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The headline news from games retail in 2016 is much the same as the year before – less money was made from video games software and hardware sales, but peripherals and accessories remain an area of growth. According to GfK Entertainment, 1.78bn was made from boxed games, hardware sales (not …
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Tales of Berseria demo now available on PC and PS4
A demo for Bandai Namco’s upcoming RPG Tales of Berseria is now available to download on PS4 and PC, the company has announced. The demo landed yesterday and can be downloaded directly from the game’s respective Steam and PlayStation Network pages. Players who pre-order the game afterwards will also receive …
Read More »NBA team the Miami Heat invest in Misfits
The Miami Heat has invested in eSports organisation Misfits. The former NBA champions announced a strategic partnership with the organisation that sees the Heat acquire a stake in the team and help out with areas such as marketing, branding, promotion, retail, digital and sponsorship activation. The stake acquired is Misfits …
Read More »Halo Wars 2 to get physical PC release for Windows 10
THQ Nordic has announced that the Windows 10 version of Halo Wars 2 will receive a worldwide physical release at retail when it launches on February 21st. An ultimate edition will also be available in addition to the standard version. Both the standard and ultimate editions of the game will …
Read More »Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare starts 2017 at No.1
Activision’s Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare has claimed its eighth week at the top of the UK charts. The shooter holds this position despite a 64 per cent dip in sales. If it manages another week at No.1, it will equal Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 for the second …
Read More »TODAY is your last chance to submit your MCV Awards nomination
Nominations for the MCV awards 2017 will close at the end-of-play today, the6th of January, but it’s not too late to get your team or product into contention.Apply here nowwith our new online application system and show the industry just how great you are. Now in their 15th successful year, …
Read More »Japanese boxed games revenue dropped seven per cent in 2016
The Japanese boxed games market continues to fall in value, with revenue generated from boxed sales dipping seven per cent year-on-year. According to sales data provided by Famitsu, in 2016, hardware and software revenue dropped to 299.48bn from 2015’s 320.97bn. This is one of the lowest year for the Japanese …
Read More »Project CARS 2 eyes September release
The sequel to crowdfunded racing title Project CARS is aiming for a September launch. That’s according to a post on Project CARS 2’s forum by developer Slightly Mad Studio’s CEO Ian Bell, in which he says that the current guess for a release date is ‘Septemberish’. However, the exec is …
Read More »Samsung reveals 5m Samsung Gear VR’s in the wild
Doesn't reveal how many of those were sold or bundled in with Samsung phones, however
Read More »HTC Viveport unveiled as world’s first VR app subscription service
HTC has announced the world’s first app subscription service for VR content. Dubbed Viveport, it will launch as a monthly subscription service in early 2017, giving customers a one-stop shop for browsing new apps and a place for developers to show off their products. HTC has yet to announce exact …
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