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FIFA publisher EA has announced that Laura Miele is joining its executive leadership team next month. The firm’s CEO Andrew Wilson announced Miele’s promotion in a blog post on its website, saying that her new role would be effective start Q1 2017 (April 1st). This is also when Peter Moore …
Read More »SuperData: Digital games generated $6.2bn worldwide in February
Digital game sales were up ten per cent year-on-year this February, reaching a total value of $6.2b (4.4bn). That’s according to research firm SuperData, which reports that digital console games saw the largest growth – 34 per cent year-on-year. Console also saw a 27 per cent growth in audience. New …
Read More »How PC can save the Xbox
For all the challenges Microsoft has faced in the story of Xbox One, there’s no denying that the tech giant has been open to change. Its latest push on the gaming front is to unite its Windows 10 and Xbox One ecosystem with UWP – its new Universal Windows Platform. …
Read More »Pokémon merchandise bays coming to GAME to celebrate series’ 20th anniversary
High Street retailer GAME has partnered up with The Pokmon Company for the franchise’s 20th birthday. From Friday, March 25th, consumers will be able to pick up a limited edition Pikachu Pokmon card (pictured), marked with the Pokmon 20th branding. This is free with any Pokmon-related purchase in participating GAME …
Read More »Wii U hardware sales up 151 per cent as Pokkén Tournament debuts in Japan
Pokmon Tekken fighting game crossover title Pokkn Tournament has shot straight to No.1 in Japan according to data from Famitsu. The Wii U-exclusive sold 72,502 units in its first week and resulted in a 151 per cent hardware increase for Nintendo’s Wii U. Last week, the console sold 3,836; that …
Read More »GAME: PS4 and Xbox One install base surpasses 5.1m in the UK
5.1 million PlayStation 4 and Xbox Ones have been sold in the UK. That’s according to High Street retailer GAME, which reported the figure in a presentation for its financials (as spotted by Videogamer). The firm cites GfK, IHS and IDG for these figures, which represent the install base of …
Read More »Punch Club has been pirated 1.6m times, sold 300k copies
Indie publisher TinyBuild has revealed that Punch Club has sold 300,000 units, as well as some alarming information about the degree to which the game has been pirated. The title has been illegally downloaded 1.6m times since it launched earlier this year. That breaks down as one million times on …
Read More »The Division holds No.1, UFC 2 debuts in second place
Ubisoft’s latest smash hit The Division was the best-selling game in the UK for the second week running. Sales for the online shooter fell by 73 per cent week-on-week. This follows The Division having the best-ever selling Q1 launch, and being the best-selling new IP launch. Meanwhile, in second and …
Read More »Division director Barnard joins Hitman dev IO
Ryan Barnard, the game director of Ubisoft’s most recent smash hit The Division, has departed the company and moved to the makers of Hitman, IO Interactive. Barnard is taking on the newly-created role of gameplay director, and according to publisher Square Enix will be heading up three of IO’s core …
Read More »Making the most of the booming games toys and merchandise market
Walk into any games retailer and you’ll be greated by a wealth of toys and merchandise. T-shirts, figurines, bracelets, hoodies, posters, bags, keyrings, artbooks, mugs, shot glasses… the list of branded goods available goes on. And there’s some serious cash to be made in this sector. Just last year, American …
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