There’s a new graphics card daddy in town. Nvidia has at last lifted the veil of secrecy surrounding the GeForce 780Ti, and what we’ve got is the single fastest GPU in the world today. The Keplar-powered card features 25 per cent more cores than the old 780 – a card …

This week’s issue of MCV analyses how the next-gen transition is damaging the sales of the year’s biggest Q4 releases. Sales of Call of Duty, Battlefield and Assassin’s Creed are all down on their predecessors, some by an alarming margin. Retailers tells MCV how the imminent arrivial of the next-generation …

We all expected sales of Assassin’s Creed IV and Battlefield 4 to be down. After all, this is only ‘part one’ of their launches. Both games will return, looking better than ever, on Xbox One and PS4 at the end of the month. But judging this transition is tricky. The …

Call of Duty: Ghosts sales are down compared to Black Ops II, Activision has admitted. Speaking to investors last night, CFO Dennis Durkin confirmed what we all suspected following Activision’s decision yesterday to release sell-in numbers for the game as opposed to actual sales. And with MCV confirming this morning …

The imminent launch of PS4 and Xbox One is significantly hurting sales of current gen games, retail experts have told MCV. Last week Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag sold 60 per cent fewer units than last year’s title, while Battlefield 4 sales are 69 per cent down over Battlefield 3. …

Titles featuring new kinds of gameplay may not reach full sales potential at retail, says Iwata

The latest social media research from Way To Blue suggests that Call of Duty: Ghosts is lagging behind the competition in terms of social media buzz. The agency, which bases its findings on data gathered using an algorithm based on both social conversation search queries and proprietary methodology, measured both …

Customers that pre-ordered their PS4 from struggling retailer Blockbuster will have their order protected, MCV can reveal. Sony has struck a deal with the troubled entertainment specialist, which fell into administration for the second time last week. Gamers that want a refund for their console can receive one by going …

Nintendo says it will focus on digital releases for its new IP given the platform’s flexibility. The firm’s president Satoru Iwata suggested during Nintendo’s Q2 earnings Q&A that customers were hesitant to buy boxed releases of new IP. Instead, Nintendo will focus on digital launches and its wide flexibility in …

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