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The PS4 has, as of February 8th, sold 5.3m units worldwide. The last time Sony released a sales figure was on January 7th when sales stood at 4.2m units. All of which means Sony has already hit its target of wanting to sell 5m machines by the end of March …
Read More »Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark unveiled
Activision and Hasbro have officially announced Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark. The game appeared on retail listings last week but has now been confirmed for release on PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, 3DS and PC. The Examiner reports that it will blend the universes and visual …
Read More »Personal user details stolen in Kickstarter hack
No credit accord information accessed during security breach, claims CEO
Read More »Mega Bloks to launch Assassin’s Creed construction sets
Assassin’s Creed is the latest video game franchise to receive the Mega Bloks treatment. Mega Brands and Ubisoft today announced the partnership to introduce a line of Assassin’s Creed construction sets, which will launch in autumn this year. It will join the existing range of Mega Bloks products based on …
Read More »"We don’t need publishers in a traditional sense": The new age of publishing
Why do we need games publishers? In today’s digital market, the game makers and their fans are running the show. Community managers on Twitter and Facebook are doing the jobs of PRs, video bloggers via YouTube are doing a better job of marketing games than any carefully constructed TV ad, …
Read More »January PS4 sales nearly double Xbox One in US
Sony has taken an impressive lead over the Xbox One across the pond. Figures from NPD reveal the PS4 leads hardware sales in the US – a feat Sony says it has achieved despite "severely constrained" stock of the console. Despite trailing to its rival, the Xbox One is still …
Read More »Square Enix reveals new Hitman turn-based strategy game for mobile
The next entry in the Hitman series will venture into the mobile space as a new strategy offering, Square Enix has announced. Developed by a "small core team" at Square Enix Montreal, Hitman GO stands apart from the AAA action-adventure stealth franchise "while still [retaining] the essence of what a …
Read More »Xbox One Media Remote spotted on Amazon
A listing for an Xbox One Media Remote has now cropped up in the UK. The Xbox One Media Remote yesterday appeared on Amazon’s Canadian website, but has now appeared on the retailer’s UK arm priced at 19.99 and has a release date of April 4th. Control your Xbox One …
Read More »Sony: PS3 has a lot of life left
Sony is aiming to support its PlayStation 3 hardware with new releases for at least another two years, the company has revealed. In an interview with GameSpot, SCEA director of hardware marketing John Koller discussed the importance of not overlooking PS3’s established install base – specifically in the wake of …
Read More »South Park: The Stick of Truth goes gold
Following a seemingly endless string of delays, Ubisoft has announced that South Park: The Stick of Truth has at last gone gold. The game is due out on March 4th–and with development actually finished, that date will hopefully hold up this time around. The title suffered its latest (and apparently …
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