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Digital games tracker SuperData and physical charts specialists GfK are teaming up to produce a new UK chart. Published every month, the combined chart will count sales of console digital games, ending years of uncertainty around the performance of digital titles versus their physical counterparts. This will roll out across …
Read More »Ori dev: ‘Nintendo NX will have no software support at launch’
Secrecy over new console hardware is the ‘single most annoying thing for every dev’ says Moon Studios CEO Thomas Mahler
Read More »Ubisoft Massive: ‘It would be unfair to push PC far away from console’
The Division features a number of graphical options on console to favour performance over visuals
Read More »Mind Candy to make console debut with PlayStation-exclusive World of Warriors
‘Horrible Histories meets Game of Thrones meets Pokémon’ title was originally released for mobile in 2014
Read More »Unity now supports Nintendo 3DS
Both original and New 3DS platforms compatible, with editor aiming to ship as a plug-in
Read More »Ustwo Games considering multiple projects, console development
Studio head Dan Gray reveals plans to expand team, as lead designer Ken Wong prepares to exit company
Read More »Nintendo NX could be cloud-based and feature upgradable hardware
Patents filed by platform holder describe additional devices used to boost performance of a console
Read More »Which console is dominating festive ad space in 2015?
Generation Media account executive Joseph Phelan takes a look at which games are pulling ahead in the race for Q4 TV advertising presence Q4 is at the halfway point and the plethora of triple-A titles is not easing up as Christmas fast approaches. Generation Media has looked at the Top …
Read More »Nintendo NX predicted to ship 12m units in 2016
Nintendo’s next home console is set for an explosive start. That’s according to component suppliers for the NX cited by DigiTimes, who have pegged first-year shipments for the new hardware at between 10 and 12 million. That is, of course, if the mysterious new machine launches when it is rumoured …
Read More »Pachter: Nintendo NX is ‘doomed’ without third-party backing
Games industry analyst Michael Pachter has said that third-party support is vital to the success of Nintendo’s next home console. Writing in a column published by SIFTD (and then reported by Nintendo Insider), the Wedbush analyst said that the NX would be ‘doomed’ from the off if it fails to …
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