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Publisher EA now expects upcoming shooter Star Wars: Battlefront to sell 13m units this financial year. Previously it had predicted the game, out next month, would sell between 9-10m units. Over 9.5m players took part in the recent beta and pre-orders are said to be very strong. EA also reckons …
Read More »Paradox acquires CCP’s White Wolf Publishing
Paradox has acquired World of Darkness publisher White Wolf from CCP in an all-cash deal. Tobias Sjgren, who previously held the role of business development at Paradox, will lead the newly acquired company. Paradox said its new subsidiary would work independently from the publisher, with its own dedicated team. White …
Read More »Atari’s atonement, Ubisoft’s Fun House and a UK digital download chart headlines new MCV
This week’s bumper edition of MCV is out right now and is filled wil major interviews and insight. You can read the full magazine online for free, and it includes a UK Digital Download Console Chart and an interview with a rependent Atari CEO. We also lift the lid on …
Read More »PS4 sales continue to rapidly outpace the opposition
Sony has revealed that it sold 4m PS4 consoles in the quarter ending September. The number – which of course came before the machine’s recent price cuts in key territories such as the UK, US, Japan and China – compares incredibly favourably with its rivals. Microsoft sold around 2m Xbox …
Read More »Fallout Shelter gets Halloween update
Bethesda has released a new Halloween-themed update for Fallout Shelter. The company announced the All Hallows’ Eve update onTwitter, revealing that it’s out now for Fallout Shelter’s iOS and Android editions. As one might guess, the patch adds Halloween decorations throughout the game, as well as costumes for the vault …
Read More »Unreal Diaries: Rocket League scores, Unreal Engine assists
Epic Games looks at how Psyonix’s breakout hit shows that perseverance pays off
Read More »Gran Turismo Sport is not Gran Turismo 7
Sony has said that the newly announced Gran Turismo Sport should not be regarded as a full release in the popular series. The game was announced at Paris Games Week last night and sounds as if it occupies a middle ground between previous ‘Prologue’ taster titles and a fully-fledged instalment. …
Read More »Attend Interface for free next month
Indie devs are invited to attend next month’s Interface event – free of charge. Brought to you by MCV and Develop, Interface is a great opportunity to get your games signed by some of the top publishers in the UK who are attending the event on Thursday November 12th at …
Read More »VIDEO: No Man’s Sky arrives June 2016 on PS4, PC
Upcoming sci-fi adventure game No Man’s Sky will launch this June, developer Hello Games has announced. The studio released a new trailer for the game during Sony’s PlayStation Paris Games Week event, revealing the title will launch simultaneously on PS4 and PC this coming June. No Man’s Sky is currently …
Read More »Microsoft: Tomb Raider can rise to the Fallout 4 challenge
Releasing on the same week as Fallout 4 is no easy task, but Microsoft is hopeful that Rise of the Tomb Raider will not lose out in its sales battle with Bethesda’s RPG. Speaking to KindaFunnyGames in an interview transcribed by VG247, Xbox’s head of marketing Aaron Greenberg admitted that …
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