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Sony’s has bucked traditional hardware sales modelling by achieving a profit on each PS4 sold just six months after launch. Back in September the company said it would make a loss on each launch unit sold, although this would be recouped proving customers also purchased a game and a PlayStation …
Read More »Super Smash Bros Wii U to use NFC figures – report
Nintendo’s NFP model figure collection will apparently be a feature of the new Super Smash Bros. Nintendo unveiled its NFC-based platform earlier this month, and now CVG reports that Nintendo of France managing director Stephan Bole will make use of the tech. "On the output side of games produced by …
Read More »E4 agrees to screen some Mario Kart TV race highlights
Channel 4’s E4 is to screen race uploads from upcoming Wii U racer Mario Kart 8. Players will be able to upload gameplay clips to Nintendo’s Mario Kart TV service. Following the game’s release on May 30th and running until Monday June 2nd, gamers will when uploading the clip have …
Read More »Ubisoft won’t be showing any Nintendo games at E3
There will be at least five games from Ubisoft at E3 next month – but none of them will be for Nintendo platforms. "We won’t be showing off any Nintendo games at E3 this year," a Ubisoft rep told Nintendo World Report. Ubisoft has been one of Wii U’s most …
Read More »Half-Life 3 ‘is being worked on’, former Valve employee asserts
I mean, of course it’s being worked on, right? But if it’s being worked on, then where the hell is it? Etcetera etcetera. On what side of the fence you fall will completely dictate whether the following does or does not qualify as news. Nonetheless, here it is regardless: Former …
Read More »Wii U Music looks like it might be on the way
One of Nintendo’s less successful IPs could very well be on track for a Wii U resurrection. Patents unearthed by NeoGAF look very much like Wii U Music and show how a player can assume the role of several musicians within a composition. Specifically the documents outline a method via …
Read More »VIDEO: Watch Dogs launch trailer arrives days ahead of release
After a wait of nearly two years, Watch Dogs is very nearly with us. Having missed the next-gen launches of both PS4 and Xbox One last November, Ubisoft’s open-world hackfest will at last arrive on PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC next Tuesday (May 27th). A Wii U …
Read More »Strong Q1 for GameStop thanks to next-gen success
Global games retailer GameStop has seen sales and earnings have shot up after an expectation-hitting Q1. Total global sales for the quarter ended May 3rd climbed seven per cent to $2bn with like-for-like store sales jumping 5.8 per cent. Net earnings grew 24.5 per cent to $68m The retailer said …
Read More »eBay tells users to change passwords after database attack
Leading online retailer eBay has urged its users to change their passwords after its systems were attacked by hackers. The company has revealed that the attack actually took place in February and early March and involved the theft of encrypted passwords, email addresses, physical addresses, phone numbers and dates of …
Read More »External hard drive support coming to Xbox One next month
Xbox One owners will be able to increase their console’s storage with external hard drives from next month. Microsoft has confirmed rumours that the functionality will be included as part of Xbox One’s June update. USB 3.0 HDDs of 256GB or more will be supported. The drives can be used …
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