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It looks like April may have been another terrible month for Wii U in the US. A Twitter exchange between an unknown user and analyst Michael Pachter suggests that Wii U sold just 38,000 units throughout the period. Worse still, it was outsold by its predecessor the Wii which shifted …
Read More »New uniform for GAME staff designed by Insert Coin
Gaming clothes specialist Insert Coin has been named as the designer of the new staff uniform for retailer GAME. The new look has been developed over the last few months and will roll-out to stores over the coming weeks. The GAME website will also soon begin offering exclusive Insert Coin …
Read More »Microsoft finally talks new Xbox
After years of speculation Microsoft has finally gone on record to discuss its new home console. The comments come as part of the latest Major Nelson podcast. Microsoft’s interactive entertainment chief of staff Aaron Greenberg revealed that the company is planning a two-stage console reveal. The first part is tomorrow …
Read More »The New Xbox is finally revealed; What to expect?
We’re nearly there – in just a few short hours Microsoft will at last reveal the successor to the Xbox 360. But what exactly are we to expect from the announcement? TO SEE A LIVE STREAM OF THE EVENT CLICK HERE. Well, possible names include Xbox Infinity, Xbox Fusion or …
Read More »VIDEO: Dyack launches scathing counter-attack on the press
Denis Dyack is fighting back. The controversial developer and former head of Silicon Knights has launched a counter-attack against the allegations made against it in the press. It all stems back to an article printed on Kotaku in October of last year. In it both Silicon knights and Dyack himself …
Read More »Metro: Last Light makes it four No.1’s in a row for Koch Media
Deep Silver’s Metro: Last Light has debuted at No.1 in the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. That means that the publisher has now enjoyed four straight weeks at the top after the three successive crowns won by Dead Island: Riptide, which this week slips to second place. Last …
Read More »Microsoft: Console still accounts for 42% of the total video games market
With Microsoft and Sony about the throw millions and millions of pounds at launching their next-gen consoles, some observers may quite rightly ask one question – why? After all, mobile and casual games are the new frontier, right? Folk don’t want to spend 50 on triple-A games, let alone anything …
Read More »Final Fantasy VIII and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance coming to PC
Two big titles from the Japanese games development scene are being converted for PC. In separate announcements Square Enix revealed that 1998 release Final Fantasy VIII is to get an HD rework and re-release on PC. The same happened with its popular predecessor Final Fantasy VII last year. Perhaps more …
Read More »Green Man Gaming adds Telltale games to its line-up
Customers will from today be able to buy Telltale developed games from digital retailer Green Man Gaming. Telltale’s titles include the hugely successful episodic series The Walking Dead as well as Jurassic Park: The Game, Back to the Future: The Game, Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse. We are delighted …
Read More »King.com now has 70m daily users
Cross-platform casual games company King.com has revealed some impressive numbers. The publisher now has some 70m active daily users (ADUs) and claims three of the top ten most played Facebook games – Candy Crush Saga (15.5m ADUs), Pet Rescue Saga (6m ADUs) and Farm Heroes Saga (4.8m ADUs). It hosts …
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