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Read More »Facebook to close 200 Oculus Rift demo stations in the US
200 Oculus Rift demo stations are to be closed at Best Buy stores in the US, according to the Business Insider. The website reports that Facebook ordered the closure of its VR corners due to store performance,” according to an internal memo. An anonymous Best Buy worker told BI that …
Read More »Nintendo’s Kimishima says 3DS will ‘co-exist’ with Switch
Nintendo has once again stated that the 3DS has a long life ahead of it, despite the company’s upcoming Switch launch. Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima told investors at a Q&A meeting that he believes the 3DS can continue to "co-exist" with the Switch for the foreseeable future. "Nintendo 3DS is …
Read More »Take-Two net revenue up 15% for fiscal Q3
Take-Two once again saw better than expected results for the quarter ending December 31st. The 2K Games and Rockstar parent firm reports net revenue rising 15 per cent to $476.5m, thanks to GTA V, Grand Theft Auto Online, WWE 2K17, NBA 2K17 and Civilization VI. Meanwhile digital revenue soared 64 …
Read More »Nintendo has "mastered" the Unreal Engine, says Miyamoto
Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto has said the company’s internal development teams have "mastered" the Unreal Engine, according to VentureBeat. Speaking at a Q&A session with investors in Kyoto, Miyamoto reportedly spoke at length about how the team had been experimenting with the popular game engine and how the Switch had been …
Read More »Mass Effect Andromeda: Everything you need to know, release date, free trial, price, pre-order deals, season pass, PS4 Pro support and official merchandise
Bioware’s Mass Effect trilogy was one of the most popular sci-fi series of the last generation. Now the Canadian studio’s finally bringing its grand space opera to PS4, Xbox One and PC. Dubbed Mass Effect Andromeda, the latest entry in its intergalactic RPG series promises a world four times the …
Read More »HMV says "no agreement" to close Oxford Street store
Property Week has reported that HMV is to close its flagship store on Oxford Street after the building’s landlords have allegedly commenced negotiations to surrender the lease through agents at Savills. However, MCV has learned that there is "no agreement in place" to close the Oxford Street store, according to …
Read More »For Honor: Everything you need to know, release date, price, beta and season pass info, merchandise and pre-order deals
It’s been a while since we’ve seen Ubisoft take a chance on something new, but its upcoming online hack and slash title For Honor looks set to change that. With creative director Jason VandenBerghe leading the team, whose previous works include Far Cry 3 and Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, For …
Read More »Currency shifts muddle Sony figures – but industry can celebrate strong PS4 sales
Sony’s Game and Network Services division announced its third-quarter results today, for the key trading period up to the 31st of December. Sales for the division were up by 5.2% year-on-year to $5.3bn, though that amounted to an impressive rise of 15% on a constant currency basis. Shifting exchange rates …
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