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Sony has revealed just how well its PS4 console did over the Christmas period. The firm announced that it shifted 6.2m units over the festive season, bringing total sales of the machine up to 53.4m, as of January 1st 2017. That’s roughly 3.4m units sold since the firm announced its …
Read More »ERA: 2016 physical games revenue down 16.4% year-on-year, but digital up 12.1%
In 2016, revenue generated by the boxed games market dipped by 16.4 per cent. That’s according to data from the retail trade body ERA, which – citing GfK figures – says that 776m was generated by software sales during 2016, down from 2015’s 927.7m. This is due to some titles …
Read More »UPDATE: RIME is getting a physical release on PS4 and Xbox One, Switch not yet confirmed
UPDATE: Not even a day after the re-reveal of Rime and we’ve got some great news for retailers and would-be fans of the game. Rime is confirmed to be getting a physical release on both PS4 and Xbox One, when we presumed that its initial announcement as an ‘indie’ title …
Read More »Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood release date confirmed for June 20th
Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood is launching on June 20th 2017, Square Enix announced today, with pre-orders opening on January 24th. Initially announced during the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival last year, the Stormblood expansion will introduce a swathe of new features to Square Enix’s MMORPG, including the new Red Mage …
Read More »Eternal Darkness in line for digital Switch release?
Could 2002’s GameCube horror game Eternal Darkness be resurrected for a Nintendo Switch release? Judging by Nintendo of America’s recent extension of the Eternal Darkness trademark, it’s possible we might finally see it resurface on Nintendo’s upcoming console. According to NicheGamer, Nintendo filed the trademark extension on December 20th with …
Read More »Leak suggests Beyond Good and Evil 2 could be Switch exclusive
Leak from Laura K Dale, who has previously leaked accurate Nintendo Switch information
Read More »Activision’s latest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game disappears from digital stores
Activision and Platinum Games’ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan has disappeared from digital storefronts. As reported by Eurogamer, the title is no longer available to purchase from PlayStation Network, Xbox Games Store or Steam. Mutants in Manhattan launched in May 2016 after a January reveal. The site also …
Read More »Norwegian studio Artplant buy Project IGI brand from Square Enix
Project IGI to be pulled out of retirement for one last mission
Read More »Ghost Recon Wildlands: Everything you need to know, release date, price, pre-order deals and merchandise
Ghost Recon used to be one of Ubisoft’s biggest names but its absence since 2012 shows it’s slipped somewhat into the shadows – with Far Cry being the company’s go-to shooter franchise in recent years. That may be all about to change, though, with the release of Ghost Recon Wildlands …
Read More »Horizon Zero Dawn: Everything you need to know, release date, price, pre-order deals, PS4 Pro support and merchandise
Guerrilla Games’ is best known for its series of Killzone games, but in 2017 the studio will be attempting something completely new and different. Enter Horizon: Zero Dawn, an action RPG that sees heroine Aloy journey across a vast post-apocalyptic universe where huge, mechanical dinosaurs and strange robotic creatures roam …
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