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Only 160,000 Wii U consoles were sold worldwide in the quarter ending June 2013. The staggering figure eclipses the fact that Nintendo actually posted some improved numbers for the period with net income and operating income both improving. Net sales for the period hit 81,548m, down from 84,813m the year …
Read More »Capcom Essentials appears on Canadian EB Games website
A retail listing has suggested Capcom is preparing a very enticing $60 release on consoles. As spotted on the Canadian website of EB Games, the so-called Capcom Essentials release will apparently contain the following games – Resident Evil 6, Super Street Fighter IV, Dead Rising 2, Devil May Cry 4 …
Read More »Cliffy B appeals for Phil Fish to return to games
Former Epic and Gears of War man Cliff Bleszinski has published an open letter to Fez creator Phil Fish appealing for the outspoken dev to return to the games industry. Fish made a typically spectacular and loud exit from games earlier this week when, following and argument with a journalist, …
Read More »VIDEOS: BioShock Infinite DLC revealed, including Rapture-based Burial at Sea
Two pieces of DLC for 2K Games’ BioShock Infinite have been announced, one of which will be released today. The first, BioShock Infinite: Clash in the Clouds, is described as an action-focused downloadable content pack that presents players with a series of unique, intense challenges and a whole new gambit …
Read More »Party Chat not locked behind PS+ paywall on PS4
Sony has confirmed that the PS4’s Party Chat functionality will not be locked behind the new PlayStation Plus paywall. In addition, functionality such as Netflix and free-to-play games will also be freely accessible to non-subscribers. This, along with the fact that PSN Friends Lists will be able to support up …
Read More »Satellite Reign breezes past Kickstarter targets, hits stretch goals
The ‘spiritual successor’ to cult hit Syndicate is in rude health. Just early last week there were fears that the game could miss its 350,000 Kickstarter target. It then went on to reach the goal just three days later. Yesterday the game’s Kickstarter came to a close at an impressive …
Read More »Operating profit up 4331% at Puzzle & Dragons maker GungHo
Puzzle & Dragons creator GungHo saw operating profit climb 4,331.2 per cent per cent year-on-year for the six months ending June 2013. Serkantoto.com reports that operating profit totalled $460m for the period. Sales climbed 945.5 per cent to $763 with net income growing 2,609.2 per cent to $287m. For the …
Read More »Sony and Panasonic reveal Blu-ray successor plans
A 300GB successor to the Blu-ray standard has been revealed by Sony and Panasonic. The BBC reports that the format is intended to be in place by 2015 and is being designed with an eye on the new 4K Ultra High Resolution standard. Movies made to this spec will likely …
Read More »UPDATED: Saints Row IV refused Australian classification for a second time
Deep Silver’s Saints Row IV has once again been blocked from release in Australia. A three-member panel of the Classification Review Board has unanimously determined that the computer game Saints Row IV is classified Refused Classification,” a new statement from the Australian Classification Board confirmed. In the Review Board’s opinion, …
Read More »Star Wars Episode VII: Shadow of the Sith was an actual thing
A host of former LucasArts game projects have been named in a book chronicling the history of LucasArts. Although published in 2008, a list of 20 potential game logos available in Chronicle Books’ Rogue Leaders: The Story of LucasArts was thrust online recently by AllGamesBeta. You can see all the …
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