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Uncharted: The Lost Legacy sells 48,000 copies digitally in the UK – but we can’t tell you how that relates to physical units
Superdata’s monthly figures are out for digital gaming sales in September. The highlight is the apperance of Uncharted: The Lost Legacy in the Top 10, having taken the number four sport with 1.44m. With no adds-on or additional content available, and a selling price of 30 we can easily calculate …
Read More »Grab a SNES Mini to celebrate GameSeek’s 15th anniversary
UK retailer GameSeek is celebrating its 15th anniversary next week with a variety of special deals, the retailer has informed MCV, including discounts on Switch and the Classic Mini SNES. Between October 2nd and October 6th, visitors will be able to purchase the Switch for 258.50 – that’s 20 lower …
Read More »Valve to license 3D-printed merchandise from Shapeways
Independent designers will now be able to create and sell Valve-related merchandise via 3D printing firm Shapeways’ marketplace thanks to a new partnership between the two companies. Announced on Shapeways’ website, this licensing deal will allow fans to create 3D prints of their designs based on any IP from Valve, …
Read More »Telltale on its ‘wildly successful’ season pass discs and what’s next for Switch
Telltale may have transformed the way episodic games are delivered on digital platforms, but the studio’s subsequent season pass discs that arrive at retail have also been a huge hit for the company, MCV can reveal. "It’s been wildly successful," head of creative communications Job Stauffer (pictured right) told MCV …
Read More »Twitch hires Maker Studios’ Kendra Johnson
Twitch has appointed Maker Studios’ Kendra Johnson as its new general manager of global content and development and emerging markets. She will now be responsible for the social video platforms’ global content acquisition efforts while growing its business in both the Latin America and Asia Pacific regions. She will also …
Read More »Heat Signature beats Gunpoint’s Week One sales, dev reveals
The creator of indie darling Gunpoint has revealed their latest game Heat Signature (pictured), which released digitally on Steam last Thursday, has had a better launch week than its debut game. Heat Signature has been in development for three and a half years and has cost 200,000 to make, developer …
Read More »Vivendi now unsure about Ubisoft Takeover bid – Bloomberg
Speaking to the news website, Vivendi COO Stephane Roussel said the company may sell its stock following the Ubisoft AGM
Read More »THQ Nordic: US will be strongest market for Darksiders III
Darksiders III is likely to sell better in the US than in Europe, publisher THQ Nordic has told MCV. Developed by Gunfire Games, the third entry in the action RPG Darksiders series is due for release sometime next year on PS4, Xbox One and PC. "The strongest market for Darksiders …
Read More »Fortnite’s battle royale mode launches for free, despite PUBG dev’s objections
Epic Games’ new battle royale mode for Fortnite has launched for free today, despite objections made by PUBG developer Bluehole at the end of last week. The mode, which is now available for PS4, Xbox One, PC and Mac owners, sees 100 players duke it out to be the last …
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