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Activision has confirmed the first DLC map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops II will become available for PC and PS3 at the end of this month. ‘Revolution’ brings four multiplayer maps, a new zombies-themed mode and map, and a weapon. The add-on originally launched late last month as …
Read More »Now Rayman Legend backtracks on Wii U exclusivity, gets new release date
Ubisoft has confirmed that former Wii U exclusive Rayman Legends is now also to be released on Xbox 360 and PS3. The game was once scheduled as a launch title for Nintendo’s machine, and had been expected to arrive some time this quarter. All three SKUs – Wii U, PS3 …
Read More »PlayStation division sales dip 15%
PlayStation Vita forecasts cut, but electronics giant is pulling out of financial dive
Read More »Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge abandons Wii U exclusivity
Tecmo Koei has announced that Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge is coming to Xbox 360 and PS3. The move marks an end to the game’s previously Wii U only status. The game itself is already an expansion of existing console title Ninja Gaiden 3. The re-release, which is due to …
Read More »PlayStation sales down 15.1% as Sony lowers handheld sales forecasts once again
Sales in Sony’s games division fell 15.1 per cent in the quarter ending December 31st, although overall Sony has enjoyed somewhat of a reversal of fortune. Games sales hit 268.5bn, hit by decreased sales of PS3 and PSP. Operating revenue fell by 29.2bn year-on-year to 4.6bn. Combined PS3 and PS2 …
Read More »Wii U "can rule out any next-gen pretentions"
A detailed look at the until now mysterious innards of the Wii U suggests that Nintendo’s machine will be eclipsed by the upcoming PS4 and Xbox 720. The tech heads at Digital Foundry have examined the results of a detailed teardown of the Wii U hardware. The result is a …
Read More »New God of War PS3 bundle arrives next month
Sony has unveiled a special God of War SKU for the Playstation 3 that will arrive alongside Ascension next month. The bundle will include a Classic White super-slim model of the console with a 500GB hard drive, and the collector’s edition of upcoming action game God of War: Ascension. The …
Read More »PS3 finally gets Elder Scrolls: Skyrim DLC release date in Europe
Bethesda has at last confirmed a European release date for its three pieces of Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim DLC on PS3. The Sony SKU of the popular RPG has been beset with problems on PS3, not least of which has been an undefined technical struggle that has thus far kept …
Read More »Deadly Premonition stalking to PS3 this April
Rising Star Games has announced the release date for the Director’s Cut of cult hit Deadly Premonition. The game will be released exclusively for PS3 on April 19th, according to the PlayStation Blog. It will include the original 2010 survival horror game as well as a brand new scenario, extra …
Read More »Xbox 360 claiming lion’s share of GameStop DLC sales
65 per cent of DLC sales in GameStop stores are for Microsoft’s Xbox 360, the retailer has revealed. PS3 accounts for 28-30 per cent, with other devices” accounting for the rest. Expect the bulk of those latter sales to be claimed by Steam, which is unsurprisingly gathering momentum. "I would …
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