Author: Ed Nightingale
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PlayStation 5 sales reach 46.5m
Sony has now sold 46.5m PlayStation 5 units. That’s according to its latest financial earnings report, where hardware sales for the last quarter were 4.9m – a Q2 record for a PlayStation console. As previously reported in August, Sony had then sold 41.7m units. Sony stated these sales were in-line with expectations…
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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth to include 17 minute CG recap of Remake, rumours suggest
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth may include a 17 minute CG film to recap the events of Final Fantasy 7 Remake. That’s according to a Korean forum for the forthcoming game, which claims producer Yoshinori Kitase mentioned in an interview a certain segment of the Rebirth trailer was actually taken from this CG sequence,…
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Pokémon Horizons: The Series launches in the UK on BBC next month
The new Pokémon animated series is set to launch in the UK on the BBC in December. Pokémon Horizons: The Series marks the biggest shakeup for the franchise in over 25 years, after main protagonist Ash Ketchum ended his journey earlier this year. It will be available on BBC iPlayer and CBBC,…
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Super Mario Bros. Wonder sells 4.3m worldwide
Super Mario Bros. Wonder has sold more than 4.3m copies worldwide. Yesterday Nintendo announced its latest financial figures, stating Switch sales had passed 132m. Now more details have been released, including sales of its latest Mario game. Mario Wonder is the fastest-selling Super Mario related game, with those sales accumulated in…
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Lego Shadow the Hedgehog set officially revealed
Lego has now revealed its Shadow the Hedgehog set, due to arrive on 1st January 2024 in the UK. Following the Sonic, Tails, Amy and Robotnik sets released in August, Lego teased new sets would be on the way for Knuckles, Shadow and Rouge last month. Shortly after, the Shadow set…
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Dead by Daylight’s next Killer is Chucky the murderous doll
Chucky the doll will be the next Killer added to hit multiplayer horror Dead by Daylight. Yesterday, developer Behaviour Interactive teased a forthcoming announcement, showing a rack of knives with one missing. Fans quickly speculated Chucky was on the way, and now we know they were right – he’ll be added…
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The Marvels was inspired by Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children, says director
The Marvels director Nia DaCosta is a big fan of Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children and even used it as inspiration for the film. The latest in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero franchise is set for release later this week, with DaCosta admitting to IGN the Square Enix film was used as a…
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Switch sales pass 132m as Nintendo stays silent on successor
Nintendo’s Switch console has now passed 132m units sold, but the company is remaining silent on its successor. According to Nintendo’s latest report detailing sales over the last financial quarter, Switch sales are still going strong. Unit sales for the Switch family of consoles rose 2.4 percent year-on-year, with the OLED model the…
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Ubisoft Montreal latest studio struck by layoffs
UPDATE 5pm UK: Ubisoft has responded with further details on this round of layoffs. In a statement to Eurogamer, the company added more context to its reorganisation and confirmed it won’t affect production teams. “Over the past few months, every team within Ubisoft has been exploring ways to streamline our operations and enhance our collective…
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Lords of the Fallen free content roadmap outlined
Lords of the Fallen developer Hexworks has laid out its 2023 roadmap for the Soulslike. A number of free content additions are in development, but perhaps most intriguing is a new questline event – presumably to extend the core storyline. The plan also includes ongoing weekly enhancements, including stability, performance, save game…