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Toys designer 3A is bringing new Destiny figures to fans. After releasing a Titan figure last year, the company is launching figurines based on the Hunter and Warlock classes. These will come in three different versions: a standard retail edition, a Bambaland one and a Bungie Store exclusive. You can …
Read More »155m people play games in US, according to ESA
More than 155m people play games in the United States, a new report from the Entertainment Software Association claims. Th ESA has this and several other interesting figures to skim in its 2015 Essential Facts report, which was put together by surveying the gaming habits and attitudes of 4,000 American …
Read More »Destiny beta played by over 4.6m people
Activision has revealed the number of people that had played the beta of its new blockbuster IP Destiny. In total 4,638,937 people played the beta between its launch on July 17th and end on July 28th. The beta was initially exclusive to PlayStation consoles, but as of July 23rd,Xbox fans …
Read More »Super Smash Bros Wii U to use NFC figures – report
Nintendo’s NFP model figure collection will apparently be a feature of the new Super Smash Bros. Nintendo unveiled its NFC-based platform earlier this month, and now CVG reports that Nintendo of France managing director Stephan Bole will make use of the tech. "On the output side of games produced by …
Read More »Nintendo unveils NFP Platform for both Wii U and 3DS
A range of Mario-themed figures will use near field communication have been unveiled by Nintendo. Going under the name NFP (NFC Featured Platform or Nintendo Figurine Platform), the range will use a base station peripheral that is compatible with both Wii U and 3DS. It will use infra-red to talk …
Read More »‘Titanfall was a pretty big miss for EA and Respawn’ claims Forbes
EA’s decision not share concrete sales numbers for Titanfall in its recent financial report suggests the game missed expectations, Forbes has speculated. All EA said of the game in its fiscal report was that it sold 950k physical copies in the US in its first three weeks. It did not …
Read More »SCEE teams with 3A for Killzone figure line
An official line of licensed Killzone figures is one the way from toy company 3A. The first offering to emerge from the deal is a 31cm fully articulated Hazmat Trooper figure with illuminating red eyes, which is due to launch in Q3 and cost $160. Our adult video game franchises …
Read More »Skylanders figure releases to become more evenly distributed
Activision is to reduce the annualised focus of the Skylanders brand. The revised strategy will apply to the remaining figures in its Swap Force range, Activision’s Glenn Oliver has told Polygon, which will be released in small groups every few months or so”. There will also be more re-releases of …
Read More »January PS4 sales nearly double Xbox One in US
Sony has taken an impressive lead over the Xbox One across the pond. Figures from NPD reveal the PS4 leads hardware sales in the US – a feat Sony says it has achieved despite "severely constrained" stock of the console. Despite trailing to its rival, the Xbox One is still …
Read More »Pokemon Rumble U figures now available at GAME
Nintendo’s first foray into the world of NFC collecting is now available at UK retailer GAME. The chain is now selling blind-packed Pokemon Rumble U figures for 3.99 a shot. It looks as if all of the 18 figures that were released in Japan are included as part of the …
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