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There are $83m worth of unsold Fire Phones sitting in Amazon’s warehouses, with the retailer admitting that it miscalculated its first smartphone launch. We didn’t get the price right,” Amazon’s senior VP of devices David Limp told Fortune. I think people come to expect a great value, and we sort …

Nintendo has edged forward the release of Super Smash Bros in the UK. The Wii U game will now be released on November 28th and now, as was previously the case, December 5th. Also now arriving on November 28th will be the game and GameCube controller adapter bundle, the Smash …

Far Cry 4 will sell 6m units and The Crew 2m units in their first year on sale, Ubisoft has predicted. That means the publisher expects its upcoming Himalayan shooter to match the performance of its predecessor Far Cry 3. Ubisoft has also revealed that it sold more games on …

Sales of the PS4 have now hit 13.5m units after the console shifted 3.3m worldwide in the quarter ending September 30th, Sony has revealed. That’s up from the 2.7m shipped in the quarter before and the 3m shipped in Q4 2013, Sony’s sales datashows. In fact, it is the second …

Ubisoft’s open-world action adventure game Watch Dogs has shipped 9m units, the company’s latest financial report reveals. The firm announced the title had shipped 8m copies prior to the start of its most recently concluded quarter, meaning the game has moved 1m in the past three months. "The very strong …

Telltale has loosed another teaser image pertaining to its upcoming Game of Thrones episodic adventure game, this time making mention of the historically ruthless House Bolton. Without getting into any heavy spoilers, the Bolton’s are known specifically for their flaying traditions. Their foreboding official words Our Blades Are Sharp”, and …

2008 PlayStation 3 strategy-RPG release Valkyria Chronicles is heading to Windows PC, publisher Sega has announced. Gallia, to arms! Return to the original battle on PC. More info coming soon…,” the company posted on its Twitter account earlier this week. Though no details on a release window were provided by …

The free version of DriveClub for PlayStation Plus subscribers has been delayed until further notice, Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida has confirmed. Unfortunately, the road to launch has been a little rocky, and we are truly sorry that so many of you have not been able to enjoy everything …

Glu Mobile has posted its best ever quarterly revenue on the back of the success of surprise hit Kim Kardashian: Hollywood. Furthermore, the company has extended its agreement with the celebrity for a further three years, during which time it intends to release more titles carrying her name. Glu CEO …

Users are now able to upload videos to YouTube at 60 frames per second. The service announced plans to introduce the facility back in June, upping playback from the traditional limit of 24 frames per second. Those wishing to view the footage need to use Google’s Chrome browser and select …