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Number of simultaneous spectators peaked at 8.5m, claims Riot Games

One in three PS4 games sold so far in the US has been made by EA. That’s the claim of COO Peter Moore whose company had four boxed titles ready for PS4’s day one – FIFA 14, Need for Speed Rivals, Battlefield 4 and Madden 25. There were a total …

Next-gen hardware ten times more powerful than previous generation, claims CFO

Over 10,000 PS4 consoles were sold on eBay last weekend. A rep from the auction site told GameSpot that between November 15th and 17th over two PS4s were sold every minute and that over 15,000 of Sony’s next-gen machine have been sold since November 1st. A quick look on the …

The number of launch PS4’s believed to have suffered technical failures is higher than initially estimated. Sony last week estimated that the number of affected systems represents less than 0.4 per cent of shipped units to date” which was at the time within [Sony’s] expectations for a new product introduction". …

Next generation console is producing quite a number of software sales

Towerfall is first-ever console title on the indie sales platform

Microsoft has released Xbox One’s SmartGlass companion app, ahead of the console’s launch this Friday. Xbox One owners can use the SmartGlass device as a remote control and keyboard via the touch screen. The new version of the app also boasts "increased performance with faster connections and reliability," versus the …

The Canadian launch of PlayStation 4 is turning out to be the most successful console release in the country’s history. SCE Canada head Steve Turvey told Games Industry that PS4 blew away results from previous game-related retail releases in the country, at least tripling average numbers. The launch was a …

Over 32m people tuned into to watch the League of Legends World Championship final, Riot has revealed. At Peak, over 8.5m people watched the event at the same time. It makes it the biggest eSports event in history, and bigger than most ‘real’ sporting events. The tournament was held at …