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Read More »Dark Souls II debuts at No.1 in Japan as PS4 retains hardware lead
Cult RPG game Dark Souls II has debuted at the top of the Japanese charts, the latest Famitsu sales data has revealed. Namco Bandai’s game sold 256,701 units on PS3 in its first week – that’s seven times more than its closest rival Youkai Watch on 3DS. PS4 remains the …
Read More »What now for PlayStation Vita?
PlayStation UK MD Fergal Gara tells MCV why the platform holder will never give up on its portable console, and where it goes next… Many of the exciting games announced for Vita are indie projects. Do you think the console is lacking a big triple-A product this year? Well, there …
Read More »FEZ dated on PS4, PS3 and Vita
Cult indie platformer Fez will hit all three PlayStation platforms later this month. That’s according to a tweet from One Hit Pixel claiming the game has been given a release date of March 26th on PS4, PS3 and PlayStation Vita. The game was for a long time an Xbox 360 …
Read More »OlliOlli to, erm, ollie onto PCs
One of Vita’s recent breakout hits is to receive a release on PC. Roll7’s OlliOlli, which arrived on Sony’s portable last month, will be published on PC courtesy of Devolver. The game, which can best be thought of as a back-to-basics side-scrolling affair in the style of early Tony Hawk …
Read More »Molyneux: Godus on Vita ‘a possibility’
22cans boss 'has a plan' for next-gen console version, thinks Steam controller is 'interesting'
Read More »‘No update’ for BioShock Vita in wake of Irrational downsizing
The fate of BioShock Vita can certainly be described as ‘uncertain’. The game was announced in June 2011 at E3 but has been MIA ever since. The first worrying noises began emerging in late 2012 when Ken Levine said that the SKU’s future was in the hands of business people”. …
Read More »Mutant Mudds Deluxe more successful on Wii U than Steam and PSN combined
Nintendo platforms reign supreme for indie developer
Read More »Mutant Mudds finds most success on Nintendo platforms
Developer Renegade Kid has revealed a surprising statistic about its action platformer Mutant Mudds Deluxe. The game, which is available on 3DS, Wii U, PSN and Steam has enjoyed its strongest sales on Nintendo’s machines. NintendoEverything reports that the Wii U sales better the combined sales of both PSN and …
Read More »48% of Vita software sales are digital
Sony has revealed that digital has very nearly overtaken physical in the Vita software market. Speaking at a behind-closed-doors meeting in California, the platform holder revealed to IGN that digital games sales now account for 48 per cent of Vita’s total software sales. We wonder what the ratio would be …
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