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More than 300,000 Wii U units sold during launch weekend in Japan, Mario game remains top-seller
0By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | December 12th, 2012 | Uncategorized
Impressive launch weekend sales for Wii U in Japan. Becomes seventh biggest launch in hardware history for the region. New Super Mario Bros. U remains top-seller. The first-ever high-definition (HD) console from Nintendo hit Japan on Saturday, December 8, after keeping the consumers in the region waiting three weeks more than the North American consumers, who were able to get t...
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Dark Souls 2 revealed, new directors to inject personal touches to original experience
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | December 12th, 2012 | Uncategorized
From Software revealed the sequel to Dark Souls at the 2012 Video Games Award show, new hero in unfamiliar settings teased, along with improved server-based multiplayer The critically and commercially acclaimed action role-playing open-world video game is all set to get a sequel. During the 2012 Spike Video Games Awards show in Culver City, California, on Friday night, the p...
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Wii Homebrew Channel updated to work on Wii U
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | December 12th, 2012 | Uncategorized
Hackers get Wii Homebrew Channel working on Wii U. Exploit could enable the hacking of new console, though still plenty of work to be done to get there. It has not even been a full month since Nintendo launched its first-ever HD console, though it has been out there long enough for the Wii hacking community to sink their teeth deeply into the system and explore the potential lo...
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Complete US Super NES collection up for sale for $24,999 on eBay
By: Jason McCarthy | December 12th, 2012 | Uncategorized
A well-known collector has put his complete collection of Super NES games for sale, with an asking price of US$24,999, though it is negotiable. The eBay user going by the name of byuu is looking to unload his prized collection of 721 Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Super NES) titles release in US, Mexico and Canada. While the asking price by the seller is $24,999, he ha...
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Valve trying to make Dota 2 run on tablets
By: Jason McCarthy | December 11th, 2012 | Uncategorized
Valve working on bringing Dota 2 to tablets, initial tests failing to bring satisfactory results, tech advancements a reason to remain hopeful. Half-Life maker Valve Corporation has been working on brining Defence of the Ancients (Dota) 2 to tablets. During an interview with Kotaku at the Video Game Awards show in Culver City, California, on Friday night, the company’s bos...
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Halo series sells 50 million copies in 11 years
By: Musa Afridi | December 11th, 2012 | Uncategorized
Microsoft has announced that the recent sales of Halo 4 have seen the series lifetime sales cross the 50 million units sold mark since the face game was released over a decade ago. One of the most iconic series in the recent decade, there really are only a handful of games that can boast the same level of, well, ...
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BioShock Vita on the discussion table
By: Musa Afridi | December 11th, 2012 | Uncategorized
Ken Levine, the creator of the BioShock series, explains that a Vita entry in the series is being considered at the moment as Irrational Games wait on whether or not the project is feasible. Irrational Games currently has its hands full with BioShock Infinite, the third instalment in the critically acclaimed BioShock series. The game has been shown off and demoed in front of ga...
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Far Cry 3 set to get HUD customisation option
By: Musa Afridi | December 11th, 2012 | Uncategorized
Ubisoft is currently working on a patch that will allow players to toggle various elements of the Heads Up Display in the game on and off after taking into consideration all the feedback from fans. Ubisoft seems to be on a roll with the publisher seeing success at every turn and with almost everything they touch ...
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Black Ops 2 was the best-selling game in November
By: Musa Afridi | December 11th, 2012 | Uncategorized
United States: no surprises as the monthly software sales charts show that the latest Call of Duty game sold the most copies out of any of the games released during the month. There seems to be no stopping the Call of Duty sales train as the latest instalment in the series has been selling like there is no tomorr...
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Capcom releasing free 8-bit Street Fighter X Mega Man game for PC
By: Jason McCarthy | December 11th, 2012 | Uncategorized
8-bit Street Fighter X Mega Man downloadable game arriving for PC in celebration of the 25th anniversary of two of Capcom’s most prolific franchises. The best gifts are the ones that have a significant amount of uniqueness and surprise attached to them, thus coming off as completely unexpected to the person receiving them. Capcom seems to have kept the aforement...
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