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CoD Ghosts and Xbox One are December 2013’s best-selling game and console
The NPD Group has delivered their monthly report on the state of the retail game market and December 2013 was another blockbuster month. According to Joystiq, consumers spent $3.28 billion on video game products last month, an increase of two percent over December 2012. And thanks to new consoles, hardware sales were way up, totalling $1.37 billion (versus $1.07 billion last year).
And speaking of next-generation consoles, NPD is reporting that the Xbox One can lay claim to the US sales crown for December. Though Sony still holds a slight edge in total worldwide sales.
As for the games, Call of Duty: Ghosts and Battlefield 4 pulled off a repeat atop the retail sales chart. They were followed by the usual assortment of holiday season bestsellers and you can find last month’s complete top ten after the break. (more…)
Posted in News, PC, PS3, PS4, Vita, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Tagged Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, Battlefield 4, Call of Duty: Ghosts, FIFA 14, Grand Theft Auto V, Just Dance 2014, Lego Marvel Super Heroes, Madden NFL 25, NBA 2K14, NPD, Skylanders Swap Force
The Last of Us leads 2014 DICE Awards with 13 nominations
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences has announced the nominees for this year’s DICE Awards. This year, The Last of Us leads all games with 13 nominations, including “Game of the Year.” It will compete against four other games for the honor: Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, BioShock Infinite, Grand Theft Auto V, and The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds.
Each of this year’s “Game of the Year” nominees has a chance to collect multiple awards as Grand Theft Auto V (seven), BioShock Infinite (six), and Assassin’s Creed IV (five), and A Link Between Worlds (three) were all nominated in multiple categories. With five nominations, Tearaway is also up a huge number of awards. All told, 61 games received nominations in 24 categories this year.
The 2014 DICE Awards ceremony will take place on Thursday, February 6 during the close of this year’s DICE Summit. A complete list of nominees can be found after the break. (more…)
Posted in 3DS, Mobile, News, PC, PS3, PS4, Vita, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Tagged Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, BioShock Infinite, Grand Theft Auto V, The Last of Us, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
Interview: We Take Aim at MODUS With Imagiro’s Allan Wang
Some gaming projects on Kickstarter are criminally overlooked by the general public. Imagiro Studios MODUS, a 2D turn-based artillery shooter set in a chaotic, post-apocalyptic Earth dominated by mutated beasts where humans once reigned supreme, is one such title.
We recently had the chance to talk with Allan Wang, CEO and Story Developer at MODUS developer Imagiro Studios, about the game’s failed campaign, alien monstrosities, Studio Ghibli influences and home-made beaver tails. (more…)
Daily Scoop – January 16, 2014 – Another day, another deal
Getting ready for the weekend? Looking for some games to play? Well, look no further than the latest Humble Weekly Sale, which is all about Bohemia Interactive. Pay what you want for ArmA II, Take On Helicopters, UFO: Afterlight, Alpha Prime, ArmA: Gold Edition, and ArmA Tactics. Pay more than $6 to unlock Carrier Command: Gaea Mission, ArmA II: Operation Arrowhead, and ArmA II: DayZ Mod (created by Dean Hall). This is a great deal!
If you’ve been really wanting to get into Company of Heroes 2, Steam has you covered – it’s free to play this weekend until Sunday at 1PM. If you like it, pay just $13.59 for it. And today’s deal at Steam is Darkness II for $7.49. Scoop ’em up!
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Ubisoft will bring Tetris to PS4 and Xbox One
Ubisoft has signed an agreement with The Tetris Company to bring the puzzle franchise to the PS4 and Xbox One this year. The currently untitled Tetris Next-Gen will be available as a downloadable title through each console’s digital storefront.
Details about the proposed game are thinner than a long piece, but we do know that 2014 marks the 30th anniversary of the release of the original Tetris. Who knows, maybe we’ll see the return of the Soviet era graphical style.
Whatever form the final game will take, Henk B. Rogers, the Managing Director of The Tetris Company has high hopes: “We welcome Ubisoft to the Tetris family. I am 100% sure they will develop one of the best versions of the Tetris game ever.”
