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Battlefield and Titanfall publisher EA will not be crowned The Consumerist’s Worth Company in America for a third time. EA ‘lost’ its first round battle with Time Warner Cable in the narrowest ‘victory’ the poll has seen since 2011 – 51.2 per cent vs 48.8 per cent of the vote. …
Read More »Titanfall vs InFamous – two next-gen exclusives compared
This month has seen both next-gen consoles finally get their hands on a big exclusive, but what do the arrivals of Titanfall and InFamous: Second Son reveal? Well, we know that InFamous helped PS4 hardware sales jump by 106 per cent week-on-week. Titanfall, meanwhile, helped Xbox One to a 96 …
Read More »PS4 hardware sales jump 106% on InFamous: Second Son launch
The release of InFamous: Second Son has given PS4 hardware sales a big jump in the UK. MCV has been told by a trusted retail source that sales of PS4 consoles jumped 106 per cent last week as exclusive title InFamous: Second Son debuted on Sony’s machine, jumping straight to …
Read More »Budget could mean an end for 69p apps, cheap Steam games
As well as not ushering in tax breaks, last week’s Budget may have brought with it another bad piece of gaming news. As reported by The Guardian, the Chancellor also revealed plans to close a VAT loophole that was allowing the likes of Steam, Apple and Amazon to sell their …
Read More »OlliOlli adding PS4, PS3 and PC to platform roster
Roll7’s skating title OlliOlli has been confirmed for some additional platforms. As well as the PC release first mentioned last month, the game is also heading to PS4, PS3, Mac and Linux some time this summer. We already have a first playable up and running on the PS4,” Roll7 director …
Read More »Doctor Who: The Adventure Games materialise on Steam
The BBC has released its collection of Doctor Who: The Adventure Games on Steam. All five adventures – City of the Daleks, Blood of Cybermen, TARDIS, Shadows of the Vashta Nerada and The Gunpowder Plot – can currently be had on Valve’s service for 13.49, although that’s ten per cent …
Read More »Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition in development for Xbox One but release not guaranteed
Blizzard is currently developing Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition for both PS4 AND Xbox One. However, a release for the game on Microsoft’s console has not yet been agreed upon. "I don’t know where we are with Microsoft right now so I can’t really comment on what that contract looks …
Read More »Moore reveals FIFA Ultimate Team stats as service reaches fifth birthday
FIFA Ultimate Team is five years old and to celebrate EA COO and former EA Sports boss Peter Moore has unleashed some impressive stats. In an infographic shared on Twitter and reproduced below, Moore revealed that 64 per cent of all FIFA players now play Ultimate Team mode and that …
Read More »Hotline Miami heading to PS4, will be free to existing PS3 or Vita owners
Devolver Digital has confirmed a PS4 release for ultra-violent retro action title Hotline Miami. Speaking to Destructoid, as reported by CVG, the PS4 version will support Cross-Buy, meaning those who have previously purchased it for PS3 or Vita will get access to the new release for free. We’re going to …
Read More »InFamous: Second Son forces Metal Gear into second place
Sony’s PS4 exclusive InFamous: Second Son has debuted at No.1 in the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. The game enjoyed the second biggest week one on PS4 behind launch title Killzone: Shadow Fall and is the first InFamous title to claim the top spot. Konami’s Metal Gear Solid …
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