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New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe releases and takes top
UK Charts. Week of January 12, 2019:
1. New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe – Nintendo
2. FIFA 19 – EA Sports
3. Red Dead Redemption 2 – Rockstar
Bungie and Activision split
Bungie has announced that they had split with Activision after nearly 10 years of partnership. Bungie’s flagship IP, Destiny, will remain with the developer and enter fully into their…
Amazon reportedly working on a game streaming service
A recent report has said that much like Microsoft and Google, Amazon are working on creating their very own game streaming service.
Ubisoft to release The Division 2 on Epic Games store
Ubisoft have announced that they will be partnering with Epic in order to launch upcoming title The Division 2 through the Epic Games Store and not Steam.
Nintendo ruled the UK games market in December 2018
UK Charts, December 2018:
1. Red Dead Redemption 2 – Rockstar
2. FIFA 19 – EA Sports
3. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 – Activision
Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen coming to Nintendo Switch
An announcement made via the official Dragon’s Dogma Twitter account has confirmed that the game and it’s DLC are releasing for Nintendo Switch in 2019.
PlayStation 4 console sales reach 91.6 million units sold
As of December 31, 2018, 91.6 million units of PlayStation 4 consoles had been sold worldwide. A strong holiday season pushed PlayStation 4 up to this number.
Tim Sweeney enters billionaire index
Tim Sweeney, CEO and Founder of Epic Games, has made it into the Bloomberg Billionaires Index for the very first time, with net worth $7.16 billion.
FIFA 19 tops UK physical charts once again
UK Charts. Week of January 5, 2019:
1. FIFA 19 – EA Sports
2. Red Dead Redemption 2 – Rockstar
3. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 – Activision
Nintendo may shift away from home consoles
Nintendo President, Shuntaro Furukawa, has said that the company’s future may lie outside of the home console market. Furukawa told Nikkei in a recent interview that the company is…
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