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April 17th, 2014, 00:00 Posted By: wraggster
Titanfall debuted at No.9 on the Japanese software chart during the week ended April 6.
The Xbox 360 version of the game was one of six new releases to make the top ten, with the PS3 and Vita versions of Namco's 3rd Super Robot Wars Z heading the chart.
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- 3rd Super Robot Wars Z: Jigoku-Hen (Vita, Bandai Namco Games) - 128.236 / New
- Yo-kai Watch (3DS, Level 5) - 33.833 / 720.220
- Mario Party: Island Tour (3DS, Nintendo) - 28.114 / 285.987
- Crayon Shin-Chan: Arashi o Yobu Kasukabe Eiga Stars! (3DS, Bandai Namco) - 16.409 / New
- Mato Kurenai Yuugekitai: Tokyo Twilight Ghosthunters (Vita Arc System Works) - 14.468 / New
- Samurai Warriors 4 (PS3, Koei Tecmo) - 13.552 / 206.066
- Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (PS3, Konami) - 11.005 / 190.036
- Titanfall (Xbox 360, EA) - 10.478 / New
- Mato Kurenai Yuugekitai: Tokyo Twilight Ghosthunters (PS3, Arc System Works) - 8.469 / New
[h=3]Weekly hardware sales (previous week)[/h] - Vita - 25.298 (26.388)
- 3DS - 23.562 (32.038)
- PS4 - 13.034 (13.401)
- PS3 - 7.305 (10.871)
- Wii U - 5.512 (7.962)
- PSP - 2.027 (2.892)
- Xbox 360 - 229 (276)
- Total - 76.967 (93.828)
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April 16th, 2014, 20:25 Posted By: Shrygue
Today, Sony Corpoation has announced it will sell all 9,520,000 of shares it has in Square Enix - the company well known for making the Final Fantasy game series - to SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. This will raise near 4.8 billion yen (£28m / $47m US). The actual sale price will be revealed on April 17th 2014. Sony's financial report that ended for March 31st 2014 will be revealed on May 14th 2014.
Sony Global Investor Relations Press Release (PDF)
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April 16th, 2014, 00:47 Posted By: wraggster
  
  
Amazon Video Game Deals of the Week!
This morning, Amazon refreshed their Year End video game deals of the week with sales and discounts on PS Vita, Xbox 360, PS3, PS4, 3DS, PC and Xbox One games!
Here is the rundown of their top video game deal promotions!
In addition, Amazon has 'deal matched' BestBuy on the following promotions:
Check it out: Amazon Weekly Video Game Deals
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April 16th, 2014, 00:17 Posted By: wraggster
The bond between a fanboy and his or her console can chemically be compared to love.
That’s according to Dr David Lewis-Hodgson, director of research at Mindlab International, who has told Kotaku UKthat enraged forum commentators are effectively defending a loved one.
"It often takes time to develop such an irrational attachment to a product," he said. "Sometimes it’s like falling in love – what happens then is that you get a tsunami of a neurotransmitter called dopamine into the brain, which gives you a huge buzz.
“This happens with products, they can do exactly the same thing – in fact when we look at addictive behaviour, we find that people become addicted to products. The sight and touch of the product gives them a dopamine high."
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/fanbo...n-says/0131179
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April 16th, 2014, 00:01 Posted By: wraggster
With Watch Dogs launching next month, Ubisoft is ramping up the promotion. That includes holding press events to show off the game to journalists, many of whom will end up reviewing Watch Dogs. One such event was held last week in Paris, and it has been revealed by attendees that Ubisoft decided to give everyone who turned up a Nexus 7 tablet. Why? That hasn't been explained yet, but in a statement on Twitter, Ubisoft said such gifts were 'not in line with their PR policies.' You can see how it would be viewed with skepticism; after all, these are the individuals who will give Watch Dogs a review score, which many gamers rely on to help them make a purchasing decision.
http://games.slashdot.org/story/14/0...es-press-event
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April 14th, 2014, 21:22 Posted By: wraggster
 EA Sports’ official World Cup 2014 game is released later this week. But where is the current generation’s Sensible Soccer?
While the crazy money at the top tiers of professional football can make a man weep, there’s no doubting what comprises the enduring appeal of the world’s most popular sport, followed by an estimated 3.5 billion people. Or: half the globe’s population.It’s not the glamour or the sports cars, or even the montage of wonder strikes rounding off any given tournament. It’s that anyone can enjoy it. Anyone can play, however impoverished or affluent they might be. Get together with friends, grab something spherical to kick, and you’ve got football.Its essence is something that can be appreciated for its purity. You look, you shoot, you score – a chain of events set within a miniscule time frame and connected by symbiotic motions, a flick of the eyes to assess the position of the keeper coinciding with the drawing back of a boot, strike direction determined by neuronal feedback travelling at 100 metres a second. This isn’t chess, where forethought and an appreciation of the long game inform every equation. It’s pure instinct.Just before Christmas 2013, I found myself in possession of the two biggest football games on the console market: Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 and EA’s FIFA 14. I played them both, at length. But as great as they were, neither left me feeling particularly close to the sport they simulate.These are amazingly comprehensive titles offering fans of ephemeral features – season-specific statistical accuracies and flawless stutter-step animations – depth enough to spend a full 12 months luxuriating in, until the next iteration of their chosen series rolls around. Each new release is an interactive parallel to a perception of football realism framed by contemporary television presentation: intimidatingly loud, incredibly analytical, and probably featuring a spinning graphic or seven. They deliver Super Sunday any day of the week.
