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There were queues snaking around the corner at even the most remote games retailer. It featured in every national newspaper, on every radio station and across every news channel. And in just over six months, 33m units were sold into retail, making GTA V the fastest selling title in games …
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PS4 outsells Xbox One for fifth month in a row in US
Sony’s PlayStation 4 led US hardware sales in May, finishing ahead of Xbox One for the fifth consecutive month according to NPD’s latest monthly report. "PlayStation continues to be the best place to play for innovative IP, as PS4 was the preferred platform for May’s biggest releases, including Watch Dogs …
Read More »Microsoft insists Windows gaming is ‘critical’ despite E3 no-show
E3 wasn’t the right place to discuss Microsoft’s Windows gaming strategy, Microsoft’s games boss Phil Spencer has said. Spencer has previously promised that a renewed focus on Windows and PC gaming inside Microsoft is definitely happening”, but PC gaming was not mentioned once in Microsoft’s E3 press event last week. …
Read More »PICTURES: Nintendo’s Amiibo toy range
Nintendo’s answer to Skylanders and Disney Infinity has been pictured in greater detail. As posted on NeoGaf, the Amiibo range includes characters such as Mario, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Pikachu, Link, Princess Peach, Pit, Fox McCloud, Kirby, Wii Fit Trainer and the Animal Crossing villager. Reports suggest the models are of …
Read More »Tribunal rules against Deloitte, awards multi-million payout to former Comet workers
Thousands of former employees at collapsed retailer have been awarded damages by an employment tribunal. Over 2,000 ex-Comet staff filed a suit against Comet and administrators Deloitte alleging that they were not properly consulted prior to its closure in 2012. In total it was ruled that 6,889 workers were mistreated, …
Read More »GameStop: Kinect-less Xbox One ‘flying off the shelves’
Retailer GameStop has suggested that the latest cut-price Xbox One bundle is selling well. Microsoft’s 349/$399 SKU for the first time doesn’t include the Kinect 2.0 camera and as a result is 50/$100 cheaper than the bundle that does include Kinect. It went on sale on June 9th. "They went …
Read More »No Bayonetta 1 for digital purchases of Bayonetta 2 on Wii U
Wii U owners who choose to buy Bayonetta 2 digitally will not receive the complimentary copy of the first game. Nintendo revealed yesterday as part of its E3 video presentation that the game – which is due out in October – will include a copy of the 2010 original, which …
Read More »OPINION: Xbox’s humble bundle
From the moment Phil Spencer took to the stage and referenced his ‘friends’ over at Sony and Nintendo, you knew Xbox was playing the humble card. And that’s fair enough, because they had been humbled. Last year’s E3 was a disaster for the platform holder, a mistake they must not …
Read More »Video games contributed £1bn to UK in 2013
A new report from TIGA says that the video games industry contributed 1.02bn to the UK economy in 2013. That’s up from 947m the year before, and resulted in tax revenues of 419m for the Treasury. The total number of people employed by the sector is up too, from 9,224 …
Read More »EA releases Mirror’s Edge 2 art ahead of likely E3 reveal
Mirror’s Edge 2 looks odds on toe feature as part of EA’s slate for E3 this week. The Mirror’s Edge Facebook page has released a new image, which can be seen in full below, which while not carrying the full Mirror’s Edge 2 branding can surely only point to one …
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