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Microsoft’s first-party controller revenue has shot up by two-thirds during 2015, according to GfK Chart-Track. The news follows the release of the premium Xbox One Elite Controller, which launched in late October for 120 and quickly sold out across the US and UK. Microsoft has said stock will remain in …
Read More »Over 40 indies braced for first London Gaming Market
A market dedicated to selling retro games and merchandise takes place this weekend, and the organisers expect it to give a huge boost to retailers. London Gaming Market is set for Sunday, November 15th at the Royal National Hotel in Russell Square, London, and will return on April 3rd, 2016, …
Read More »New Zelda game still set for Wii U and 2016, Nintendo affirms
If you thought the announcement of the NX would result in the new Zelda being pushed off of Wii U, there’s no need to worry. That’s according to Nintendo, which reassured fans during its latest Direct presentation that the as-yet untitled instalment would still be coming to its current home …
Read More »Female version of Zelda’s Link officially revealed
Upcoming Zelda spin-off Hyrule Warriors Legends will officially introduce a female version of lead hero Link to the franchise. Legends is the expanded release of Zelda-cross-Dynasty Warriors 3DS title Hyrule Warriors, and is set for release on March 25th next year. Linkle is among five new characters set for the …
Read More »Zelda: Twilight Princess HD coming to Wii U in March
Twilight Princess is the next Zelda game to be remastered by Nintendo – and it will get a brand new Amiibo, too. The 2006 GameCube/Wii title is the latest adventure of Link to be revamped, following Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask for 3DS, as well as Wind Waker on …
Read More »Charles Cecil: ‘The PS1 destroyed the first UK indie golden age’
British games industry legend Charles Cecil says that the first PlayStation led to the death of the UK indie sector during the 1990s. The founder of Broken Sword studio Revolution was providing advice from his 35 years working in games development at this month’s Interface event in London, which is …
Read More »Alien Isolation designer and Escapists dev among 2015 BAFTA Breakthrough Brits
A number of games industry members have been honoured by BAFTA as some of this year’s most talented entertainment business newcomers in the UK. Alien Isolation senior game designer Catherine Woolley, who also worked on the Harry Potter games at EA, joined The Escapists developer Christopher Davis, Batman Arkham Knight …
Read More »Black Ops 3 tops Japanese charts in debut week
Blockbuster shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops III has shot to number one in the Japanese retail charts, fighting off a number of home-grown titles. The latest in Activision’s franchise (which is published by Sony on PlayStation in Japan) sold nearly 150,000 units on PS4, with a further 25,000 on …
Read More »Ginx seeking £0.5m in crowdfunding to fuel growth
Games TV channel Ginx has taken to crowdfunding platform Crowdcube in an effort to boost its international presence. The firm is looking for 540,000 from backers to help fund new apps for PS4 and Xbox One, as well as growing the amount of global content it features. Available in the …
Read More »GAME responds to spate of MGS5, Mario Maker and Fallout 4 pre-order problems
It’s been a couple of rough months for GAME customers, to say the least. In June, the GAME-exclusive Batmobile Edition of Batman Arkham Knight was pulled from sales days before release. The retailer reimbursed affected gamers with a 20 voucher in lieu of their missing purchase, blaming unforeseen circumstances that …
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