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Sony’s next-gen console arrives in more EMEA territories bringing global total to 48
Read More »PS4 ‘wins’ November NPD and takes US sales lead; No Wii U numbers released
Although certain press releases issued last night may make you think the opposite, it is PS4 that has emerged as the early leader in the next-gen US sales race. Cutting through all the jargon, PS4 was the best-selling next-gen hardware in the US in November. Although this of course simply …
Read More »Sony and Microsoft squabble over November sales figures
PS4 boasts biggest sales, Xbox One is 'fastest selling' after latest NPD figures
Read More »Xbox One, PS4 launches spike digital sales in November
The digital games market exceeded $1bn in total sales last month, according to research collected by SuperData. The [a]list daily reports on SuperData’s findings, which show a 25 per cent increase in digital sales in November compared to the same period in 2012. The research firm notes that the freshly …
Read More »Xbox pledges ‘urgent’ support to angry indie retailers
Microsoft says it’s urgently looking to help independent retailers who have been left in the dark over their Xbox One stock allocation. A number of High Street and online outlets have told MCV that the lack of information over their Xbox One stock has severely damaged their ability to sell …
Read More »Rayman Legends coming to next-gen
Ubisoft’s latest Rayman title, Legends, is getting a next-gen makeover and will be coming to stores early next year. The game makes the leap to the new hardware with a series of improvements – the cartoon graphics have received an overhaul, while loading times have been reduced. Each console gets …
Read More »Elder Scrolls Online release date confirmed
Bethesda has announced the release date for it’s upcoming MMO The Elder Scrolls Online. It will launch on April 4th on both PC and Mac, while Xbox One and PS4 versions will follow in June. "Worldwide demand for The Elder Scrolls Online is extraordinarily high. This means we need to …
Read More »PS4 and Xbox One sales "in a dead heat", analyst claims
Baird Equity Research’s Colin Sebastian has claimed that sales of PS4 and Xbox One are neck-and-neck. Microsoft just announced global sales of 2m units for Xbox One throughout the machine’s first 18 days. That’s roughly the same as PS4’s sales throughout its first 18 days, although it was only available …
Read More »Xbox One sells 2m units in 18 days
Microsoft has confirmed that Xbox One has sold 2m units on its first 18 days of availability. That equates to a daily average of 111,111 unit sales, which represents a new record for the Xbox brand. We continue to be humbled and overwhelmed by the positive response from our fans,” …
Read More »Xbox One not getting Nordic release until Q3 2014 – report
The wait for Xbox One in some European territories could be far longer than had been expected. GameReactor claims to have word from trusted sources” that Xbox One might not be launched in Nordic territories until Q3 2014 – that’s some time between July and September next year. This information …
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