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Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 Remaster announced
Those who had signed up to Tony Hawk’s text service have received messages that remasters of the first two Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater games were on the way.
U.S. best selling video games: Week of May 9, 2020
US Charts, Week of May 9, 2020:
1. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
2. MLB The Show 20
3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Sony reports a drop in game business revenue
While Sony insists that COVID-19 hasn’t affected their plans for the launch of PlayStation 5, they have reported a drop in PlayStation 4 console sales.
Resident Evil series hits 98 million units sold
Capcom has reported the figures for total franchise sales, which shows that Resident Evil now sits at 98 million units sold, just shy of 100 million.
Capcom want to follow financial success with more success
Capcom has released its financial report for the fiscal period ending in March 2020. As part of their report, the company outlined that they’d like to continue the growth…
Animal Crossing: New Horizons best-selling game in Japan of all time
Japanese Charts, April 2020:
1. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
2. Final Fantasy 7 Remake
3. Resident Evil 3 Remake
Starbreeze earnings get better though still making a loss
Starbreeze Studios has released their financial results for Q1 2020, showing that it has managed to somewhat further recover from the financial issues.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons see sales surge in UK Chart
UK Charts. Week of May 9, 2020:
1. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
2. Grand Theft Auto 5
3. FIFA 20
Bungie confirms Destiny 2 is coming to next-gen consoles
After Inside Xbox event, Bungie took to Twitter to confirm that Destiny 2 will be coming to both next-gen consoles as well.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order was the start of new franchise
EA’s CEO, Andrew Wilson, has confirmed in a recent call that Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order was in fact the start of a brand new franchise.
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