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Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has stressed that Nintendo should no longer be thought of as just a video games company. Reiterating the message sent out to investors in January, the under-fire exec has told Diamond, as reported by CVG, that Nintendo’s expansion into non-gaming markets and its new ‘Quality of …
Read More »Konami has shipped 1m copies of Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes
Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes has hit a big milestone. Konami has announced that it has shipped 1m copies of the game across PS4, Xbox One, PS3 and Xbox 360. That’s not sold, but it means 1m copies are out there and available at retailers. That also doesn’t count …
Read More »Microtransactions are coming to Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare
EA has said that microtransactions will be added to console title Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare this week. Until now the title’s in-game currency has only been earnable by completing in-game tasks but, as is the way with many EA titles, an upcoming update will soon offer the chance for …
Read More »Twitch is America’s most used live streaming site
Big-hitting live video sites such as WWE, Ustream and MLB are trailing in the wake of the phenomenon that is Twitch. A Qwilt report about live streaming usage reveals that Twitch claimed a 43.6 per cent share of the live video streaming audience in the US for the week of …
Read More »Retailer lists Mass Effect Trilogy on PS4 and Xbox One
BioWare’s Mass Effect could be the next IP in line for a next-gen re-release. As spotted by NeoGAF, Chilean retailer Zmart Games has posted listings for the Mass Effect Trilogy on both PS4 and Xbox One. The listings don’t specify either a release date or price – although the sheer …
Read More »Dark Souls developer From Software acquired by Famitsu owner Kadokawa
Japanese publisher Kadokawa has acquired the studio behind cult action RPG series Dark Souls. Siliconera reports that Kadokawa, which owns Famitsu publisher Enterbrain, will next month take control of 80 per cent of From Software, ending the developer’s previous spell of independence. From CEO Naotoshi Zin says that the move …
Read More »VIDEO: Warner delays Mad Max until 2015
Mad Max now won’t be released this year. Publisher Warner Bros has announced the new date at the same time it has released a new trailer for the game, which can be seen below. It had originally been planned to arrive this year. The game is in development for PS4, …
Read More »Minecraft Xbox One Edition will take Xbox 360 save transfers
Microsoft has confirmed that the upcoming Xbox One version of Minecraft will allow users to transfer their saves from Xbox 360. After months of teaming up with Mojang, we can confirm that Minecraft X360 Edition will save transfer to Xbox One Edition,” Xbox boss Phil Spencer said. More news soon.” …
Read More »Xbox hardware supplies have overtaken demand, Microsoft says
Microsoft CFO Amy Hood has told investors that there will be a "channel inventory drawdown for Xbox consoles". An inventory drawdown is the process of reducing the amount of available inventory of a product which, as Gamasutra points out, implies that Microsoft has produced more Xbox consoles than it is …
Read More »Boxed release inbound for Goat Simulator
Koch Media is getting its bovid love on by stepping up to the plat to publish a physical version of Goat Simulator. Joystiq reports that developer Coffee Stain Studios has team up with the Saints Row, Dead Island and Metro publisher for a boxed release for the game, which until …
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