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Sniping games are one of those peculiar genres that are almost always praised by their players but mauled by the critics. And the Sniper Elite franchise is no exception to the rule. Critics may not have always backed the series, but it has built a massive community eagerly waiting each …
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Sega and PQube talk retro gaming, Nintendo Classic Mini and Sega Classic Mega Drive
To say that retro is a growing trend in the games industry would be an understatement. Since the launch of Nintendo’s NES Classic Mini on November 11th particularly, gaming websites have been filled with features about retro gaming, with headlines ranging from where to find a NES Classic Mini – …
Read More »PS4 hits 50 million sales worldwide
Sony’s PS4 hit another sales milestone today, with the company announcing it’s sold more than 50 million units worldwide. This includes sales of the PS4 Pro, a more powerful version of Sony’s home console that supports ultra high resolution gaming, which launched last month. The news comes after a stellar …
Read More »Longzhu Gaming sign PraY and GorillA
Longzhu Gaming has signed both Kim "PraY" Jong-in and Kang "GorillA" Beom-hyeon, who formerly played for the ROX Tigers. Both players have joined the organisation, which comes as somewhat of a surprise after Longzhu had a disappointing 2016. However just last week the team was purchased by one of the …
Read More »G2A says over 50 devs are on board with revenue sharing scheme
Controversial online retailer G2A has claimed that its G2A Direct developer revenue sharing service is off to a strong start. Announced four months ago, G2A Direct is an attempt to answer the severe criticism levelled at the online key seller by offering a split of sales to developers. Now PCGamesN …
Read More »Titanfall 2’s digital sales haven’t picked up physical slack
EA and Respawn’s Titanfall 2 has not fared any better digitally than it has on the High Street. Superdata Research reports that worldwide digital sales of Titanfall 2 throughout October managed just a quarter of those achieved by its predecessor. That’s especially poor considering that digital sales were less established …
Read More »Ubisoft talks ‘live’ games strategy: The Crew, The Division and Rainbow 6 Siege
Games have always been happy to experiment when it comes to revenue streams. They started with pure retail sales, but then DLC came along, subscription models worked for MMOs, episodic content still has its place, while microtransactions are very much in vogue – both on console and mobile titles. The …
Read More »‘Xbox has got its mojo back’ – strong Xbox One sales strengthen brand
2016 will be viewed as a tipping point for Xbox One. That’s according to Xbox UK marketing chief Harvey Eagle, who says that this was the year the brand ‘got its mojo back’. The exec cited strong sales of Microsoft’s slimmer and cheaper Xbox One S SKU, which hit shelves …
Read More »Xbox, Rebellion and Ubisoft headline this week’s MCV
This week, we talk to Xbox UK marketing chief Harvey Eagle, who says strong Xbox One S sales have helped the brand’s performance and that we’ll look back at 2016 as "a tipping point for Xbox One.” We also had chat with Ubisoft’s VP of live operations Anne Blondel about …
Read More »GAME to open central London location
It appears that High Street retailer GAME is set to open one of its new arena locations in central London. That’s going by a post made by SVP of eSports and competitive gaming strategy Craig Fletcher on Twitter (below) which shows a store under construction with the address ‘162-170 Wardour …
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