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Pro Evolution Soccer 2016’s Japanese launch has highlighted the huge number of gamers still playing on older consoles. According to the latest data from Famitsu, Konami’s football title would’ve claimed the retail chart top spot during its first week if platform sales were combined, shifting over 96,500 units between PS3 …
Read More »Sony plans merchandise deals for ‘hot property’ Horizon: Zero Dawn
Like the sound of a Horizon: Zero Dawn action figure? What about a book based on the upcoming Guerrilla Games title? Or even a pencil case? Well, it looks like your wishes might just come true, if Sony has its way. The platform holder is considering a number of merchandising …
Read More »NBA 2K16 ships 4m, sets franchise record
NBA 2K16 has shipped 4m units worldwide across all platforms in its first week, publisher 2K Sports has announced. The figure is a record for the baksetball franchise. Digital sales have doubled the numbers of NBA 2K15 during the same period as well, with three times as many games played …
Read More »Margin Makers: Guide to Uncharted merchandise
Sony’s romping adventure trilogy is clambering its way onto PS4 in the form of the Nathan Drake Collection. MCV charts a course for the finest merchandise on offer Created as an homage to Indiana Jones and Tomb Raider, Uncharted is now as iconic as its adventuring inspirations. Naughty Dog’s PlayStation-exclusive …
Read More »Caffeine launches this week on PC, PS4 and Xbox One
Crowdfunded sci-fi horror game Caffeine will launch this week on PC and current-gen consoles, developer Incandescent Imaging has revealed. The Unreal 4-powered game’s Steam page states it will release later today for Windows PC, with PS4 and Xbox One versions due out this week as well. Caffeinewill arrive as an …
Read More »Telltale reveals Back to the Future 30th Anniversary Edition for PS4, Xbox
Telltale has announced a special edition release of Back to the Future: The Game on PS4 and Xbox consoles, set to arrive later this month. Dubbed Back to the Future: The Game 30th Anniversary Edition– to commemorate the film’s premiere three decades ago –the updated release includes visual upgrades and …
Read More »Sniper Elite franchise surpasses 10m copies sold
The Sniper Elite franchise has surpassed 10m copies sold, developer Rebellion has revealed. The UK-based studio announced the news in a video update (posted below). The first Sniper Elite title launched in 2005, meaning sales average out to right around 1m per year. Whether you’ve bought one or whether you’ve …
Read More »Cave ponders crowdfunding shmups PS4 ports
There may be more Cave shmup ports on the way than we thought. Publisher Degica recently confirmed plans to bring some of Cave’s popular shooters to Steam – the first of which, incidentally, will be Mushihimesama (or Bug Princess as it has become known in the West). Now Cave has …
Read More »Soma approaching 100,000 sales
Frictional Games’ latest horror release Soma has sold nearly 100,000 copies since its launch late last month. A post on the developer’s blog reveals the game has sold 92,000 units across all platforms – finishing sixth on Steam’s top ten list last week in the process. It took Frictional’s previous …
Read More »Driveclub PS Plus Edition will vanish from PSN next week
Having waited eight months to get their hands on the long-delayed game, the free PlayStation Plus version of Driveclub will disappear from PSN on October 6th. Remember, PS+ Instant Game Collection titles remain accessible to PS+ subscribers for the duration of their subscription, so anyone who grans it before then …
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