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Anyone who doubts the transition from physical to digital need only look to EA’s most recent financials for evidence. Of the $693m revenue generated by EA in the last quarter, $532m came from digital – which is up ten per cent year-on-year. The bulk of it came from digital mobile …
Read More »HTC invests $10m in open VR tech platform WEVR
Mobile firm gearing up for release of Vive headset
Read More »SCE UK boss Fergal Gara has resigned
Fergal Gara, the VP and MD of Sony Computer Entertainment UK, has resigned. Sony says he has left to pursue a new professional venture”. SCEE’s GM of Nordics, East & South East Europe Warwick Light will replace him, with his tenure to start on August 10th. Gara will remain at …
Read More »Ubisoft announces PS4, Xbox One and PC ZombiU port called Zombi
The rumours are true – Ubisoft is releasing a version of Wii U launch title for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. Entitled Zombi, the title is coming out as a digital download on August 18th. ZombiU originally came out in 2012 as a Wii U exclusive, launching alongside the …
Read More »Windows 10 Solitaire requires a paid subscription to remove ads
There’s a big caveat to note here before we even begin – Windows 10 is currently free to the vast majority of Windows owners. This has never happened before, and the upgrade is as simple as clicking on the notification in your system tray, waiting for your turn and giving …
Read More »Sony will let you vote for next free PS+ game; Grow Home confirmed for PS4
The PS4’s dashboard What’s New section has let slip two bits of interesting PS4 news. As spotted by Neogaf, Sony is introducing a Vote to Play system that will allow PS4 owners to vote on what title they want included in a future PlayStation Plus Instant Games Catalogue selection. Whichever …
Read More »Sony sold 3m PS4s in Q1
Total sales now stand at 25.3m
Read More »PS4 celebrates six months on top in the UK
PlayStation 4 has been the best-selling games console every month of the year to-date, Sony has told MCV. The company was speaking about the success in June of its limited edition console bundle, which features Warner Bros’ chart-topping title Batman Arkham Knight. Arkham Knight is the fastest-selling game of 2015 …
Read More »Team17 to publish Playtonic’s Yooka-Laylee
Develop Award winner will bring record-breaking Kickstarter hit to retail
Read More »PS4 sold 3m units in Q1 – more than double Xbox One and 360’s combined sales
Sony has revealed some impressive PS4 sales numbers for its most recent financial quarter. PS4 sold 3m units in the three months ending June 30th, representing 11 per cent year-on-year growth. Perhaps more importantly, that number is more than double the 1.4m combined sales of Xbox One and Xbox 360 …
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