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The success behind Farming Simulator 17
There was a surprising statistic in the last press release from Farming Simulator publisher Focus Home Interactive. The firm announced that over 1 million copies of the new Farming Simulator 17 had been sold in a month. That’s not the surprising part – if you’ve even taken just a passing interest in sim games, you’d
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2016 was a great year for Xbox
2016 will be viewed as a tipping point for Xbox One. That’s according to Xbox UK marketing chief Harvey Eagle, who says that this was the year the brand ‘got its mojo back’. The exec cited strong sales of Microsoft’s slimmer and cheaper Xbox One S SKU, which hit shelves in September, as well as reception to
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Black Friday Breaks Online Sales Record With $3.34 Billion
SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) today released its 2016 online shopping data for Black Friday and Thanksgiving Day. More than $5 billion ($5.27 billion) was spent online by the end of Black Friday, a 17.7 percent increase year-over-year (YoY). Black Friday set a new record by surpassing the three-billion-dollar mark for the first time at
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Xbox One outperforms PS4 during latest Black Friday
According to a new report, Microsoft’s Xbox One was more popular than Sony’s PlayStation 4 on Black Friday when it came to online sales in the United States. A report released by Adobe claims that the top five best-selling electronics products for Black Friday were iPads, Samsung 4K TVs, Macbook Air, LG TVs, and Xbox consoles. It
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Gamers love going retro
Nintendo’s new NES Classic Mini has hit shelves in Japan and has had a rather good start to its life. According to data provided to MCV by Famitsu, the hardware sold 262,961 units during its first four days on shelves. The machine launched in the region on November 10th; the chart data for this sales
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‘There’s still room for classic RPGs’, Obsidian says
Titles such as The Witcher III and Skyrim may be the leading names in the modern RPG market, but Pillars of Eternity developer Obsidian says there’s still a huge demand for old-school isometric role playing games. In an interview with MCV about its new RPG title Tyranny, Obsidian game director Brian Heins said that the
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Bethesda games in PS4 Pro launch list
PS4 Pro is released this week (November 10th), and Sony has confirmed the complete lineup of titles that will be ready to make use of the extra processing power from the off. The selection includes the likes of Skyrim: Special Edition, Battlefield 1, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Mafia III, FIFA 17, Uncharted 4, Shadow
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Xbox chief does not like current VR games
Sitting down with Phil Spencer last month in Sydney, the Head of Xbox discussed where virtual reality sits in his plan for both Xbox One and Windows PC gaming. “I don’t know, just to be honest,” Spencer began. “I love the technology behind VR. I have an HTC Vive, I have an Oculus. I’ve used
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Microsoft’s gaming revenue declined 5% in Q1 2017
Microsoft’s gaming revenue declined 5% in the first quarter of the 2017 financial year, with the company blaming lower console revenue. In the detailed breakdown of finances for Q1 2017 Microsoft revealed that its gaming division hasn’t been doing so well recently, with a massive 5% drop in revenue when compared with the previous quarter.
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Gamers still prefer physical discs
Conventional wisdom would have it that physical formats in the entertainment business are utterly doomed. Certainly the games business has been the leader in the revolution. Our annual ERA Yearbook first reported that digital had eclipsed physical as far back as 2013. And yet, physical formats refuse to die. Latest evidence comes in the form
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In case you were curious to know what Mr. Toad's glamour might've looked like in #TWAU Season 1 - if he could've afforded it - here's some concept art for you.
Now how could he not afford a glamour and yet afford to drive a car in NYC? 🤷
#TWAUs1fables.
Following the news that Sony will increase the price of the PlayStation 5 in several markets, Microsoft has confirmed that it will not adjust the price of the Xbox Series X and S. https://bit.ly/3ANCOxx