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Far Cry 3 has shipped and digitally sold 6m copies since its launch late last year, according to Ubisoft. As part of its recent earnings report, the firm announced the figure accumulated 1.5m copies in Ubisoft’s past fiscal quarter. The publisher attributed the game’s performance, along with strong Assassin’s Creed …
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Read More »Gran Turismo 6 announcement hits the internet early
A press release announcing Gran Turismo 6 for PS3 has hit the internet ahead of the official announcement, which was expected this afternoon. The Sixth Axis has compiled details from a number of sites carrying the news. The headline detail is undoubtedly the game’s ‘holiday’ release on PS3. All of …
Read More »Sony: Don’t mistake Vita caution for lack of optimism
Is it an outrageous statement to say that vast swathes of the games industry have already written Vita off? After a terrible start Vita sales have stabilised and it has certainly grown into a great platform with an increasingly impressive range of software. But can it ever hope to be …
Read More »SOURCEBOOK: Aardvark Swift profile
Our series of profiles of leading games service and creative firms continues with Aardvark Swift. Aardvark Swift Recruitment Sector:RecruitmentYear Established:1989Number of employees:15Address:Unit 16, Nightingale Court, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, UKPhone:01709 834777 Key contacts:Ian Goodall, MD –ian@aswift.comDanny Johnson, Senior Consultant – danny@aswift.comSimon Hope, Senior Consultant – simon@aswift.com Website:www.aswift.comEmail:ian@aswift.comTwitter:@AardvarkSwiftFacebook:Click hereLinkedIn:Click here As the …
Read More »Audio Special: The 3D future of game sound
GenAudio's Michel Henein explains the distinction 3D audio and 'real' 3D audio
Read More »Windows Blue becomes Windows 8.1, is free update
The first major update for Windows 8 is coming later in the year under the banner of Windows 8.1. Previously known by less obvious codename Windows Blue, the free update will do much the same thing as the old service packs through which Microsoft issued major changes to prior operating …
Read More »Konami pre-E3 event to show off Phantom Pain, "wealth of new titles"
Konami has announced details regarding its pre-E3 event next month, including what games will be showcased and where it can be viewed online. The presentation will take place on June 6th at 11 AM Pacific time (the week prior to E3 2013), and can be viewed under ‘Events’ on Konami’s …
Read More »Take-Two targets efficiency to battle rising dev costs
Strauss Zelnick hopes effective development spending and marketing will see publisher through next-gen transition
Read More »Report: PS4 to launch in Europe this year
Sony targeting 2013 release to ensure the PlayStation 4 does not slip behind next Xbox sales, claims insider
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