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It seems that World of Warcraft is regaining some of its previously lost users ahead of its next big expansion. Blizzard announced during its latest earnings calls that its MMO had seen subscriptions jump by over 600,000 ahead of the release of World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor on November …
Read More »3.2m people play Destiny every day
Bungie has revealed a host of impressive Destiny stats a month on from the game’s launch. The studio says that on average 3.2m people currently play Destiny every day, with each on average playing for three hours. That includes weekends, too. The average Destiny owner has played the game 20.9 …
Read More »Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare supports free next-gen upgrades
Activision doesn’t want you to hold back on buying the next Call of Duty should you be hoping for a next-gen console this Christmas. Buyers of either the PS3 or Xbox 360 versions of the game will be able to upgrade to the next-gen SKUs for free. On PlayStation, the …
Read More »Analyst doesn’t expect Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare to match Ghosts sales
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare could sell up to 15 per cent fewer copies than its predecessor Call of Duty: Ghosts, one analyst has predicted. That would equate to around 17m sales in calendar Q4. Cinemablend reports that Sterne Agee analyst Arvind Bhatia believes that gamers might be sceptical of …
Read More »Destiny and Call of Duty servers downed by DDoS attacks
Bungie’s Destiny was among the big-name games forced offline over the weekend, with a group of online pranksters claiming responsibility. It’s the second time that Lizard Squad has claimed responsibility for the pair’s servers being down. We don’t know for sure if it really is their work, but Bungie at …
Read More »Bungie fixes Destiny ‘loot cave’ as update continues shaping game
The ongoing project that is Destiny has continued to evolve with a new list of tweaks by developer Bungie. Chief of them is the removal of the now infamous ‘Loot Cave’, with the studio increasing the spawn rate of enemies from six to 40 seconds. The Hive of the holy …
Read More »Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare single player is longer than you think
There will be a bigger single player offering in the upcoming Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare than those found in recent COD titles. That’s according to Sledgehammer co-founder Glen Schofield who, as spotted by Videogamer, said on Twitter that the campaign is "coming in longer than the last few". Recent …
Read More »Watch Dogs is still the fastest selling new IP in Europe
Ubisoft has confirmed to MCV that, according to GfK data, Watch Dogs remains the fastest selling new IP in Europe… not Destiny. In the week that followed the arrival of Destiny, Activision proudly declared that the game had become the fastest selling new IP after one week in the UK …
Read More »Activision dismisses Manual Noriega’s ‘absurd’ Call of Duty lawsuit
Publisher Activision is looking to have a lawsuit filed by former Panama dictator Manuel Noriega thrown out of court. In a release that dubs the legal action frivolous” and refers to Noriega as a convicted murderer”, Activision says it has enlisted the services of former New York major and current …
Read More »OPINION: Destiny is breaking records. But for how long?
It’s been a difficult few months for consumer games journalists. They’ve found themselves facing what feels like never-ending accusations of corruption. YouTubers like Total Biscuit are proudly declaring that they hold ‘more power and influence then any games journalist’. And this week Destiny launched and broke all records for a …
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