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So we all know GTA V ruled the roost, but how did the other blockbuster games of 2013 fare? UKIE/GfK Chart-Track has handed MCV the 100 best-selling boxed video games of 2013 for the UK. It’s not remotely surprising to see GTA V rule the roost, followed by FIFA 14, …
Read More »AMD’s Mantle misses 2013 release
As is now clearly apparent, AMD’s supposedly game-changing PC API Mantle has missed its 2013 release. Mantle is a Direct X alternative that will allow developers to more directly access PC AMD hardware, offering improved levels of performance for components such as AMD’s Radeon graphics cards. Mantle was initially supposed …
Read More »GTA V is the biggest selling entertainment product of 2013. Call of Duty falls to No.5
The Top 20 Entertainment Products of 2013 are in, and it’s unsurprising to see Grand Theft Auto V come out on top, with 3.67m units sold. It comfortably beats competition from the James Bond movie Skyfall, which sold 2.96m units last year on DVD and Blu-ray. That means Call of …
Read More »Investors file class action over BF4 bugs
Suit claims EA's top execs lied about game's quality and profited from stock sales
Read More »Lawsuit looms over Battlefield 4 launch struggles
A US law firm is investigating the possibility of suing EA over the technical problems that have beset the launch of Battlefield 4. Holzer Holzer & Fistel says that it is investigating whether EA and/or certain of its officers complied with the federal securities laws” and that the investigation focuses …
Read More »Xbox One owners receive Battlefield 4 Premium refunds
Some Xbox One owners have claimed they have been successfully refunded for their Battlefield 4 Premium membership. Premium is a 39.99 subscription that is available to Battlefield 4 owners, entitling them to access to all of the game’s post-release DLC. However, after the game’s significant technical problems (which to be …
Read More »Next Battlefield could be developed in the UK
Criterion tipped to be working on EA's flagship shooter series, Dead Space dev Visceral also rumoured
Read More »DICE puts expansion development on hold until Battlefield 4 is fixed
Development of DLC for Battlefield 4 has been stopped so the entire studio can focus on fixing the game’s problems. The issues that arose from the recently released China Rising expansion are just the latest in a long line of problems for the game, and now EA says that all …
Read More »Battlefield 4: China Rising introduces new problems as game’s tech woes continue
DICE’s ongoing struggle to fix the problems that have affected the many versions of Battlefield 4 show no signs of abating. A page on EA’s support site stated: "Some PC players of Battlefield 4 China Rising have found themselves getting kicked from servers within seconds of joining. DICE have identified …
Read More »EA digital PS4 games cost £62.99 on PSN
They say that broadband is the biggest barrier to an all-digital games industry. Others may disagree. Ahead of its UK launch this Friday (November 29th) PSN has gone live with the UK prices for PS4’s digital software line-up. Perhaps most notable is EA’s decision to charge 62.99 for each of …
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