Publishing

Bethesda ships 7m copies of Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Over 7m copies of console and PC adventure game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim have been shipped by Bethesda. The publisher estimates an approximate return of $450m on the numbers. More than 50 per cent of the game’s launch units were sold in its first 48 hours on sale following …

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Now! That’s what I call marketing

Tubby Games has outlined the marketing push it hopes will take Now! That’s What I Call Music: Dance and Sing to the top the charts. The campaign will come in the form of two competitions. The first – which Tubby says is worth an estimated 100,000 – lets consumers enter …

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Next Final Fantasy could be an action RPG

Square Enix has suggested Final Fantasy XV will move away from its turn-based nature and further embrace the action of Western RPGs. Final Fantasy XIII-2 producer Yoshinori Kitase described the increasing popularity of action RPGs – such as Dragon Age and Skyrim – as a trend you ignore at your …

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Assassin’s Creed: Revelations Online Pass detailed

The Online Pass found within copies of Ubisoft’s grants access to the game’s online mode and use of an exclusive character. Eurogamer reports that upon activating the Uplay Passport code found within new copies of the game, access to the multiplayer modes is immediately granted. Those who buy the game …

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