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In June last year, GfK Chart-Track announced that the Xbox 360 had overtaken Nintendo’s Wii to become the UK’s best-selling home console for that generation. With almost nine million units sold, the machine is second only to the monolithic PS2 in terms of home console sales in the UK. Launched …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Braben and Roberts lock coordinates on open space
The space race has returned. More than 20 years after seminal franchises like Elite, Wing Commander and Star Wars: TIE Fighter set the bar for space simulation gaming, those that helped the genre first blast off are returning to making out-of-this-world games. Chief among them are David Braben, creator of …
Read More »Monster Hunter 4G and New Nintendo 3DS continue to rule Japanese chart
Monster Hunter 4G has remained top of the Japanese software chart for a second week, according to the latest data provided by Famitsu. Capcom’s hugely popular beast-slaying title saw its unit sales fall by over 1.3 million, but given that it sold over 1.6 million last week, it’s unsurprising that …
Read More »Ubisoft Toronto founder Jade Raymond leaves company
Jade Raymond, founder of Ubisoft Toronto and producer of its Assassin’s Creed, Watch Dogs and Splinter Cell games, among others, has left the company. During her time at Ubisoft, Raymond was producer on the first Assassin’s Creed from 2004 to 2007, going on to serve as executive producer on the …
Read More »MARGIN MAKERS: Guide to racing game products
This Q4 is a new season for racing games, with big titles like Forza Horizon 2, DriveClub, F1 2014 and The Crew hitting the grid. MCV buckles up and hits the gas The lights are green for a new convoy of racing games to hit retail this Q4 – and …
Read More »FIFA top of UK charts for a fourth week as Evil Within debuts at No.2
FIFA 15 has held off competition from The Evil Within and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel to stay top of the UK charts for another week running. EA’s sports game made it a fourth week at the top, matching FIFA 13’s success, according to the latestUkie Games Charts, compiled by GfK Chart-Track. …
Read More »Games Media Awards 2014: The night in pictures
Last night saw the industry gather once again gather to celebrate the Games Media Awards – and now you can check out some pictures of the proceedings. Among the biggest winners of the night were IGN UK, which won theinauguralGamers’ Choiceaward, voted for byconsumers, for its podcast, and OXM editor …
Read More »Games Media Awards 2014: The winners in full
This year’s Games Media Awards have once again recognised some of the finest talent working in the industry. Stand-up comic and writer Holly Walsh hosted the event, which took place at the revamped Bloomsbury Ballroom near Holborn. I’m the first female host of the GMAs, which makes me one of …
Read More »World of Warcraft subscriptions shoot up by over 600,000 ahead of Warlords of Draenor
It seems that World of Warcraft is regaining some of its previously lost users ahead of its next big expansion. Blizzard announced during its latest earnings calls that its MMO had seen subscriptions jump by over 600,000 ahead of the release of World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor on November …
Read More »Chivalry: Medieval Warfare to conquer consoles later this month
First-person medieval combat title Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is coming to last-gen consoles. Originally released on PC two years ago, Torn Banner Studios’ game will make its transition to PS3 and Xbox 360 on October 29th. The game saw up to 36 players battle it out online with swords, bows and …
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