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The Nintendo Switch’s Tegra GPU will run at a higher clock speed when docked to a TV, potentially offering improved gameplay performance compared to using the console on the go, Eurogamer’s Digital Foundry has today revealed. According to its latest report on the Switch’s internal specifications, which it says has …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V has hit 6m units in the UK – it’s still a must-have game
It’s Christmas joy for all at RockStar and Take-Two as Grand Theft Auto V continues its astonishing sales record. This week, just in time for the holidays, the game roared past 6m total sales – according to Eurogamer. That’s UK physical sales, no digital copies, since its launch on the …
Read More »G2A makes further steps into games development, announces virtual reality shooter Blunt Force
World War II virtual reality shooter ties a shooter narrative with pre-war exploration narrative
Read More »Games retail picks up for Christmas after Black Friday hangover
Black Friday was huge for physical games retailers, a wild party that saw unit sales shoot up by 181 per cent week-on-week. The last couple of weeks have inevitably been comparatively slow, although still well up on what came before the sales frenzy. Now, in time for Christmas the market …
Read More »Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare claims Christmas No.1 in UK Top 40
Activision’s Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare has claimed the Christmas No.1 spot this year, holding onto its position at the top of the UK Top 40 for the second week running. This makes it the seventh Call of Duty title to hold this position over Christmas. After a decline in …
Read More »Lawsuit settlement could open the door to Ecco the Dolphin reboot
16bit hit Ecco the Dolphin could be in line for a reappearance. VentureBeat reports that original Ecco creator Ed Annunziata has settled a lawsuit with Sega regarding the ownership of the franchise, which he originally filed after a failed attempt to Kickstart a spiritual successor called The Big Blue. That …
Read More »G2A is developing a VR game
Online key reseller G2A has confirmed plans to branch out into games development. PCGamesN reports that its first title will be a VR game called Blunt Force. It’s set in World War II but also features an overlapping peaceful exploration game” set before the conflict. Basically it’s part walking simulator …
Read More »Riot and BAMTech strike $50m a year monetisation partnership
League of Legends developer Riot Games and MLB Advanced Media’s BAMTech have entered into an exclusive monetisation and commercialisation partnership worth at least $50m per year. Yahoo reports that the deal will run until 2023 and applies globally. Riot’s co-head of eSports and head of merchandising Jarred Kennedy has assured …
Read More »Inside and Doom drop Denuvo DRM
Pioneering PC piracy software Denuvo has been removed from both indie platformer Inside and FPS giant Doom. However, Kotaku reports that there is nothing sinister behind the motivation to strip the tech from these games. Instead, the move was made simply because Denuvo succeeded in keeping the titles safe from …
Read More »Day one Super Mario Run downloads hit 10m, but shares now down 11 per cent
One analyst has predicted that Nintendo’s Super Mario Run reached as many as 10m downloads on its day of release last week. Initial estimates had pegged the day one download number at around 3.5m. This was then upped to 5m before AppAnnie told Polygon that estimations suggested that the total …
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