Wholesale Games Industry and Market News

The upcoming Gears of War 4 will be the first stage of a new trilogy of games and will lay the foundations for new characters, events and stories.

Recently leaked images that claimed to be the controller of the upcoming Nintendo NX console have generated lots of rumours and caused waves of excitement throughout the Nintendo fandom.

Following on from their dominance in the console sector and their expected supremacy in virtual reality, Sony has decided to delve once more into the world of mobile games.

A total of $6.2 billion was earned worldwide through the sale of digital games content during the month of February 2016, calculated by SuperData.

Reports from one of the UK’s biggest games retailers show that the firm has experienced financial difficulties during the half year period that ended on 23rd January 2016.

CD Projekt RED’s The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt has been recently declared the greatest game of all time, as it has won more Game of The Year Awards…

Microsoft sent out a survey to Xbox One owners to examine opinions on a digital ‘buy back’ program, allowing returning completed games for store credit.

Week ending on 19/03/2016:
1. Tom Clancy’s The Division – Ubisoft
2. EA Sports UFC 2 – EA
3. Pokkén Tournament – Nintendo

Consumers have been quick to point out that PlayStation VR headset previously announced at $399/£349 will not work without a PlayStation 4 Camera, which currently retails separately for $59.99/£49.99.

A major period of games is causing retailers to brace themselves for the sales windfall that will accompany the release of a six notable games over May 2016