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Nintendo has revealed a pair of 2DS hardware bundles featuring Pokemon X and Pokemon Y for a select US retail release later this week. Target will begin carrying one of the bundles on December 6th, and Toys R Us will offer the other starting on the same day. The Target …
Read More »Zelnick: Next gen consoles to surpass current gen by 2018
Take-Two chairman Strauss Zelnick believes Xbox One and PS4 will surpass the installed base totals of Xbox 360 and PS3 within five years. Games Industry reports on Zelnick’s investor presentation this week at The Credit Suisse 2013 Technology Conference, where he explained why he believes it won’t take as long …
Read More »Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn PS4 launch set for April 2014
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn will arrive on PS4 sometime in April, Square Enix has announced. The publisher also revealed a PS4 beta phase will take place on Feburary 22nd, 2014 in North America and Japan – though no mention on whether Europe will be included or receive its …
Read More »EA CEO: Console living room dominance will likely end
The living room dominance Microsoft and Sony experience with consoles will soon be challenged, EA CEO Andrew Wilson reckons. Games Industry reports Wilson touched on the subject with investors this week at the Credit Suisse 2013 Technology Conference, stating that in a matter of a few years company’s including Apple, …
Read More »Vita-exclusive Persona 4 Golden ships 700k units
Atlus has announced Persona 4 Golden has shipped 700k copies since the title launched last year exclusively on PS Vita. The Japanese publisher, which recently became a part of Sega, also shared that its controversial fantasy brawler Dragon’s Crown has shipped 800k across PS3 and Vita platforms since its launch …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto Online content creation tool leaked
A content creation tool looks to be in the works for Grand Theft Auto Online, according to leaked video content showing off the feature. Gamespot reports on the videos, which show an early version of the tool in action. The source of the leak notes that the "old" version of …
Read More »Report: Sony searching for new board director
Sony is reportedly looking to add "at least" one new member to its board of directors. The New York Post reports the Japanese firm has been actively seeking out a new hire to join the 13 other members of its board. The outlet’s sources claim Sony has already approached multiple …
Read More »RetroN 5 delayed again over hardware issue
Bad news for those who pre-ordered Hyperkin’s love letter to classic game consoles, RetroN 5: It won’t be here in time for the holidays. Gamespot reports faulty pins found in some packaged units have caused the hardware maker to push release past its previous December window and into next year. …
Read More »Report: Xbox tops hardware sales at Walmart, Target on Black Friday
Xbox One and Xbox 360 were reportedly the top selling consoles at Target and Walmart during Black Friday, accounting for 61 per cent of hardware sales between the two retailers. The figure comes from an InfoScout report spotted by Polygon, which notes that hard sales figures weren’t provided by the …
Read More »Steam concurrent users reach 7m over holiday weekend
Steam saw record numbers for concurrent users this past weekend, at one point boasting more than 7m accounts online simultaneously. VG247 reports that Valve’s digital platform surpassed the milestone yesterday morning, peaking at 7,190,578 concurrent users. Valve’s Dota 2 drew a peak of 542,906 concurrent users, making it far and …
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