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Valve has announced the latest weekly top ten sellers chart on Steam. Skyrim’s Dragonborn add-on sits on top of the list again this week, as a discounted Borderlands 2 couldn’t quite overtake the DLC during its PC launch week. A discounted Counter-Strike: Global Offensive finished just behind in third, and …
Read More »Activision Blizzard posts record revenue, lowers expectation for CoD 2013
Activision Blizzard has released its full year financial report for 2012, recording revenue of $4.8bn thanks to Call of Duty, Diablo, and Skylanders. For the past quarter, ending on December 31st of last year, net revenue was a record $1.77bn – up from 2011’s net revenue of $1.41bn during the …
Read More »LittleBigPlanet 3 in development at Sumo Digital – rumour
LittleBigPlanet 3 is reportedly in development at UK studio Sumo Digital, and apparently has been for more than a year. VG247 claims multiple sources have stated via email that the developer is working on the third major (and sixth total) release in Sony and Media Molecule’s franchise – with the …
Read More »New Ouya iteration expected annually
Ouya will look to follow the way of smart phones and tablets, with plans to launch annual iterations of the Android-based console. Speaking with Joystiq at DICE, Ouya CEO Julie Uhrman explained how the company will replicate the mobile hardware strategy of actively refreshing with upgraded parts. "As it relates …
Read More »Borderlands 2 on track to be 2K Games’ best seller
Borderlands 2 is on track to become the highest-selling title in 2K’s history – as it nears 6m copies sold. Speaking in yesterday’s financials call, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick revealed Gearbox’s FPS sequel was the company’s biggest earner in terms of digital sales across the past fiscal year. "Building on …
Read More »Microsoft went console route to beat Sony, former VP says
Former vice president Joachim Kempin has revealed that Microsoft got into the console business primarily to take on and defeat Sony – after Sony denied Microsoft’s interest in partnership. According to Kempin, Microsoft set about creating the Xbox hardware so that Sony didn’t achieve the kind of dominance on televisions …
Read More »The Witcher series hits 5m sales
With The Witcher 3 reveal behind it, CD Projekt has announced lifetime sales numbers for the franchise. Between The Witcher and The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, the series has surpassed 5m copies sold – with 2012’s Xbox 360 release of the sequel contributing significantly to the figure. The Witcher …
Read More »Dead Space 3 Awakened DLC arrives next month
EA has announced the first bit of post-release DLC for Dead Space 3, revealing the game’s Awakened add-on will launch in March. "Players will experience the franchise’s darkest chapters as the Necromorph battles become even more gruesome and terrifying than ever before,” read EA’s press release. It’s unclear if the …
Read More »Ouya retail launch set for June
The Kickstarter-funded Ouya console will head to retail this June. The Wall Street Journal reports Amazon, Gamestop, Target, and Best Buy are among the shops will stock the Android-based gaming hardware. The console will be priced at $99, with Ouya CEO Julie Uhrman revealing additional controllers will go for $49.99. …
Read More »Minecraft boosts XBLA to record 2012
Microsoft’s Xbox Live Arcade saw revenue soar in 2012, thanks in large part to a trio of high grossing titles led by indie standout Minecraft. FADE reports Microsoft’s digital distribution platform hit $290m in annual revenue for last year, doubling 2011’s total. The growth is attributed to three specific titles: …
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