http://www.edge-online.com/features/...eautiful-game/
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April 14th, 2014, 20:58 Posted By: wraggster
Ubisoft Toronto studio head Jade Raymond says she's tired of video games treating "gamers like idiots."
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"I don't like the assumption that all people who play games want big chain saws and women in bikinis," Raymond said. "It's like, really? Not all gamers are teenage boys, and even teenage boys want more than that."
Video games are doing a better job of depicting interesting characters, but they still have a ways to go, Raymond said: "There still isn't a game where you get to play an old lady. That's my dream."
"Look at movies. I really love traditional action movies - I almost don't care how bad it is if there are big things exploding - but even those films have become more interesting in terms of complex leads. Look at Iron Man."
Raymond said in March that Ubisoft Toronto is working on five projects. At least one of those is likely Assassin's Creed Unity or Assassin's Creed Comet.
Ubisoft announced on Monday that it will host an E3 2014 media briefing on June 9.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com...s-like-idiots/
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April 14th, 2014, 20:56 Posted By: wraggster
Titanfall has been boosted back to the top of the UK all-format charts thanks to the launch of the game's Xbox 360 version.
71 per cent of Titanfall copies sold last week were of the new last-gen version, UK numbers company Chart-Track reported.Lego: The Hobbit arrived in a respectable second place, although Xbox One exclusive Kinect Sports: Rivals fared less well - it turned up in 14th.Back in the top 10, FIFA 14 was third this week, South Park: The Stick of Truth was fourth and Call of Duty: Ghosts was fifth.Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition, Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare, The Lego Movie Videogame, Assassin's Creed 4 and Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes rounded out the rest of the top flight.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...ox-360-version
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April 11th, 2014, 23:25 Posted By: wraggster
      Amazon Video Game Deals of the Week!This morning, Amazon refreshed their Year End video game deals of the week with sales and discounts on PS Vita, Xbox 360, PS3, PS4, 3DS, PC and Xbox One games!Here is the rundown of their top video game deal promotions!Check it out: Amazon Weekly Video Game Deals
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April 11th, 2014, 22:32 Posted By: wraggster
hey revealed the existence of their project only to aviation safety specialists at the recent FAA Conference on Cabin Safety in Philadelphia (PDF). Now a team of Italian researchers from the HCI Lab of the University of Udine has publicly released the first in a set of aviation safety apps on which they are working. Their mission is to propose novel, first-of-their-kind solutions to a well-known problem in aviation safety: passengers lack preparedness about what to do in aircraft emergencies, and do not pay attention or do not clearly comprehend the pre-flight briefings and safety cards used by airlines to instruct them about safety. So the project is re-inventing safety cards and briefings with new media, turning them into games and apps. The first game they decided to release focuses specifically on the 'Brace for impact' position: players can pose the body of their avatar in the 3D airplane cabin and get a personalized simulation of a crash landing . To win the game, you must save your avatar (and yourself)."
http://games.slashdot.org/story/14/0...n-by-game-apps
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April 10th, 2014, 23:31 Posted By: wraggster
Amazon might now be the defacto marketplace to buy and sell goods online in the UK, but eBay believes its "good surprise" might just lure customers back into the world of online auctions. In a bid to make things things a little easier for users to understand, eBay says that from May 13th it'll allow UK users to list up to 20 items every month completely free of charge. Listings can include any item, as long as it's not a car, and eBay continues to retain its 10 percent selling and postage fee. The company offers a similar system in the US, allowing sellers to make 50 free listings every month. With consumers now turning to Amazon to get their electrical goods, online media and groceries, eBay may be forced to expand its incentives if it wants more "A++++ seller, would buy again" reviews on its site.
http://portal.ebay.co.uk/good-surprise
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April 10th, 2014, 23:21 Posted By: wraggster
After all the excitement of the past weeks it's a relatively quiet one on the Japanese sales charts today, with software and hardware sales generally seeing a dip and only one new entry in the top five.
Mario Party: Island Tour moved from two to one, while a new Wii U title entered at five.
