical situations and answer questions from the development community.
Read More »Paradox Interactive acquires 33% of Blacklight developer Hardsuit Labs
Swedish publisher, Paradox Interactive, today announced that it had acquired a third of current Blacklight Retribution developer Hardsuit Labs – based in Seattle. The acquisition set the company back $2m – valuing the company at $6m. Paradox also has an option to increase its ownership in the future. Hardsuit Labs …
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