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Read More »GAME: PS3 and 360 are now ‘played through’
It appears that time is finally up for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. GAME says that the collapse in sales of these two formats have been one of the main reasons behind the retailer’s recent disappointing financial results. Our results were impacted by the UK console market in transition from …
Read More »Oculus hires Hulu and Flipboard exec as head of video
Eugene Wei will lead team dedicated to producing VR and 360-degree content
Read More »PS3 and Xbox 360 Mortal Kombat X won’t make June release – report
It seems that the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 SKUs of Mortal Kombat X will not be out on their intended June 6th release date. A number of retailers have changed the game’s listing from the above date to TBC, or simply removed the date altogether. Kotaku is also reporting …
Read More »Minecraft on PlayStation. The retail smash hit of the summer?
Mojang hopes to repeat last year’s feat and have Minecraft sit atop of the UK retail charts all summer. A physical version of the construction game is being released for PlayStation 3 on May 14th, with versions on PS4 and Vita set to arrive by September. The game has already …
Read More »January PS4 sales nearly double Xbox One in US
Sony has taken an impressive lead over the Xbox One across the pond. Figures from NPD reveal the PS4 leads hardware sales in the US – a feat Sony says it has achieved despite "severely constrained" stock of the console. Despite trailing to its rival, the Xbox One is still …
Read More »UK games retail could make £1.28bn in six months
UK games retailers will do battle over a possible 1.28bn over the next six months, MCV?can reveal. That’s MCV’s calculation based on analyst predictions and GfK Chart-Track data. And includes software, hardware and accessories. UK games stores could earn between 1.15bn and 1.28bn, driven by new IP, returning blockbusters and …
Read More »Green Man Gaming launches Xbox 360 and PS3 trade-in offer
Gamers can now trade-in physical Xbox and PlayStation games at online retailer Green Man Gaming. The store, which already lets users trade-in digital games, has launched its physical offer now. Customers will receive their money for their games as soon as they promise to send them in. There’s no need …
Read More »Xbox One not backwards compatible
Xbox 360 owners won’t be able to play their games on the console’s successor, Microsoft has confirmed. Xbox Live VP Marc Whitten told The Verge that the newly-announced Xbox One console will have no backwards compatibility. "The system is based on a different core architecture, so back-compat doesn’t really work …
Read More »FIFA 14 announced – all the details here
EA has at last revealed details about one of the biggest releases of 2013 – FIFA 14. New features this year include enhanced teammate intelligence, EA says midfielders will no longer go missing when the opposition attack as improved run tracking results in tighter marking, off ball pressure and more …
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