Gaming

  • Nintendo announces lower than expected Wii U sales

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    Japanese gaming giant Nintendo says profits will be lower than expected after sales of its Wii U console were “significantly” below predictions. The company says it expects to make an operating loss of 35bn yen ($335m; £205m) for the financial year ending 31 March 2014, down from an expected operating profit of 100bn yen. In…

  • Alien: Isolation – launch trailer and image

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    SEGA and Twentieth Century Fox have unveiled all-new images and a trailer for Alien: Isolation, a new console and PC game based on the Alien film franchise. Developed by Creative Assembly, the game takes place on a decommissioned trading station in the fringes of space where fear and panic have gripped the inhabitants. Players find…

  • Sony’s PlayStation Now streaming service to launch this Summer

    Sony’s PlayStation Now streaming service to launch this Summer

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    Sony says owners of its PS4 and PS3 and Vita consoles will be able to stream games directly to their device later this year. The firm says its PlayStation Now game streaming service will come to US players in summer following a beta test which gets underway later this month. Games – including The Last…

  • Sony’s Playstation 4 outsells Xbox One in the UK

    Sony’s Playstation 4 outsells Xbox One in the UK

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    Sony’s Playstation 4 has scored an early win over its rival, Microsoft’s Xbox One. Figures published by the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) show that UK customers bought 530,000 Playstation 4 consoles, 166,000 more than the Xbox One’s 364,000 sales. The arrival of both Next Generation consoles came too late to prevent the UK’s £1.18bn games…

  • GAME announces “thousands” of Xbox One consoles now in stock

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    UK gaming retailer GAME says it will receive “thousands” of new Xbox One consoles in stores over the next few days. The latest version of Microsoft’s popular home entertainment sold out across the UK within hours of going on sale last month. In addition to games such as Call of Duty: Ghosts, the Xbox One…

  • Warner reduces top App Store titles to to just 69p

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    Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment are helping iPhone fans fill the gaps in the festive telly schedules by reducing a host of top name games, including LEGO Batman: DC Super Heroes and Man of Steel to just £0.69. For a limited time starting today, the following games will be discounted on the App Store: ·         LEGO ® Batman ™: DC Super…