It’s not often that a pair of games topping the charts brings bad news for their respective publishers. PS3 title Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII and Wii U platformer Super Mario 3D World entered the weekly Japanese charts in first and second spots today, but both point to serious declines …
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[Event News] Games Growth Summit adds to speaker line-up with two more veterans
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[Event news] Indie Showcase submissions open
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MCV/DEVELOP #1007 is HERE!
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PS4 digital game prices reduced on PSN
The price of several PS4 game downloads on PSN has been reduced, bringing parity with the Xbox One versions. Eurogamer reports that games such as FIFA 14, Need for Speed Rivals and Battlefield 4 have now been cut to 54.99 on PSN. That’s a lot less than the 62.99 at …
Read More »Amazon bringing Sunday deliveries to London this Christmas
Online retailer Amazon is to start offering Sunday deliveries in the UK for the first time this Christmas. The website is teaming up with a number of local courier and delivery firms in a move that further reduces the immediacy advantage currently enjoyed by the High Street. Throughout the Christmas …
Read More »Microsoft ‘still learning’ about microtransactions on Xbox One
Console giant testing the waters with Ryse and Forza 5
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UK retailer GAME has opened 12 new stores in the run-up to the Christmas trading period. Game Retail’s stores director Dave Howard confirmed to MCV that the chain has opened four new permanent stores and eight temporary stores, while four stores have been relocated. The firm hopes the new outlets …
Read More »Candy Crush dev King opening new office in Berlin
Studio head for Germany branch to be appointed in January
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Read More »Söderlund questions free-to-play console future
The launch of Xbox One and PS4 is awash with free games. Or rather, freemium games. Glorified demos that if players want full access to, they’ll have to pay. Free-to-play has become the dominant force in mobile, almost entirely replacing the premium model. But EA Studios boss Patrick Sderlund is …
Read More »EA: We want to be voted the best company in America
Back in April, EA was voted the worst company in America for the second year on the trot. And you’d expect a games publisher as big as EA, with execs as bullish as Andrew Wilson or Peter Moore, to simply brush that off. After all, EA isn’t exactly supplying guns …
Read More »Android Intel Xmas Party – you’re invited!
Intel Developer Blog: Attendees will be treated to sessions on free Android tools and more
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