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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 …
Read More »Call of Duty: Ghosts ‘Onslaught’ DLC gets PC, PSN date
Following a period of exclusivity on Xbox consoles, Call of Duty: Ghosts’ Onslaught DLC is set to arrive on PC and PlayStation hardware later this month. Activision announces the game’s inaugural map pack will release on February 27th for PC, PS3, and PS4. It adds four new maps (one which …
Read More »Carmack departed id following failed VR proposal
John Carmack ultimately left id Software because Zenimax wouldn’t approve of a proposed VR deal with Oculus Rift, the industry veteran has revealed. Speaking with USA Today, Carmack admitted he’d still be with id today in some capacity – if the studio’s parent company Zenimax would have approved of his …
Read More »Codemasters Humble Weekly Sale passes $1m milestone
Codemasters has pulled in a cool $1m this week, thanks to the UK studio’s Humble Weekly Sale promotion. The pay-what-you-want sale has so far sold more than 217,000 bundles and brought in $1.11m, with still a day and change to go at time of writing. Codemasters and Humble Bundle aren’t …
Read More »PC games market continues to show growth in 2013
Global PC gamer spending increased year-over-year in 2013, in spite of a comparative lack of major new releases. Games Industry reports on the findings of research group DFC Intelligence, which states the PC portion of the market continues to grow in the midst of a seemingly dry release schedule. Core …
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