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The PlayStation 3 has hit the 4m unit sales mark in France, according to new numbers from GfK. Sony points out that it expects additional growth in France this year, despite the general downward trend of the global market. It also expects PS3 to establish itself as the leading platform …

One of BioWare’s co-founders believes that the vocal fan backlash to projects such as Mass Effect 3 and Star Wars: The Old Republic contributed to the departure of the studio’s bosses. Greg Zeschuk and Ray Muzyka quit the company last month, both claiming that they had effectively lost their enthusiasm …

Platform holder Sony has admitted that consumers have effectively killed off the 3D gaming revolution. Consumers decide how relevant it is,” SCE UK boss Fergal Gara told Eurogamer. It’s fair to say consumers have decided it’s not hugely important at this time. It’s a capability we’ve got. It may have …

There’s claiming the UK No.1. Then there’s claiming the UK No.1. EA’s FIFA 13 is not only top of the charts, but it sold an incredible one million plus copies in its first week according to the UKIE Charts, compiled by GfK Chart-Track. It’s not the first game to do …

Hideo Kojima has announced what his recently revealed LA studio will be working on: a new Metal Gear Online. Speaking at Eurogamer Expo (via CVG), Kojima revealed the company is looking for talented devs to build the next Metal Gear Online. A job listing posted earlier this month took the …

Syfy digital has announced its set to launch Nuclear Family, an original television series, exclusively on the Xbox 360. IGN reports The show will be available via Syfy’s web app on the console, and will deliver 20 episodes kicking off at some point later today. The series revolves around a …

Valve has released the latest weekly top ten sellers chart on Steam, with Borderlands 2 and Torchlight II assuming their previous spots at the top of the list. Below the pair is at least a bit of shake-up thanks to some major promotions. The Total War Master Collection for instance …

Sony is looking to cut the price of the PlayStation Vita – but not until 2013. The high-powered handheld still retails for on or around the RRPs for which it debuted – that’s between 200-220 for the Wi-Fi model and 250-270 for the 3G machine. It looks unlikely, however, that …

Four million copies of Xbox 360 version sold in five months

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