- [3DS] Mario Party: Island Tour - 47,106 (Lifetime sales 257,873)
- [PS3] Samurai Warriors 4 - 25,572 (192,514)
- [3DS] Yokai Watch - 23,663 (686,387)
- [PS3] Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes - 20,799 (179,031)
- [Wii U] Just Dance Wii U - 18,403 (New entry)
In hardware PlayStation Vita was back at number one, despite managing only 25,017 sales. By comparison last week's top seller, the 3DS XL, had 52,124.
- PlayStation Vita - 25,017 (Last week 39,752)
- 3DS XL - 22,947 (52,124)
- PlayStation 4 - 13,401 (23,327)
- PlayStation 3 - 10,871 (17,154)
- 3DS - 9,091 (12,508)
- Wii U - 7,962 (13,026)
- PSP - 2,892 (4,206)
- PlayStation Vita TV - 1,371 (2,115)
- Xbox 360 - 276 (304)
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...apanese-charts
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April 7th, 2014, 20:35 Posted By: wraggster
It's not a No. 1, but Bethesda may be quietly satisfied with how The Elder Scrolls Online fared in the UK. The MMO's launch on Windows PC and Mac was enough to take it up to second place, and there are still PS4 and Xbox One versions to unravel in June.
As it is, we may have to get used to the name currently on top of the UK charts.FIFA 14 is now up to 11 weeks in total (non-consecutive) as the country's No. 1, and - as if it needed the help - the English soccer season is excitingly close this year, and there's a World Cup just two months away. In related news, let's golive to the scene at EA Sports HQ...
http://www.joystiq.com/2014/04/07/el...ms-the-throne/
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April 4th, 2014, 22:54 Posted By: wraggster
  Amazon Video Game Deals of the Week!This morning, Amazon refreshed their Year End video game deals of the week with sales and discounts on PS Vita, Xbox 360, PS3, PS4, 3DS, PC and Xbox One games!Here is the rundown of their top video game deal promotions!Check it out: Amazon Weekly Video Game Deals
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April 4th, 2014, 21:40 Posted By: wraggster
Western made action romp Grand Theft Auto V has achieved the rare honour of featuring in an annual Japanese games chart.
Kotaku reports that Famitsu’s Japanese Top Ten for the year between April 1st 2013 and April 3rd 2014 features the PS3 version of Rockstar’s game in seventh place.
Pokemon X/Y was the best selling game of the period with 4,328,008 units sold with fellow 3DS title Monster Hunter 4 claiming second thanks to 3,429,862 sales.
Grand Theft Auto V managed sales of 699,182, placing it above Wii Party U and New Super Mario Bros U.
Seven of the top ten games are for 3DS, with Wii U claiming two and PS3 one.
Here’s the Top Ten in full:
1. Pokemon X/Y (3DS): 4,328,008
2. Monster Hunter 4 (3DS): 3,429,862
3. Tomodachi Collection Shin Seikatsu (3DS): 1,635,099
4. Puzzle and Dragons (3DS): 1,358,548
5. Animal Crossing New Leaf (3DS): 774,152
6. Dragon Quest Monsters 2 (3DS): 710,303
7. Grand Theft Auto V (PS3): 699,182
8. Wii Party U (Wii U): 697,042
9. Yokai Watch (3DS): 652,803
10. New Super Mario Bros U (Wii U): 622,502
GTA V grabbed a rare Western 40/10 in Famitsu last year and enjoyed week one sales of 360,115on PS3 – the best ever numbers for a game developed in the West.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/grand...r-list/0130750
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April 4th, 2014, 21:30 Posted By: wraggster
For over a decade, GameSpy has provided and hosted multiplayer services for a variety of video games. GameSpy was purchased in 2012, and there were some worrying shutdowns of older servers, which disabled multiplayer capabilities for a number of games. Now, the whole service is going offline on May 31. Some publishers are scrambling to move to other platforms, while others are simply giving up on those games. Nintendo's recent abandonment of Wi-Fi games was a result of their reliance on GameSpy's servers. Bohemia Interactive, developers of the Arma series, said the GameSpy closure will affectmatchmaking and CD-key authentication.
http://games.slashdot.org/story/14/0...dreds-of-games
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April 3rd, 2014, 12:13 Posted By: wraggster
      The Amazon video game clearance section has been re-stocked with 100's of video game and accessory deals on Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS, PC, Wii U, PS Vita and 3DS overstock items...This week's highlights include:- Ni No Kuni Wrath of the White Witch - $19.98
- Max Payne 3 - $12
- Gears of War 3 - $11.99
- Sonic Generations - $14.96
- XCOM Enemy Unknown - $14.59
- Batman Arkham City GOTY - $9
- Zone of the Enders - $9.99
- Max Payne 3 - $12.50
- LEGO Batman 2 - $14.95
- Dishonored - $14.95
- Medal of Honor Warfighter - $9
- FIFA Soccer 13 (Wii U) - $12.99
- Playstation Move Navigation Controller - $12.49
- LittleBigPlanet Karting - $14.99
- LEGO Lord of the Rings - $17.32
- Batman Arkham Asylum Game of the Year - $15.99
- Sonic Generations - $15.99
- Plus 100's More!
