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PlayStation 4 led US hardware sales for the sixth consecutive month and remains the life-to-date leader for next-gen hardware, Sony has announced. The news arrives alongside NPD’s June 2014 report, which shows a major (106 per cent) year-over-year increase in hardware revenue driven by console sales. The 106 percent increase …
Read More »PlayStation Gamescom press conference confirmed for August 12th
The PlayStation Gamescom press conference will take place on August 12th. That is the day before EA’s press conference, which this year is held on the publisher’s booth on the Wednesday. PlayStation’s event will start at 7pm local time (6pm UK time). Expect some European details and release date for …
Read More »US Xbox One sales ‘more than double’ after Kinect dropped
Xbox One sales in American have more than doubled following the release of a Kinect-less SKU, Microsoft has said. "Since the new Xbox One offering launched on June 9th, we’ve seen sales of Xbox One more than double in the US, compared to sales in May," the company explained in …
Read More »GAME hosts Destiny early access tour
UK GAME stores will give those awaiting Destiny the chance to play Bungie’s online multiplayer shooter early. 27 GAME stores will host Destiny lock-ins from today (July 17th) until July 24th, letting players try out the PS4 edition of the title. Each lock-in store will stay open for two additional …
Read More »Last of Us: Remastered still censored on PS4; No upgrade discount for PS3 owners
The multiplayer component of The Last of Us: Remastered will have the same content alterations in Europe as seen in the PS3 version. The original game featured less gore than the US release in an effort to appease censors in some of Europe’s more sensitive regions. These changes were made …
Read More »GAME has sold out of the Destiny Ghost Edition on Xbox One
UK retailer GAME says it has sold out all of its available Destiny Ghost Edition units for Xbox One. The same version of PS4 is described as running out”. Does this point to greater popularity for the title on Xbox One? Its many associations with PlayStation will certainly have Sony …
Read More »Star Citizen dev costs second only to Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto, Roberts says
Having now hit $48m in crowdfunder backing, PC space sim Star Citizen can rightly claim to be rivalling console’s biggest triple-A spenders. In fact, creator Chris Roberts reckons his title will lag behind only Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto when it comes to raw dollar investment. Normally developers …
Read More »Sony says PS4 is targeting lapsed Wii owners
PS4 may have enjoyed big popularity with core gamers, but Sony says the machine is also successfully targeting the Wii generation. "Our big opportunity is to welcome back an audience much earlier in the lifecycle that possibly bought into the Wii previously," Sony Computer Entertainment boss Andrew House told Eurogamer. …
Read More »PS4 attracting higher Chinese interest than Xbox One
A survey conducted by a Chinese news outlet suggests that PS4 is attracting more buyer interest than Xbox One. Kotaku reports that of the 6,488 Chinese users who responded to a NetEase survey, 57.3 per cent said they would but a PS4. 19 per cent reckon they’ll keep buying hardware …
Read More »Frontier says it would be ‘stupid’ not to bring Elite Dangerous to PS4 and Xbox One
Elite Dangerous is coming to PS4 and Xbox One, it seems. Speaking to Eurogamer Frontier boss David Braben said in no uncertain terms that he was not announcing a console port of the game. But then pretty much did. "I’ve just got to watch out," he said. "I don’t want …
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