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The PlayStation 3 trumped the PS4 this week in Japan according weekly chart data provided by Famitsu. This was no doubt helped by sales of PS3 titles Watch Dogs, Kamen Rider Battride War II and Grand Theft Auto V in the software Top Ten this week. Sales of the Wii …
Read More »Indie retailers can now sell Nintendo download games
Independent games retailers are now able to sell digital games for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. The service is being provided by CentreSoft subsidiary DLCSoft, which already lets indies sell digital PlayStation games. Nintendo games will be available from mid-July. In an email seen by MCV, DLCSoft said that it …
Read More »‘Huge proportion’ of PS4 owners haven’t played The Last of Us, says Sony
A shift in the market in PlayStation’s favour means that a significant number of PS4 owners have yet to play The Last of Us. That’s according to Sony, who made the discovery after looking through PSN data, suggesting that a high number of PS4 owners have migrated from other platforms …
Read More »Transformers Universe beta opens
The open beta for Jagex’s MOBA Transformers Universe will be launching shortly. Fans will be able to enter the beta from tomorrow (Friday July 4th). A variety of maps and game modes will be available to players, as well as customizable weapons and armour. In order to take part, players …
Read More »Sniper Elite 3 shoots straight to No.1
The latest addition to 505 Game’s Sniper Elite series has gone straight to the top of the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. The title came out on both current and next-gen platforms, with 65 per cent of sales being for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. This is …
Read More »The Games Media vs E3
The world’s video games press are now back from E3 with jet lag, hangoversand sore fingers. But what did they think of this year’s show? And with so many publishers and platform holders using Twitch and the like to go direct to the consumers, what role did the media really …
Read More »Mind Candy hosting Great British Summer Game Jam
Mind Candy is hosting the first ever Great British Summer Game Jam. The contest will see development teams making games around the theme of British Summer. Winners will receive prizes from the likes of Unity 3D, Marmalade and PlayJam. In addition to this, UKIE is supporting the Accessibility Award for …
Read More »Is Garry Newman an indie?
Garry Newman is arguably one of the most iconic indie devs working in the industry right now. He was behind popular sandbox title Garry’s Mod, which at the start of the year had made over $30m and according to Newman should hit 5m copies sold since it launched in 2006. …
Read More »Testology triumphs at MCV Games 5s
The games industry shed blood, sweat and tears yesterday at the PlayStation MCV Games 5s tournament. And it was Testology that took away the top prize, besting Sports Interactive in the day’s tense finale 8-2. The QA firm’s team left with glory, replica Jules Rimet trophies and goodie bags from …
Read More »UFC takes top spot from Watch Dogs
After three weeks at No.1, Watch Dogs is now in second place inthe UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. It was deposed by EA Sport’s UFC. This is the publisher’s third No.1 title in 2014, following FIFA 14 and Titanfall. Watch Dogs suffered a 41 per cent sales decline …
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