Expansion beyond the games market could lead to record-breaking sales of the Xbox One and games consoles in general, Microsoft has claimed. But before it gets there, the company believes that the Xbox 360 still has as many as 25m additional unit sales left in it. "We believe over the …
Read More »£125,000 – price of the world’s most expensive video game
Codemasters has announced a new SKU for racer Grid 2 – and we guarantee you it’s not what you expected. The GAME-exclusive Grid 2 Mono Edition comes with a number of extras. As well as the copy of the game it also includes a real racing helmet, race suit, boots …
Read More »Wii U sales boost following Xbox One reveal
Sales of the Wii U have rocketed on Amazon.co.uk in the days following Microsoft’s Xbox One reveal. As spotted by Nintendo Life, last night the Wii U Premium machine had climbed from 243rd in the retailer’s ‘Movers and Shakers’ list to 50th, with sales increasing 386 per cent. At the …
Read More »UK PS4 launch confirmed for 2013 by ad
A Sony ad for the PS4 in today’s issue of Metro confirms a 2013 release for the machine. The ad, pictured by Future’s James Jarvis, carries a simple Coming 2013” line at the bottom. Until now all signs had pointed to Sony being very, very keen on getting the console …
Read More »Square Enix America CEO leaves company
Mike Fischer leaves game publisher for Amazon's digital music and video in Japan
Read More »Kinect is Xbox One’s edge, says Harrison
Former PlayStation boss turned Microsoft exec says standard camera input is 'game-changer'
Read More »Epic Mickey 2 hits Vita next month with ‘enhanced features’
Sony has confirmed a US release for the PS Vita port of Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two, adding that the game will arrive in June packed with enhanced features. The US Playstation blog announced the details earlier today, adding that the game will hit on June 18th. Disney …
Read More »Ghost Games revs up next-gen Need for Speed Rivals
Racer coming to PS4 and Xbox One later this year
Read More »Grand Theft Auto 5 collector’s editions announced, to release in India
Rockstar Games today revealed two special editions for Grand Theft Auto 5, both of which will be available in India. The standard edition will only contain the game and is (tentatively) priced at Rs 2,799, but here’s what will be available in the other two editions: Special Edition Retail copy …
Read More »Atari seeks $22m in assets sale
Long-standing games company going to auction after failing to find a buyer
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