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Out of the current line-up of indie developers, Cliff Harris is among the longest serving. In his past he has worked for Lionhead of Fable fame, but now he is a lone gun. His outfit, Positech, is a stark contrast to that triple-A studio. On its website, you will see …
Read More »Yokai Watch 2 and Yoshi’s New Island keep 3DS No.1 in Japan
Nintendo’s portable console still rules the roost in Japan according to the latest sales data provided by Famitsu. This is partially due to the launch of Yoshi’s New Island in Japan, but largely the result of strong sales of Yokai Watch 2, which is No.1 for the third time in …
Read More »Destiny beta played by over 4.6m people
Activision has revealed the number of people that had played the beta of its new blockbuster IP Destiny. In total 4,638,937 people played the beta between its launch on July 17th and end on July 28th. The beta was initially exclusive to PlayStation consoles, but as of July 23rd,Xbox fans …
Read More »LittleBigPlanet 3 gets release date in America
Sony has announced that its latest LittleBigPlanet game is to hit stores on November 18th in America. No date has been set for the UK yet, but assuming that the above isn’t a worldwide release, LittleBigPlanet 3 might well be coming to this side of the Atlantic on Friday November …
Read More »Sky Now TV finally comes to Xbox One
Sky’s Now TV streaming service is launching today (July 30th) for Xbox One. Now TV is an on-demand service allowing viewers access to a variety of Sky content including movies, sports and TV programming. It was originally listed in the launch line-up for Xbox One entertainment apps set to hit …
Read More »Games market continues summer decline; Watch Dogs still No.1
The market took another dive this week thanks to the current heat wave, a lack of new releases and the start of the summer holidays. Overall the market fell three per cent this week. The amount of revenue made this week was the lowest it has been this year so …
Read More »Digital pet Animin to be backed by £300k marketing campaign
Digital pet app Animin is to be supported by a 300,000 marketing campaign when it comes to stores this November. This marketing push will be across a variety of platforms, including online, print, TV and social media. Generation Media will be handling media buying, while Bastion will be sorting out …
Read More »Ubisoft rules the June charts
June was a big month for Ubisoft. Last month’s charts included the last week of May and therefore featured the launch of Watch Dogs. The hacking title topped the monthly charts, and helped Ubisoft rise up the publisher rankings in terms of both units sold and revenue generated from software …
Read More »Disney Infinity 2.0 hits UK stores on September 19th
Disney has announced that the sequel to its Disney Infinity toys-to-life title is coming to stores next month. The title will be on shelves on September 19th in the UK. This is a few days ahead of the American release of September 23rd. Disney Infinity 2.0: Marvel Super Heroes will …
Read More »Trials Fusion has sold over 1m units
Ubisoft’s racing title Trials Fusion has sold over one million units. The title is also being updated today – the free addition will make improvements to tournaments, Track Central and Track Editor in addition to giving players the ability to create Supercross courses in Local Multiplayer. In celebrating Fusion’s sales …
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