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Take Two has joined the ever-growing list of publishers profiting from players’ increased hunger for digital content. The publisher has revealed that Grand Theft Auto Online – which was included as part of Grand Theft Auto V – currently has 8m weekly players. For comparison, EA’s Battlefield 4 and Battlefield …
Read More »DayZ console prototype delayed until next year
The long wait for the arrival of DayZ on consoles just got a bit longer. "Alright everyone, let’s make this news stand out a bit: DayZ won’t hit the Xbox Game Preview program this year,” developer Bohemia has now said.The main focus of the DayZ team is the PC version, …
Read More »Swery65 is taking a break from games development
The creator of Deadly Premonition and D4: Dark Dreams Don’t Die has said that he is stepping away from games development for a while. Hidetaka ‘Swery65′ Suehiro’s career dates back to the late 1990s, although he’s best known for cult horror curio Deadly Premonition which was released in 2010. Starting …
Read More »Destiny microtransactions selling strong on PSN
Their announcement may have been greeted with criticism, but players seem to be voting with their wallets and backing the content. VentureBeat reports that the game’s Silver currency, which is purchased with real cash, has hit the top five of the Paid Add-Ons sales charts for PSN in the US. …
Read More »GAME is opening three new UK stores this month
London, Manchester and Southampton will this month provide homes for three new stores from retailer GAME. The London (Westfield White City) and Manchester (Trafford Centre) outlets open today (November 6th). Anyone who shops in them at any stage in the next three days will receive an extra 1,000 Reward Points. …
Read More »Glu sued, accused of stealing Kim Kardashian game idea
Just Games Interactive Entertainment has accused mobile games publisher Glu Mobile of stealing its idea for a Kim Kardashian game. The Associated Press reports that Just Games claims to have prepared a detailed pitch” for a Kardashian title for a representative of Kim Kardashian’s mother and manager, Kris Jenner. Just …
Read More »Steam mislead UK customers in Summer Sale, ASA rules
The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint levelled against Steam regarding its pricing for Grand Theft Auto V in this summer’s Steam Sale. The ruling concerns an advertised 25 per cent discount for GTA V that saw 51.98 crossed out and replaced with 38.98. The problem was that the …
Read More »Ubisoft revenues dip, but Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate starts sales recovery
After a weak start, there are signs that Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate may be winning favour with gamers. Week one sales for the game were lower than any other main entry in the series in the UK, and yesterday Ubisoft president and CEO Yves Guillemot confirmed that global week one sales …
Read More »Prime Now one-hour Amazon delivery arrives in UK
Retailer Amazon has rolled out its new range of quick delivery options to some parts of the UK. Prime Now, which for an additional 6.99 on top of Amazon prime membership offers to deliver orders within the hour, is now available in Central London and Birmingham. Over 10,000 items are …
Read More »More women own consoles than men in the US
A new study from the Pew Research Centre has strengthened the argument that console content makers should be making more effort to appeal to females. Its Technology Device Ownership 2015 report shows that 42 per cent of US women own a games console compared to 37 per cent of men. …
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