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The latest entry in the hugely popular Yo-Kai Watch series holds the top spot in Japan for the second week running, according to data from Famitsu. Though Yo-Kai Watch Sangokushi’s launch week sales were comparatively low for the blockbuster 3DS franchise, the drop off in sales for its second week …
Read More »Dark Souls board game coming to Kickstarter this month
Prepare to die (like dice… get it?). A table top game based on From Software’s cult hit RPG series Dark Souls is on the way. Board game firm SteamForged has revealed that it is taking to Kickstarter on April 19th to crowdfund the venture. It’s described on SteamForged’s website as …
Read More »Enter the Gungeon sells 200,000 units, makes $3m in first week on sale
Devolver Digital’s latest release Enter the Gungeon generated $3m (2.1m) globally in its first week on sale. What’s more – developer Dodge Roll has announced that over the dungeon-crawling twin-stick shooterhas been downloaded over 200,000 times since its launch on April 5th. The title is currently available on PlayStation 4 …
Read More »Reports point to forthcoming new Xbox One
Filings at the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) hint at the existence of a new kind of Xbox One. As spotted by NeoGAF user ekim, Microsoft has filed two pieces of technology with the FCC – the US agency that regulates data transmissions tech. There are now two new listings …
Read More »Interview: What to expect from Gamescom 2016
Following a record-breaking Gamescom 2015, MCV speaks to the event’s project manager Tim Endres about what we can expect from this year’s Cologne-based trade show. This is the eighth Gamescom. How would you evaluate the show’s performance so far?Gamescom is a real success story. Since taking place in Cologne in …
Read More »Indie skating series OlliOlli grinding into physical retail
Indie skating games OlliOlli and OlliOlli 2 will be available to physical retail this summer. Developer Roll7 has teamed up with publisher Badland Games UK to release the two skating titles physically for PlayStation 4. OlliOlli launched digitally in January 2014, and to date has been downloaded 750,000 times. Its …
Read More »Her Story, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture and Rocket League win big at BAFTA Game Awards
Indie projects, British titles and… British indie releases were the stars at this year’s BAFTA Game Awards. Sam Barlow’s Her Story, The Chinese Room’s Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture (pictured) and Rocket League all walked away with three prizes from last night’s awards show. UK indie dev Sam Barlow won …
Read More »Yo-Kai Watch is No.1 in Japan AGAIN
A new title in Level 5’s Yo-Kai Watch series has once again gone straight to No.1 in Japan. Called Sangokushi, this release is a crossover between the popular Yo-Kai Watch franchise and Koei Tecmo’s Romance of the Three Kingdoms series. Though Yo-Kai Watch claims yet another No.1, its initial sales …
Read More »Harmonix cancels Rock Band 4 PC, ‘disappointed’ game missed crowdfunding goal
Developer Harmonix has ditched the PC version of Rock Band 4. The firm announced this on its Fig page for the project, observing that there isn’t a large enough audience to make developing for this platform viable. This follows Harmonix’s crowdfunding effort for Rock Band 4 and the Rock Band …
Read More »You can try and pre-order HTC Vive in Harrods from today
HTC continues its push into the High Street with the announcement that its Vive VR headset will be sold in Harrods. As of today (Tuesday, April 5th), the department store will have hands-on demos, as well as the option to pre-order the new tech. This is the third High Street …
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