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This week MCV has investigated what proportion of game sales are physical, and how many are digital. By combining physical data from UKIE/GfK Chart-Track and digital information from SuperData, we can see what the divide is between the two formats. We also speak to Ubisoft Quebec about the publisher’s upcoming …
Read More »BBC iPlayer is now available on Wii U
Wii U owners can now stream and catch up with their favourite BBC shows on their console. Seemingly without warning, a listing for the BBC’s online service has appeared on the Nintendo eShop, and was spotted by Nintendo Life. BBC’s streaming service weighs in at 94MB, and allows for gamers …
Read More »MMO WildStar is going free-to-play
One year after its launch NCSoft has announced that sci-fi MMO WildStar will be going free-to-play this autumn. Developer Carbine has said that this decision was taken to open the game up to more users. The switch to free-to-play was hinted at earlier this month. WildStar launched last June and …
Read More »New Xbox One controller in the works
A new version of Microsoft’s Xbox One controller might just have been leaked. According a page on Xbox’s Support website, this new game pad will feature a 3.5mm headphone jack – with the page noting that this will ‘only be available on controllers released after June 2015′. Other than that, …
Read More »FIFA 16 will feature female teams in a series first
For the first time in the history of the FIFA series consumers will be able to play as women. FIFA 16 will feature 12 Women’s National Teams from Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, England, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Sweden and the USA. Bringing some of the best women’s players and …
Read More »BBC’s Watchdog investigating PlayStation’s digital refund policy
PlayStation’s digital refund policy is to be the focus of a segment on tonight’s (Thursday May 28th) Watchdog. The BBC’s consumer rights programme will be looking at the case of one John Lappin, a PlayStation 4 owner who was refused a refund after a fraudulent 39.99 purchase was made on …
Read More »Release date for new Need for Speed seemingly outed
It appears that the release date for EA’s new Need for Speed game has been revealed. That’s according to the game’s listing on the Xbox website– spotted by Reddit users – which says that the new racing title will be hitting stores on November 5th. Keep in mind that this …
Read More »King’s Rob Miller and EA’s Shaun Campbell join UKIE Board
Trade body UKIE has made some new additions to its Board of directors. The firm has added EA UK country manager Shaun Campbell to its Board, alongside Rob Miller, Candy Crush company King’s chief legal office and corporate secretary. The duo replace EA’s Keith Ramsdale and Preloaded’s Kate Booth, both …
Read More »PS3 and Xbox 360 Mortal Kombat X won’t make June release – report
It seems that the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 SKUs of Mortal Kombat X will not be out on their intended June 6th release date. A number of retailers have changed the game’s listing from the above date to TBC, or simply removed the date altogether. Kotaku is also reporting …
Read More »Majority of Capcom’s FY2016 sales will be digital
Capcom is anticipating that it will make most of its unit sales on digital products in the coming year. For the fiscal year ending March 2016, the Japanese platform holder expects the majority of its games will be sold digitally. In a financial presentation released by Capcom’s president and COO …
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