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The games industry is undervaluing indie games, say leading publishers. The majority of indie games are sold for 10 or less, but this year a number of high profile titles have broken that barrier, including Jonathan Blow’s The Witness (30, pictured) and Camp Santo’s Firewatch (15), which has sparked online …
Read More »Miitomo has been downloaded 3m times
Nintendo has revealed just how well its first foray into the mobile gaming space is doing. The platform holder took to Twitter (below) to announce that Miitomo has been downloaded three million times worldwide. This follows the app’s launch in the UK and American markets yesterday (March 31st). Miitomo was …
Read More »Final Fantasy XV needs to smash 10m copies to be a success
The latest entry in the Final Fantasy series needs to shift more than 10 million units to be considered a success. As reported by Kotaku UK, game director Hajime Tabata said at a press conference that Final Fantasy XV needs to hit this figure over its lifetime. This is a …
Read More »Future Forza games will be on both Xbox and PC
Free-to-play PC title Forza Motorsport 6: Apex isn’t going to be the last game from the racing franchise to appear on the platform. That’s according Dan Greenawalt, Forza developer Turn 10’s creative director, who says in a video (below) that the Forza series will be appearing on both Xbox and …
Read More »Games made up over 80 per cent of mobile spend in 2015
Mobile data firm App Annie reports that games were responsible for more than 80 per cent of consumer spending on the App Store and Google Play outlets. This news comes as part of the company’s Gaming Spotlight 2015 Review. The firm also reports that the number of downloads on both …
Read More »New Dragon Quest title beats Dark Souls III to No.1 in Japan
The latest entry in Square Enix’s Dragon Quest series – Monsters: Joker 3 – was this week’s best-performing game in Japan, according to data provided by Famitsu. The 3DS title sold 375,612 units during its first week on shelves in the region ahead of fellow new title, Dark Souls III. …
Read More »PS VR could become the ‘must have’ Christmas gift of 2016
UK retailers have tipped PlayStation VR to have a Christmas akin to Wii’s first year on sale. Stores were responding to the news that PlayStation VR will arrive in October for 349, with 50 games due before the end of the year. The price point means it’s far more accessible …
Read More »Ten Seconds with Dan Pearce
22 year-old Dan Pearce’s CV will make many developers weep with jealousy. In 2010, at the age of just 16, he was awarded the BAFTA Young Game Designer prize; just three years later he was chosen as one of the organisation’s Breakthrough Brits. It was really strange,” Pearce says. Every …
Read More »Square Enix takes over Waterloo Station to push Final Fantasy XV
Ahead of its Uncovered: Final Fantasy XV live stream tonight, Square Enix has been pushing the title at London’s own Waterloo Station. The publisher was displaying an ad for the upcoming RPG on the 120 square metre display at the transport hub. Square claims this is the largest indoor LED …
Read More »The Division claims third UK No.1
Ubisoft’s online shooter The Division is at the top of the UK Top 40 once again. The new IP holds this position in spite of a 35 per cent decline in sales over last week. This is the game’s third UK No.1, and the longest a Ubisoft title has held …
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