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Bungie has applied for a trademark relating to something called The Taken King,” according to a US Patent and Trademark Office filing unearthed today. Polygon reports on the discovery, pointing to evidence that the downloadable video games” trademark could be related to Destiny. The logo attached to the filing is …
Read More »EA estimates 22m PS4 and Xbox One sales in 2015
EA anticipates 22m Xbox One and PS4 consoles will be sold during 2015. To date, thePS4 has sold 22.3m unitsworldwide, with2m of those sales in the UK. As of November 2014, Microsoft announced it had shipped 10m Xbox One consoles globally. According to EA, 27 million new-gen consoles had been …
Read More »No Gamescom 2015 conference for Sony
Sony will not host a press conference at this year’s Gamescom. GameSpot reports that the platform holder will instead host a press briefing at Paris Games Week in October. We’re delighted to announce that we will be hosting an international media briefing at Paris Games Week on 27th October,” the …
Read More »Find out how to get your games on Nintendo eShop at Interface
Nintendo dispels myths and mysteries about its digital games platform on May 14th
Read More »Consumer Oculus Rift gets a release window
Virtual reality headset finally set to ship to the public
Read More »DirectX 12 Multiadapter will allow PCs to use multiple graphics cards
Rumours that DirectX 12 will allow PC owners to tap into multiple GPUs simultaneously have been confirmed. Rumours of such a possibility emerged in February, and now Microsoft has confirmed that the API’s Multiadapter feature will use the power found across several graphics cards and even integrated GPUs simultaneously. Most …
Read More »PS4 and Xbox One to sell 22m units in 2015, claims EA
Publisher believes combined sales could reach 50m by the end of the year
Read More »Disney Infinity 3.0 to form galactic alliance with Star Wars for the first time
Disney’s next toys-to-life sequel will introduce blockbuster behemoths Star Wars and Avengers: Age of Ultron to the franchise. Disney Infinity 3.0: Play Without Limits, due out later this year on PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Wii U, PC and mobile devices, will include five play sets, new toy box …
Read More »EA’s Q4 revenues exceed expectations; Need for Speed due this year; Mirror’s Edge 2 early 2016
Q4 was more prosperous for EA than the publisher had predicted, with GAAP revenues of $1.19bn. Digital accounted for the majority of that number at $614m while physical claimed $571m. That’s a reverse on the previous year when digital stood at $491m and physical at $632m. Full year revenues hit …
Read More »Is there really room for four new Total War games?
Last month, UK developer Creative Assembly proudly announced it has teamed up with Games Workshop to combine the worlds of Warhammer with its PC strategy series Total War. There were plenty of serious, business-related questions to ask about Total War: Warhammer and its prospects. But there was one question that …
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