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Data analysts SuperData believe that over 50 per cent of all revenue from the digital storefronts on console this year
Read More »DLC and Microtransations to be responsible for over half of digital console revenue in 2017
Telltale announces new Batman, The Walking Dead and Wolf Among Us titles
Telltale Games has announced three new games coming out in the next year. A new five-part Batman game will release this August, while the final season of The Walking Dead and a new instalment in its The Wolf Among Us series will launch next year. The first episode of Batman: …
Read More »Can the Evil Shift dominate console esports?
Console esports simply wouldn’t be at the level they are today if it wasn’t for highly-modified competitive controllers. The latest – and arguably greatest – such controller is the new Evil Shift from Evil Controllers, which is due to be released later this summer. Such controllers allow competitors to perform …
Read More »UPDATE: Nintendo ends New 3DS production worldwide
Update: After halting production of the New 3DS in Japan, Nintendo has now confirmed that it has also ended production in North America and Europe. Speaking to Eurogamerand Polygon, representatives from Nintendo of Europe and Nintendo of America confirmed that the regular version of Nintendo’s New 3DS console has been …
Read More »VooFoo Studios at 10: ‘We’re proud to have established a reputation for technical and creative expertise’
As the Birmingham-based VooFoo Studios celebrates its tenth anniversary, Katharine Byrne speaks with marketing and PR manager Sean Walsh (pictured right) about the growth of the studio and its recent move into publishing. How would you describe VooFoo’s journey over the last ten years? It’s safe to say the past …
Read More »Bootleg NES Classics start to appear online
Chinese manufacturers have moved to address the demand left by Nintendo’s decision to stop producing the NES Classic. As spotted by Neogaf, a bootleg version of the machine has started to appear on some sites. Listings have apparently been removed from Western-facing Chinese retailer AliExpress, but with stock now out …
Read More »Pachter says 2019 PlayStation 5 release would be perfectly timed
Games industry analyst Michael Pachter has predicted that Sony will not release the PS5 until 2019 or 2020 – and is right to do so. Speaking to GamingBolt, Pachter argued that this timing makes more sense than Microsoft’s decision to release the 4K-centric Xbox One X later this year, as …
Read More »PS4 games come to PC via PlayStation Now update
PS4 games are now available on Sony’s PlayStation Now streaming service, meaning you can now play PS4 games on your PC. 50 PS4 titles will be added to the service today, including Killzone: Shadow Fall, Saints Row IV Re-Elected, WWE 2K16, Tropic 5 and Tearaway Unfolded, with additional games being …
Read More »PayPal still top for digital game payments, but it faces increasing competition from Apple Pay and Amazon
PayPal remains the top digital payment method among gamers around the world, according to the latest analysis from SuperData Research, but strong competition from Apple Pay and Amazon Payments are starting to erode PayPal’s market share. In the US, PayPal’s market share fell from 32.1 per cent in 2015 to …
Read More »That’s You! We talk to PS4 PlayLink launch title creator Wish Studios
The first wave of PlayLink titles for the PS4 are now launching – utlising smartphone controls to allow multiple players to play together on the PS4. We talk to Wish Studios, the Brighton-based developer, which has made both That’s You! (now on PS Plus for July) and Knowledge is Power …
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