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Nintendo is reportedly dialing up a Yoshi’s New Island 3DS XL bundle for the game’s launch next month. IGN reports on UK retailer Base’s listing for the package in question, as well as confirmation that North America will receive the bundle as well. The report points out that Base’s listing …
Read More »Resident Evil: Revelations surpasses 1m sales on consoles, PC
Resident Evil: Revelations has sold more than 1m copies on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, Capcom has announced. Originally launching in January 2012 as a 3DS offering, RE: Revelations PC/console port has reached 1.1m in sales since it launched last May. Capcom Unity states the title joins Dead Rising 3 …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: February 2-8
Another week, another one-two finish for DayZ and Rust on Steam’s top sellers chart. The two have had nearly complete control of the top two spots for the better part of a quarter, and it appears it’s going to take something big to knock either from their posts. Starbound continues …
Read More »Activision Blizzard reports quarterly revenue of $1.5bn
Activision Blizzard has announced better-than-expected earnings for its past quarter, reporting $1.5bn in revenue. Overall for last year, earnings were down slightly from $4.85bn in GAAP net revenue to $4.58bn – though the publisher still earned the top spot in console and handheld publishing in both North America and Europe. …
Read More »Skylanders franchise reaches $2bn in sales worldwide
Activision has announced the Skylanders series has grossed more than $2bn worldwide. The publisher revealed the milestone during its annual investor call, adding that the figure is current as of December 31st – the end of Activison’s previous quarter. The series surpassed $1.5bn in retail sales as of August 2013, …
Read More »Diablo III sells 15m units across all platforms
Diablo III has sold a lifetime total of 15m units, Activision Blizzard has revealed. The announcement came during the publisher’s annual earnings call this week. The game had moved 14m as of November—meaning it’s racked up another million copies sold between then and now. The steady numbers this far out …
Read More »Titanfall Xbox 360 edition receives slight delay
The Xbox 360 version of Titanfall has suffered a slight delay, publisher EA has announced. EA’s executive vice president Patrick Sderlund confirmed on the firm’s website that the 360 version will arrive two weeks after the game’s original launch on Xbox One and Windows PC. "[It gives Xbox 360 developer …
Read More »EA’s Origin a requirement for Titanfall PC
Only those with an EA Origin account will be able to play Titanfall on PC, Respawn Entertainment has confirmed. Company co-founder Vince Zampella revealed the requirement on his Twitter account – unsurprisingly, to a chorus of negativity from fans. "I’ll also ask that you give origin a try for the …
Read More »Bioshock Infinite: Burial at Sea Episode 2 arrives in March
The second episode of Bioshock Infinite’s Burial at Sea DLC will arrive on March 25th, publisher 2K Games has announced. The date for the game’s third DLC offering is confirmed to be a worldwide release of the downloadable add-on that will launch simultaneously on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. The …
Read More »Pokemon Bank 3DS app launches across multiple regions
The Pokemon Bank 3DS app for Pokemon X & Y has arrived in several territories, including Europe and North America. The app is available now on the Nintendo 3DS eShop in Australia, Europe, New Zealand, and North America. It had previously been exclusive to Japan and a few other countries …
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