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2K Games has revealed that Indian consumers who preorder Borderlands 2 will receive a bunch of DLC as a bonus, including the all new Mechromancer character class. Those who preorder the game in India will receive the Borderlands 2 Premiere Club, which includes: Mechromancer class – Available as downloadable content …
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How do New Super Mario Bros 2 sales compare to the original?
SEQUEL WATCH: The latest data is in, and Nintendo’s New Super Mario Bros 2 was the biggest selling individual format game released last week. It managed No.2 in the Chart-Track All-Formats Charts, beaten by Square Enix’s Sleeping Dogs. But how well did it perform really? Should Nintendo be happy with …
Read More »Digital accounts for 5% of New Super Mario Bros 2 sales
Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has revealed that digital sales of new 3DS release New Super Mario Bros 2 accounted for around five per cent of the total. "This initial offering going forward, we’ve gotten a good reaction going," he told The Wall Street Journal. He also revealed that the share …
Read More »UPDATED: Judgement day nears for OnLive, though it denies closure
Streaming games company OnLive has been forced to publicly deny reports that it is on the brink of closure. It started with a tweet from InXile Entertainment’s Brian Fargo, who bluntly stated that: Just received an email that OnLive is closed as of today!” This was followed by a report …
Read More »Nintendo’s social experiment
Rick Gibson delves into the console giant's Miiverse for Wii U and whether it can succeed in realising Nintendo's online ambitions
Read More »IN BRIEF: What’s Happened Today? (August 17th 2012)
We’ve got more news trickling out from this year’s Gamescom. Capcom has some big plans in the works for its new IP, Remember Me. The publisher is planning on working with developer Dontnod on turning it into a long-term brand. Bohemia Interactive spoke about its fears on fan blacklash when …
Read More »Gamestop digital sales climb in Q2
Gamestop has reported its Q2 sales figures for the period ending July 28th, showing strong growth in the retailer’s digital sector. The company posted a 27 per cent increase in the digital department, reaching $134m in revenue. Gamestop’s ‘other’ category includes its digital business, and that particular area saw over …
Read More »HMV: We will do pre-owned responsibly
Publishers rejoice! HMV says it will give new games a chance to sell before introducing pre-owned copies. The retailer said in its latest financial report that its pre-owned range remains a high margin and vital area of its business. But outgoing CEO Simon Fox told MCV publishers should not have …
Read More »ReVITAlised: Sony spending more on Xmas marketing than at launch
Sony used its Gamescom press conference to effectively relaunch its Vita handheld for Christmas. And as part of the revamp, it will spend more money on marketing Vita this Q4 than it did over the platform’s launch earlier this year.To improve the console’s slow sales the platform holder will launch …
Read More »New Super Mario Bros 2 is finally here… and well worth the wait
GAME OF THE DAY: Nintendo’s unrelenting critics would have you believe its mascot’s latest handheld outing is ‘Mario by the numbers’. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing. The moment 3DS owners start up the single-player mode of New Super Mario Bros 2, they will fall into one of two …
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