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Read More »Yakuza: Kiwami flies to the top of the Japanese charts like a dragon
The remake of the first game in Sega’s Yakuza franchise – Like A Dragon in Japan – debuts at No.1 in the region’s Top Ten, according to data from Famitsu. Yakuza: Kiwami sold 174,665 units across PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3. The PS4 SKU took the lead with 100,647 units …
Read More »Apple reports record-breaking financial performance for Q1, but warns of coming dip in iPhone sales
Tech giant Apple has posted its results for the first quarter of the year, with the firm reporting a record-breaking $18.4bn in net income. This is the highest ever profit ever recorded by a public company for a single quarter,beating the also record-breaking $18bn in profit Apple reported for Q1 …
Read More »Warhammer 40,000 online shooter Eternal Crusade set for summer release
Eternal Crusade – the Warhammer 40,000 title from Behaviour – is finally launching later this year. This announcement comes by way of Bandai Namco who is picking up publishing duties for the title. The game is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. Eternal Crusade was originally announced in …
Read More »Soedesco’s Venture: From selling game bundles to indie hits
Today, Soedesco is an up and coming indie publisher, but this is a relatively new business for the company. The firm opened its doors in 2001 and until recently was publishing game and accessories bundles. For example, it was behind a Resident Evil 4 and Light Gun bundle for the …
Read More »US politician Donald Rumsfeld becomes games developer
First mobile title Churchill Solitaire now available
Read More »Xbox refunds $8,000 FIFA credit card bill
Microsoft has compensed the father of a 17-year-old who rackedup a bill of over $8,000 on FIFA. The teenager spent a grand total of $8,206.43 on FIFA in-app purchases, as well as other Xbox services on his feather, Lance Perkins. Perkins, who had given his son his credit card for …
Read More »US politician Donald Rumsfeld has released a video game
Former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has made an unexpected foray into the video games industry. The politician has released a mobile version of Churchill Solitaire, Sir Winston Churchill’s extra difficult version of solitaire. According to an FAQ on the title’s website, the game was taught to Rumsfeld by …
Read More »NCSoft’s Blade and Soul player count surpasses 1m
Less than a week after it launched, new MMO Blade and Soul has shot past one million active players. NCSoft’s title launched on Tuesday January 19th 2016 in Europe and America following its debut in China and South Korea in 2012. The publisher announced that Blade and Soul was set …
Read More »Sony creates PlayStation-focused Sony Interactive Entertainment division
Sony has announced it is merging its Computer Entertainment and Network Entertainment operations together to form Sony Interactive Entertainment. According to an announcement made on Sony’s corporate portal, the change is effective as of April 1st 2016, with the new consolidated operation being headquartered in San Mateo, California. Sony Computer …
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