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UK retail has hailed the launch of Fallout 4 as the title hit the market and made it the best-performing week for physical games this year. We report just how well Fallout 4 did, how many units it sold and just how much the market made as a result. Also, …
Read More »Black Ops III holds the top spot in Japan
The PS4 SKU of Call of Duty: Black Ops III is still No.1 in Japan. Sales of Activison’s shooter – published in the region by Sony – were down 63 per cent week-on-week, according to data provided by Famitsu. The PlayStation 3 SKU falls from third place to No.8 as …
Read More »GAME plans biggest ever Black Friday weekend
High Street retailer GAME says that this coming Black Friday period will be its biggest yet. Black Friday this year falls on November 27th, with GAME’s deal continuing through to the following Monday, November 30th. As a part of this, GAME is sending Black Friday Daily deals straight to consumer’s …
Read More »Zombi is coming to physical retail
Ubisoft’s survival horror title Zombi is set for a boxed release. The publisher has announced that it will bringing the roguelike horror game to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC in a physical release on January 21st, 2016. The game was initially a Wii U exclusive, entitled Zombi U, and …
Read More »How video games can save the world
Most people think ‘video games’ and picture big, fun blockbuster popcorn thrills like Call of Duty. But there are some developers out there who feel that games can talk about difficult issues. One such man is Blindflug Studios’ Moritz Zumbhul, whose games so far have covered the migrant crisis in …
Read More »Meet the new Atari
Though Atari was one of the founding fathers of the games industry, for many it will always be synonymous with the video games crash of 1983. The firm’s fast and loose approach to publishing, and its lack of quality control, was so severe that it killed faith in the sector …
Read More »Former Sega president invests in new London studio
Mobile-centric start-up has also received funding from Ian Livingstone and Starbound creator Finn Brice
Read More »London dev The Secret Police receives funding from former Sega boss
London-based mobile studio The Secret Police has received funding from Amuse Capital, headed up by former Sega president Hayao Nakayama. This isn’t the only high-profile investment the developer has attracted either. Ian Livingstone has put money behind the firm, and acts as its chairman, while Starbound and Terraria creator Finn …
Read More »EA cautious about making games for virtual reality
EA is planning to wait and see how well VR performs before it jumps into the virtual reality market. Speaking at UBS Global Technology Conference – as reported by GI.Biz – EA CFO Blake Jorgensen said that the publisher is going to hold off until the VR market reaches a …
Read More »StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void sells over 1m units in first 24 hours
Blizzard has revealed that the latest expansion to its sci-fi RTS StarCraft II has shifted over one million units since it launched last Friday (November 13th). The publisher announced this via its StarCraft Twitter account on Friday at 8:35pm UK time (below). Legacy of the Void debuted at No.23 in …
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