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EA revealed its Q3 financial results last night, and shared its expectations for Mass Effect: Andromeda. The publisher believes the title will sell ‘around 3 million units’ in its early days, according to chief financial officer Blake Jorgensen. During the earnings call, Jorgensen was asked about Mass Effect: Andromeda’s revenue …
Read More »32% of EA unit sales in 2016 were digital
EA’s digital unit sales are tracking ahead of the publisher’s own expectations. That’s according to an investor call with the publisher last night, in which CFO Blake Jorgensen revealed that that 32 per cent of its unit sales were digital. The exec said that is just on PlayStation 4 and …
Read More »The Banner Saga is an "impractical game" that "would not exist" without crowd-funding, says Stoic
As Banner Saga 3 sails past its Kickstarter goal of $200,000 in less than a week, Stoic’s technical director John Watson has told MCV that the series as a whole would not exist without the support of crowd-funding. "Banner Saga, really, is an improbable game," Watson tells us. "It is unique …
Read More »With Sniper Elite 4 and Yooka-Laylee, is 2017 going to be Sold Out’s biggest year yet?
Despite the narrative of digital sales becoming a bigger part of today’s games market, 80 per cent of new releases are bought in a box. This is a sector within which publisher Sold Out has built its business, and it’s done it rather successfully, too. The current version of …
Read More »Unicorns of Love partner with Lagardère Sports
The Unicorns of Love have partnered with Lagardère Sports, the sports arm of the major media group. The deal will see Lagardère Sports give the Unicorns a helping hand when it comes to selling media rights and acquiring sponsors, something that the group has done for multiple sports teams. "We …
Read More »ESL Play app now available on iOS and Android
ESL has announced that its ESL Play app is now available on iOS and Android devices. The app is now available to devices worldwide, after extensive mobile testing. The app allows people to sign up for tournament across 50 games and will also offer other features such as logging results …
Read More »Splinter Cell film producer shakes off Assassin’s Creed performance concerns
The Splinter Cell movie has been in the works for years and is now back in the headlines – or so it seems. Producer Basil Iwanyk, who previously worked on the likes of John Wick and The Expendables, gave an interview to Collider about the upcoming adaptation of Ubisoft’s popular …
Read More »Resident Evil 7 tops January UK boxed charts
Capcom’s new Resident Evil title was January’s best-selling boxed release. The survival horror release shot to No.1 despite only being on shelves for four days including in this sales data (chart ran from January 1st to 28th). The PS4 SKU was the single best-selling release of the month, too. Resident …
Read More »Valve starts blocking TF2 gambling accounts
After cracking down on Counter Strike: Global Offensive gambling accounts last year, Valve has now started targeting more gambling websites based around its multiplayer shooter Team Fortress 2. In a statement released on the Team Fortress website, the company wrote: "In July of last year we outlined our position on …
Read More »Wii U reaches 13.56m units, 3DS hardware up 9.7% year-on-year
Nintendo’s latest financial report, for the nine months ending December 2016, show the firm’s net sales dipping, while its profits soar. According to its latest release, the Japanese platform holder’s net sales saw a 26.9 per cent decline, but its profits rose by a massive 154 per cent. The firm …
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