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Pillars of Eternity 2 Deadfire announced for consoles
ince the launch of Pillars of Eternity 2 the community have been wondering whether or not a console version of the game will ever see the light of day….
1.3 million consoles sold in the US in November 2018
US Charts. November 2018:
1. Red Dead Redemption 2
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (not including PC sales)
3. Battlefield 5 (not including PC sales)
Super Smash Bros Ultimate sales reach 3 million in the US
Nintendo have announced that Super Smash Bros Ultimate, the latest game in the franchise, has sold 3 million units in the US in just 11 days.
Sony leak player count for every game
After some users delved into the new feature for PlayStation 4 owners, My PS4 Life, they discovered that it’s possible to view the total player count for every game…
Red Dead Redemption 2 reclaims top of UK charts
UK Charts. Week of December 15, 2018:
1. Red Dead Redemption 2 – Rockstar
2. FIFA 19 – EA Sports
3. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 – Activision
Game Workers Unite becomes UK’s games industry union
The first trade union that represents members of the games industry has been established in the UK, The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain.
Half of all Switch owners own Mario Kart 8, Super Mario Odyssey, and Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Reggie Fils-Aime, Head of Nintendo of America, said that half of all Nintendo Switch owners also own one of the three biggest games for the console.
Epic to make cross-platform tools free for developers
Epic Games have announced that they will be making their plethora of cross-platform tools free for all developers from the beginning of 2019.
Smash Bros Tops EMEAA Charts
Super Smash Bros Ultimate has debuted at the top of the EMEAA chart this week. The game quickly became the fastest-selling in the franchise’s history, but has also become…
Facebook settle VR lawsuit with ZeniMax
The legal battle which has been raging for a number of years now between Facebook and ZeniMax over Oculus VR technology has been settled.
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