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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare brought in the most digital sales via consoles last month, beating out the likes of Grand Theft Auto V as well as new releases including Evolve and The Order. Games Industry reports on SuperData’s latest monthly digital console sales report, which shows a total of …
Read More »Take-Two: Evolve had an ‘incredibly successful launch’
Evolve has been a commercial success, according to publisher Take-Two. The multiplayer shooter did debut in the UK charts at No.1 but has since fallen to No.9, with Warner Bros’ Dying Light having already surpassed its sales, despite being launched digitally back in January. Take-Two’s title has also faced some …
Read More »Dying Light debuts at No.1 in the UK
Warner Bros’ new open world parker zombie title Dying Light has debuted in first place in the GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. This is the first No.1 that the publisher has had since last February’s The LEGO Movie Videogame. Dying Light was meant to come out last month, but …
Read More »Opinion: The battle for the ‘mid-core’
Why are UK gamers so averse to spending money this year? It’s a question we’ve been asked, in varying forms, several times. And the answers are numerous: these consumers just spent lots on their consoles and they received loads of games with them. There actually haven’t been many games. And …
Read More »Margin Makers: Guide to co-op merchandise
From teaming up to take down a dragon to living out a virtual life as a criminal gang, gaming is often better with friends. MCV gets together with the latest co-op products As long as there has been video gaming, there has also been gaming with friends. Whether it’s a …
Read More »Evolve debuts at No.1 as New 3DS boosts hardware sales 57%
2K Games’ new multiplayer shooter Evolve has entered the UKIE GfK All Formats Top 40 at No.1. Xbox One won the lion’s share of sales, edging just 400 unit sales ahead of PS4. The PC release claimed just three per cent. Note that these numbers do not include digital sales, …
Read More »Evolve receiving 3GB day-one patch to improve matchmaking load times
Evolve players will have to endure a 3GB day-one patch when the game launches later this week, developer Turtle Rock has announced. The game’s official site has word of the sizable mandatory update hitting all platforms as soon as the title goes on sale. The patch improves load times in …
Read More »2K launches Evolve: Hunter’s Quest for mobile devices
Evolve publisher 2K has announced the release of Evolve: Hunter’s Quest, a spin-off and companion app to the upcoming FPS. The puzzle game the app centers around is a match-3 type where clearing groups of tiles and creating combos results in powering up Evolve’s Hunters in their fight against various …
Read More »Evolve pre-purchasers on Xbox One allowed to skip much of the grind
Gamers who pay early for Evolve on Xbox One are able to skip a large part of the game’s grind and instantly unlock its juiciest rewards. Polygon reports that buyers who pre-purchase the game on Xbox One, requiring that they pay the entire fee up front, will upon release gain …
Read More »Evolve goes gold, Turtle Rock and 2K donate $22,000 to charity
Turtle Rock’s upcoming multiplayer shooter Evolve has gone gold, and to celebrate both the studio and the game’s publisher 2K Games are making substantial donations to charity. A post on the Evolve’s official website announces that the game is ready for release, as well as details a charitable agreement made …
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