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Read More »LEGO Jurassic World back on top as Rare Replay slips to sixth place
Warner Bros’ plastic dinosaur title LEGO Jurassic World is No.1 for the third time. It manages this in spite of an eight per cent dip in sales, while Grand Theft Auto V climbs to second place. Meanwhile The Elder Scrolls Online jumps up to No.3 as Batman: Arkham Knight fell …
Read More »US Xbox One sales up 44 per cent year-on-year in July
PlayStation 4 was the best-selling console in America in July, but Xbox One sales climbed 44 per cent compared with July 2014. Sales of video game hardware rose two per cent year-on-year to $202.1m. Incidentally,PS4 and Xbox One sales are 50 per cent higher than PS3 and 360 sales were …
Read More »King revenue and profits dip year-on-year
Mobile giant King’s revenues and profits have both dipped year-on-year as Candy Crush spending slows. That’s according to the firm’s most recent financial report, which indicates that its revenues dipped 18 per cent year-on-year, representing a drop of $104m. Meanwhile, its profits dropped $46m (28 per cent) year-on-year. In addition, …
Read More »Promotions at Nintendo UK
Nintendo’s UK office has made a number of promotions. Parham Shibaie rises to head of operations for the UK and Ireland, and will be reporting directly to UK GM Simon Kemp. Shibaie joined Nintendo in 2006 as a finance and trade analyst, before being promoted to customer services manager in …
Read More »AR is not compelling enough for consumers yet, says Oculus
VR giant Oculus says that augmented reality has failed to capture the mass-market so far. Speaking to MCV, CEO Brendan Iribe said that the reaction from consumers to AR tech such as Microsoft’s HoloLens has been ‘ok’, but that this could change in an instant. It’s one thing to make …
Read More »Find out what we learnt from Gamescom 2015 in this week’s issue of MCV
MCV is back from Gamescom – but what did we find out at this year’s show? Quantum Break is shaping up to be huge, publishers are spending big on making their games the next eSports hits and Creative Assembly is making a Halo game – and more. Meanwhile, we speak …
Read More »Resident Evil 2 is being remade
Capcom has announced that its 1998 survival horror classic Resident Evil 2 is being remade. It is going to be a complete remake of the original game produced by Yoshiaki Hirabayashi, the producer of the Resident Evil HD remake that was released earlier this year. It’s currently unclear what formats …
Read More »Larian announces Divinity: Original Sin II, will be Kickstarted
Larian Studios has revealed that Divinity Original Sin II is in the works and that the firm will be using Kickstarter to fund the title. This crowdfunding effort will open on August 26th, though there’s no word on how long it will last. The developer is also inviting fans to …
Read More »Bandai Namco announces publishing partnership with The Farm 51 for Get Even
Bandai Namco has announced that it is partnering up with Polish developer The Farm 51 to publish its upcoming game, Get Even. The psychological thriller is set for release on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC in 2016. We are very proud to be collaborating with The Farm 51 on …
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