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Telltale’s Game of Thrones has claimed the top spot on Steam’s latest weekly top ten sellers chart. The game finished on top of a group littered with discounted titles from Valve’s recently concluded Autumn Sale. Recent release The Crew climbed to number five on the charts as well. As for …
Read More »EA celebrates 2bn mobile game downloads
If all goes to plan this month will see EA celebrate its two billionth mobile games download. So pleased is the publisher that it says it will give away 2bn free gifts in a number of its most popular titles between now and December 17th. Freebies will be appearing in …
Read More »GTA V tops GameStop customers’ Christmas wish lists
A survey of GameStop PowerUp Rewards members in the US has found that Grand Theft Auto V features on more Christmas lists this year than any other game. Rockstar’s next-gen re-release featured on 34 per cent of wish lists (for either giving or receiving) compared to Call of Duty: Advanced …
Read More »Black Friday boosts for Xbox One and PS4 in UK
Sales of both next-gen consoles were up sharply week-on-week in the UK last week as retailers offered some great Black Friday deals. Overall games hardware sales (both consoles and handhelds) soared past 300k units, a retail source has told MCV. Home console sales in the UK are at this point …
Read More »Driveclub sales explode by more than 999% following Black Friday PS4 bundle offers
Offers on games and consoles during last week’s Black Friday sales have seen a number of titles shoot back up the UK retail chart. According to the latest Ukie Games Charts, compiled by GfK Chart-Track, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare saw its sales more than double, rising 110 per cent. …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: November 23-29
Steam’s latest weekly top ten sellers chart is littered with games on special as part of Valve’s Autumn Sale. While past chart-toppers Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Civilization: Beyond Earth jumped back into first and second respectively, last week’s winner Far Cry 4 only fell two spots among the promotional chaos. …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: November 16-22
Far Cry 4 has proclaimed victory on the latest Steam weekly top ten sellers chart. The latest installment in the Far Cry franchise beat out surprise indie hit This War of Mine for peak position, with Ubisoft’s discounted Far Cry Franchise Pack making its mark yet again in fifth. Call …
Read More »Rising game prices have helped increase UK inflation
Now games can be blamed for ruining your cost of living as well as your children and moral fibre. The higher cost of next-gen gaming is so influential on the UK economy that it has played a part in boosting British inflation in October. The AFP reports that the Office …
Read More »Only a quarter of Early Access games receive a full release
The gamble that is Steam Early Access has been demonstrated in numbers. EEDAR’s head of insights and analytics Patrick Walker has on Games Industry said that only 25 per cent of Early Access have ever gone on to receive a full Steam release. This is as true for games released …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: November 9-15
Football Manager 2015 has climbed to the top of Steam’s latest weekly top ten best sellers chart. The latest release in the sports simulation franchise finished ahead of the surging Far Cry Franchise Pack, with pre-orders for Far Cry 4 driving the upcoming title to an appearance on the list …
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