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Over 10m units of DICE-developed military shooter Battlefield 3 have now been shipped worldwide, EA has announced. To get a sense of scale, worldwide mega-hit FIFA 12 has shipped just 8m units since its release at the end of September. The game’s predecessor Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has shipped 11m …
Read More »CCP: Dust 514 is the biggest multiplayer FPS
Upcoming downloadable PS3 shooter Dust 514 will be the largest in its genre, says developer CCP Games. The title – which connects players to the in-game world of PC space MMO EVE Online – will allow thousands of players to take part in large-scale battles at the same time. CCP’s …
Read More »EA’s The Sims Social reaches 50m players
EA is edging ever closer to usurping the Facebook games kingpin Zynga, with The Sims Social now reaching more than 50 million monthly active users. Zynga’s Cityville – the most popular game in Facebook’s short but dramatic history – stands atop the leaderboard with 74 million monthly users, according to …
Read More »Apple becomes world’s most valuable company
Think about this for a moment. The world revolves around oil. We all need energy. And the bankers? Rolling in it. But as of today who’s the world’s biggest company? Apple. Yes. Our appetite for aesthetically pleasing, user-friendly and arguably over-priced consumer electronics has grown to such a degree that …
Read More »GT5 to be PS3s best 2010 seller
With a concrete release date now nailed down, retailer ShopTo.net has predicted that Gran Turismo 5 will be the biggest selling PS3 game of 2010. The game is currently the pre-ordered on the site, which is selling it for 34.85. This year’s first party release slate for the console included …
Read More »2010 could be PSPs best year yet
While the West continues to dwell on the behind-closed-doors development of the PSP2 and shelf space for the current PSP continues to tighten, the CEO of Famitsu publisher Enterbrain has claimed that he thinks the machine is on track to enjoy its best ever year on the Japanese market. This …
Read More »MS: Kinect will break records
It has already claimed that Kinect will enjoy a stronger launch than Xbox 360 and that it will blow away” the iPad. Now Microsoft has claimed that Kinect is going to be the biggest ever hardware sales launch ever. We are investing in this like we’ve never invested in a …
Read More »F1 2010 is Codies biggest ever release
UK publisher Codemasters has announced that this Friday’s release of the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC versions of F1 2010 will be the largest in the company’s history. 2m copies of the console game have been shipped to retailers in Europe and North America, and it will also be available …
Read More »Dragon Age bigger than Mass Effect
Rob Bartel, the principal designer at BioWare, has told MCV that last year’s PC and console release Dragon Age was the most successful game the studio has ever produced – trumping high-profile sci-fi release Mass Effect in the process. The boast also places Dragon Age above the likes of Star …
Read More »Apple overtakes Microsoft in tech race
Today marked a significant moment in the evolution of the consumer technology industry, as Apple overtook Microsoft as the world’s largest tech company. Fluctuations in share price value mean that Apple is now valued at $222 billion, while Microsoft is today worth $219 billion. However, as reported by the BBC, …
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