Posted in News, PS4, Xbox One
Tagged Tetris Ultimate
IO Interactive shares a few details about Hitman 6
A week after Square Enix dropped the cancellation hammer on Square Enix Montreal’s Hitman spinoff, IO Interactive has posted an open letter to the official Hitman website detailing their work on the currently-in-development Hitman 6.
The IO Interactive team is going big with Hitman 6, promising “an extreme level of detail” and “the largest levels ever built for a Hitman game.” They’re also bringing the series back to its roots, stating that the Agent 47 of Hitman 6 will be in the prime of his career, “stalking his prey across the world,” with the help of his handler, Diana Burnwood:
The game concentrates on the core Hitman fantasy of using a wide range of tools to take out a diverse group of targets across expansive, exotic locations around the world. We are building this game on the backbone of the Glacier 2 engine, using the best parts and what we have learnt through Hitman: Absolution and drawing inspiration from past titles like Contracts and Blood Money to fulfil the core Hitman fantasy. That means we’re packing in an extreme level of detail on the largest levels we have ever built for a Hitman game. We’ve adopted an open, non-linear level design approach to the game, ensuring the game will play out across huge, checkpoint-free, sandbox levels. Our aim is to create living, breathing and believable levels which will allow gamers to play around with the AI to create those unique moments every fan of the Hitman franchise loves.
In addition to the single-player campaign, the HORSE-like Contracts Mode will return, allowing players to once again compose the perfect hit and challenge others to match it. IO also confirmed that 47’s “magic pockets” will not make a return appearance.
Hitman 6 is in development for next-generation consoles and the PC. IO Interactive has promised that we’ll learn more about the game throughout 2014, but a release has yet to be announced.
Nintendo Download: Unepic, Castlevania II, F1 Race Stars
Three new games are now available through Nintendo’s eShop: Unepic, Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest, and F1 Race Stars: Powered Up Edition. All three are available to download from the Wii U eShop:
Unepic – In the middle of a role-playing game with his friends, the hero Daniel is teleported to a castle and thinks that he is having a hallucination. Help guide Daniel through an (un)epic platforming adventure through a massive, mysterious castle.
F1 Race Stars: Powered Up Edition – F1 Race Stars: Powered Up Edition takes Formula One over the top with new content for Wii U, including four extra tracks and bonus accessory packs! Featuring official cars and stars, use awesome power-ups on famous circuits transformed to feature jumps, loop-the-loops and shortcuts, then share the fun in split-screen!
Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest – In this sequel to the original classic, take on the role of Simon Belmont, grab your legendary whip and roam freely through Transylvania on a quest to find Dracula’s missing body parts. In addition to intense action and tight control, this sequel also introduces several unique game-play elements to the legendary series. Build experience the longer you play, buy weapons and items from merchants or talk with villagers to get clues. Take a deep breath, steady your nerves and help Simon end his curse and defeat the count once and for all.
Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest is also available to download from the 3DS eShop. Like all Virtual Console titles, Nintendo considers them separate purchases on the Wii U and 3DS.
XBL Store Today: Assassin’s Creed: Liberation HD
Aveline de Grandpre, the first female Assassin to star in Ubisoft’s long-running Assassin’s Creed series, will make the leap from Sony’s Vita handheld to the PC and consoles this week in Assassin’s Creed: Liberation HD.
The remake is now available to download from the Xbox Live Game Store for $19.99 and features improved high definition graphics and new missions for the main character.
So sail the high seas and read all about it here:
Assassin’s Creed: Liberation HD, is the remastered striking chapter of the pre-American Revolution Assassin’s Creed saga . The year is 1765. As the events leading up to the American Revolution heat up in the north, Spanish forces plan to take control of Louisiana in the south – but they have yet to reckon with Aveline, an Assassin with a French and African mixed heritage, who finds herself on an unforgettable journey that will take her from the crowded streets of New Orleans to voodoo-haunted swamps and ancient Mayan ruins. Taking full advantage of its new hardware, Assassin’s Creed: Liberation HD introduces graphical improvements and new missions that dive deeper into Aveline’s story.
Posted in News, Xbox 360
Tagged Assassin's Creed III: Liberation