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Resident Evil 7: Biohazard keeps the top of charts
Week ending on 04/02/2017:
1. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard – Capcom
2. Grand Theft Auto V – Rockstar
3. FIFA 17 – EA Games
Facebook Loses $500 Million in Oculus Virtual Reality Case
A jury has found Oculus, owned by Facebook since 2014, in breach of a contract with Zenimax, video game developer, when it launched its own VR headset the Oculus…
Pillars of Eternity 2 campaign hits $1.1M in 24 hours
Obsidian Entertainment’s latest crowdfunding project, Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire, succeeded in achieving the full funding of $1,100,000 in just 24 hours.
Consecutive Overwatch players surpass 25 million
Last week, on the official Overwatch Twitter page, Blizzard announced that consecutive Overwatch players had reached 25 million and counting.
Resident Evil 7 sells 2.5 million copies in three days
Capcom announced that Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, which launched on January 24 2017, shipped 2.5 million copies worldwide within three days
Starbound has sold 2.5 million copies
Starbound, a 2D Minecraft-like game, styled in the vain of Terraria, which features missions, quests, and hundreds of planets for players to explore, mine, and craft from. The game…
Nintendo Switch may sell 40 million units by 2020
According to DFC Intelligence, the Nintendo Switch will sell 40 million units by 2020, outselling the Wii U by 26 million units.
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard releases and takes the top
Week ending on 28/01/2017:
1. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard – Capcom
2. Grand Theft Auto V – Rockstar
3. Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue – Square Enix
Trump’s new tariffs can change prices of consoles in the US
The ESA is planning to deal with a new trade tariff that, if implement, would become a form of tax on businesses that manufacture goods outside of USA
Tekken 7 Release Date Announced
Tekken 7, the latest installment in Namco’s classic beat ’em up franchise, will retail for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on June 2, 2017.
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