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SCEE president Jim Ryan has claimed that PS4 is commanding the European next-gen console market, with market share in some regions reaching 90 per cent. We have a very significant market leadership,” Ryan told VG247. We have market leadership in every country in Europe, and have very significant market leadership …
Read More »MTG’s ESL acquisition is official
European broadcaster MTG has reached an agreement to acquire a majority stake in eSports giant ESL. The deal was first rumoured in May. MTG will acquire the majority of the shares in ESL’s holding company Turtle Entertainment for €78m. ESL’s current management team – comprising of founder Jens Hilgers and …
Read More »Mobile version of Pokemon Shuffle in the works
Free-to-play 3DS title Pokemon Shuffle is to receive a release on smartphones. Pokmon Shuffle Mobile is in development now and is due for release by the end of the year. It will, like the console version, be free-to-play. Shuffle has been a big hit on 3DS reaching 4.5m downloads, although …
Read More »Does 1TB PS4 pricing suggest a price cut is coming for the 500GB model?
It looks as if the new 1TB PS4 will be priced the same as the current model – so does that mean Sony is going to cut the price of PS4 in line with Xbox One? As spotted by Videogamer, both GAME and Amazon are listing the new console for …
Read More »Visceral’s Star Wars project likened to cancelled 1313
The Star Wars title in production at Visceral Games is apparently along the same lines” as the cancelled Star Wars 1313. 1313 was unveiled in the summer of 2012, but was killed off when Disney acquired LucasArts a year later, closing LucasArts in the process. The title had looked to …
Read More »Miyamoto: VR isn’t a good fit for Nintendo’s philosophy
A second of Nintendo’s highest profile executives has said that Nintendo is not convinced by the current virtual reality boom. "The current types of virtual reality aren’t really a good fit for Nintendo’s philosophy of trying to create entertainment that people can play together in the living room," development boss …
Read More »Fallout 4 Pip-Boy peripheral won’t support large phones like the iPhone 6+
Owners of large ‘phablet’ smartphones such as the iPhone 6+ and Galaxy Note will not be able to use them in Fallout 4’s Pip-Boy accessory. The device, revealed earlier this month and exclusive to GAME in the UK, will come with foam inserts for the iPhone 6, iPhone 5/5s, iPhone …
Read More »Wii U and 3DS software support will continue, Nintendo vows
Fans left disappointed by Nintendo’s anaemic E3 showing should not worry about ongoing software support for their current systems, the platform holder says. The NX is new hardware, and will start from zero. However, the 3DS and Wii U have install bases. Immediately cutting off software for previous hardware upon …
Read More »Valve has stopped reimbursing Steam in-game item scam victims
Steam users who are scammed into fake item trades will no longer be reimbursed by Valve, the company has said. The reason? That they really should know better, the company argues. We provide enough information on our website and within our trading system to help users make good trading decisions,” …
Read More »Miyamoto ‘not actively participating’ in NX development
Nintendo development boss Shigeru Miyamoto is not leading development of the NX, it has been revealed. I’ve pulled myself back out of some of the hardware section and I’m really focused on some of the software that I’m involved in – for example, the new Starfox game,” he told Forbes. …
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