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Rovio has announced Angry Birds 2 has amassed 20m downloads during its launch week. The milestone follows the mobile gamenetting 1m players in its first 12 hours outon the App Store and Google Play. "When we were developing and testing Angry Birds 2, we had good reason to believe we …
Read More »Driveclub hits 2m units sold
PS4-exclusive Driveclub has sold in excess of 2m copies, developer Evolution has announced. The studio revealed the figure for its racing title on Twitter, sharing an image of an in-game custom made award celebrating the milestone. Game director Paul Rustchynsky clarified that the number was reached prior to the Driveclub’s …
Read More »Rocket League climbs to 5m downloads
Rocket League has hit 5m downloads in only a matter of weeks, developer Psyonix has announced. Polygon reports on the milestone, which is made up by the combination of PC and PS4 purchases with PS Plus downloads. According to the studio, the figure doubles the lifetime downloads of Supersonic Acrobatic …
Read More »Halo franchise surpasses 65m sales
Halo has sold more than 65m units as a franchise, Microsoft has announced. Gamasutra reports the published revealed the figure as part of a panel description at San Diego Comic-Con that featured Halo Mega Blok construction toys. Microsoft stated the series had sold over 60m copies ahead of Halo: The …
Read More »PS Vita sells 4m units in Japan
Sony’s PlayStation Vita handheld has surpassed 4m sales in Japan. DualShockersreports on the milestone, which was reached through the combined sales of standard PlayStation Vita devices and the PS Vita TV microconsole. According to the report, the PS Vita TV has sold 166,165 units life-to-date in Japan, and Vita has …
Read More »3DS surpasses 15m units sold in US
Nintendo’s 3DS handheld has sold more than 15m units in the US life-to-date, Nintendo of America has announced. The milestone accounts for all iterations of the 3DS sold in the US, with the company stating its the eighth Nintendo platform to hit the figure. That said,Games Industrynotes that the 3DS …
Read More »MotoGP 15 launching on PlayStation and Xbox consoles, PC this June
MotoGP 15 developer Milestone will launch its racing title on PlayStaton and Xbox consoles, as well as PC, this June. MotoGP 15 will feature over 20 bike models and include new customization options for bike, rider and team. It will pack enhanced career options and a time-trials mode as well. …
Read More »Hyrule Warriors ships 1m units worldwide
Hyrule Warriors has shipped a million copies internationally since its launch last year, publisher Koei Tecmo has announced. A Koei Tecmo Europe representative confirmed the milestone to Joystiq, and the company is celebrating by releasing a batch of desktop wallpapers based on the fighting mash-up. Hyrule Warriors originally launched last …
Read More »First screens of Milestone’s new racing IP Sébastien Loeb Rally Evo revealed
The first screenshots from Italian racing developer Milestone’s new IP SbastienLoeb Rally Evo have been unveiled. The screens below depict the Swedish stage from the upcoming new racer title. They also show off the technical fidelity of Milestone’s new proprietary game engine. The developer promises extra details in this new …
Read More »Destiny approaching 13m players
Bungie has released a slew of statistics for Destiny, revealing that nearly 13m people have played the online FPS. As of the studio’s post earlier today, the game boasts 12,869,066 players across Playstation and Xbox console platforms that have created 22,932,276 guardians and logged 872,404,449 hours collectively. Destiny’s Crota’s End …
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