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The NPD Group has released its retail sales report for July, confirming another year-over-year decline across the board. Hardware sales brought in $99.4m for the period – a 34 per cent decrease versus the $150.9m earned over the same stretch in 2012. Accessories saw just a three per cent loss …
Read More »Microsoft closing Games for Windows Live marketplace
Microsoft will shut down Games for Windows Live and cease selling products through the PC games marketplace, the firm has announced. The company confirmed the news on the Games for Windows Live Facebook page, adding that users will still be able to download and play games through the Games for …
Read More »EA Humble Bundle sale draws $4.8m
Charitable sales platform is on mark to break records with 1m units sold
Read More »Blake’s 7 to be revived as Xbox exclusive
The Financial Times reports today that Microsoft has replaced the sci-fi dedicated channel Syfy as the backer of a rebooted Blake’s 7. The original announcement of the new thirteen-part series came last April from Fremantle Media. At the time, Fremantle outlined the show scenario as so: ‘The year is 2136, …
Read More »Trion Worlds closing European office
Ambitious MMO publisher Trion Worlds will close its European office in Guildford, UK. The HQ is expected to close this week, which will result in more than 10 redundancies, MCV understands. Staff affected includes Trion Europe boss John Burns, communications boss Jon Goddard commercial director Jeff Pabst, senior brand manager …
Read More »Capcom: Resident Evil 6 felt bloated, Resident Evil 7 will return to survival horror roots
The next game in the Resident Evil series will return to the game’s survival horror roots, Capcom says. The firm told MCV it has listened to the negative feedback to last year’s Resident Evil 6, which scored a Metacritic of just 67. Capcom had hoped to appeal to a wide …
Read More »Call of Duty: Ghosts will also transfer stats from current to next-gen
Those who buy Call of Duty: Ghosts on current-gen machines won’t miss out should they then migrate to Xbox One or PS4. Developer Infinity Ward confirmed during a livestream event last night that those who play the game on either PS3 or Xbox 360 will be able to migrate their …
Read More »Watch Dogs and Assassin’s Creed IV selling more on next-gen
Pre-orders for Watch Dogs and Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag are higher on Xbox One and PS4 than on current generation platforms, says Ubisoft. European chief Alain Corre told MCV that the transition to the next generation of consoles will be faster than expected. It follows comments from UK retailers …
Read More »PS3 outselling Xbox 360 in the UK this summer
PlayStation 3 was the No.1 console of the summer in the UK with some help from 2013’s second best selling game. The Last of Us has overtaken BioShock: Infinite as the UK’s No.2 game of the year so far, despite only being available on one format. It is only beaten …
Read More »EA Origin Humble Bundle breaks records
The latest Humble Bundle has become the fastest selling in the charity’s history. The Humble Origin Bundle allows players to pick up six EA titles – Dead Space, Dead Space 3, Crysis 2 Maximum Edition, Mirror’s Edge, Medal of Honor and Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box – for whatever price …
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