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April 3rd, 2014, 11:46 Posted By: wraggster
Analysts chime in on the impact of Amazon's new Android-powered box; most don't think Microsoft or Sony have anything to fear
With Fire TV, Amazon has launched its first box to deliver games to the living room. The $99 Android-based hardware features a quad-core processor, a dedicated GPU and a separate gaming controller for $40. Moreover, Amazon will bring exclusive games to the Fire TV through its first-party team at Amazon Game Studios.
Similar to other microconsoles, the games on the digital store will be either free or quite cheap to purchase, which Amazon hopes will make it attractive to the masses. Amazon has an army of resources and while other microconsoles have failed to become mainstream, it would be foolish to doubt Amazon's potential. Should dedicated console makers like Sony or Microsoft be concerned? The majority of the analysts GamesIndustry International spoke to didn't think so.
Wedbush Securities' Michael Pachter called the announcement a "nonevent," saying Amazon "will not be a player." DFC Intelligence's David Cole agrees.
"Short term they don't have a reason to be concerned but long term it could be an issue. The main focus of the box is streaming video. The issue is video is 1) a much bigger application than games and 2) much easier to do. It is clear games are at best currently a distant after thought for Amazon in terms of the Amazon box. The type of games they are looking at are more in the realm of tablet/mobile/casual products, which are really no substitute for what the dedicated consoles provide," he said.
"Anybody in high tech or in content that sees Amazon jump into their bread and butter market and isn't concerned about what Amazon might be able to do should have their head examined"
Lewis Ward
"So I think right now it is a rounding error in the game industry but that could change if Amazon decides it wants to make a big investment in the space. However, the reality is you really have to very directly target gamers and Amazon right now is only half-heartedly doing that."
Indeed, hardcore gamers won't be passing up the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One for an Amazon Fire TV anytime soon, said independent analyst Billy Pidgeon: "Hardcore games enthusiasts won't be satisfied by this or any other inexpensive television-connected device. Still, Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo are increasingly competing for individual and family entertainment time with interactive entertainment, video and audio available in the home on multiple devices, including smartphones and tablets as well as multimedia boxes that connect to television sets."
Pidgeon conceded that "as more devices can offer games and media, consoles' appeal for the mass market (an important factor in mid-to-end cycle console adoption) is in steep decline." He added that if anyone should be worried now, it should be Apple and Google.
"Apple and Google have been the main contenders for online media transactions, but Amazon has the motivation, the focus and the distribution to move Fire TV quickly into lead position. Apple has competition issues with media providers and Google is behind in online retail and user experience. Amazon's entry into connected TV could energize the competition and speed household penetration," he said.
Asif Khan, CFO of Virtue LLC, wasn't wowed by the Fire TV announcement either. Even with exclusive games - and now Amazon has hired some heavy hitters in Clint Hocking and Kim Swift - he's not convinced that Amazon can disrupt the console market.
"We knew that Amazon was going to enter the games industry, but I am not sure who is going to feel compelled to buy it with a controller that costs 40 percent of the device. The success of the device as a gaming alternative will likely depend on the software that Amazon's gaming studio can create, but we have seen with Nintendo's Wii U flop that first-party content is not enough to get consumers to buy a device," Khan noted.
"There is chance that Fire TV can make some waves if Amazon's partners continue to bring games to the device, but in my opinion this product will achieve limited success," he continued. "It feels like all of Apple's competitors have now shown their cards in anticipation of the upcoming Apple TV refresh. We have seen Xbox One, Chromecast, and now Fire TV. None of these products have wowed consumers and ushered in a new age of how we interact with TVs. This announcement by Amazon today just has me even more interested in what Apple is going to announce this year. Clearly the set top box market has a lot of players and Amazon has a chance to contribute something to that increasingly crowded space. With that being said, I do not think the Fire TV is a game changer for video game consoles. It is a set top box that also plays games, with the potential of asymmetric gameplay."
If the analysts seem overly negative, perhaps they are forgetting about Amazon's web services. The back-end technology could make a difference, said IDC research manager Lewis Ward, who believes Amazon is "absolutely" a contender in the console space.
"Anybody in high tech or in content that sees Amazon jump into their bread and butter market and isn't concerned about what Amazon might be able to do should have their head examined," he commented. "Let's put it this way: Fire TV is by far the most viable microconsole platform out there. Couple that with Amazon's back-end streaming, storage, and game-hosting platforms and developer tools and you've got a serious threat to casual home-based console gaming in particular, at least in North America and pockets of Europe in the next few years."
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...vent-for-games
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