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Halo Online For Russian Release

March 28, 2015

MARCH 28, 2015 • Later this spring Microsoft Corp. is holding a closed beta for a free-to-play multiplayer online game on the PC in Russia called Halo Online. The title is based on the Halo 3 engine and is set directly after the events in that game. Most of the action takes place on a spac.....

China PlayStation 4 Arrives

March 24, 2015

MARCH 24, 2015 • Following a two-month delay the 2,899 yuan ($467) China PlayStation 4 and 1,299 yuan ($209) PS Vita officially went on sale in major Chinese cities. No sales figures have been rel.....

Nintendo and DeNA Partner to go Mobile

March 17, 2015December 15, 2022

MARCH 17, 2015 • After five years of ongoing discussions, Nintendo and DeNA Co. Ltd. have agreed to launch a mobile membership service offering new games based on Nintendo IP. The gamemaker will not port existing titles and intends to utilize those of its characters and play mechanics that best translate to users of smartphones and tablets. During the press announcement in Tokyo, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said what has held the company back from mobile dev.....

3DS Sales Leads February NPD U.S. Figures

March 12, 2015December 15, 2022

MARCH 12, 2015 • The release of the February NPD numbers had each of the three big video game hardware makers crowing about results. Microsoft Corp. noted February Xbox One sales were up 84% over January. Meanwhile, Sony Computer Ent. America claimed the PlayStation 4 was number o.....

Nvidia Shows Shield Console

March 4, 2015February 16, 2023

MARCH 4, 2015 • At an E3-style presentation, in San Francisco, Nvidia Corp. unveiled an Android-based home system named the Shield Console. The chipmaker has already released Shield Tablet and Shield Portable devices. The latest Shield is powered by Nvidia’s Tegra X1 processor mated with a 256-core Maxwell GPU equipped with 3GB of ram. These components make possible high-definition playba.....

PlayStation 4 Passes 20 Million Hardware Units Sold

March 3, 2015

MARCH 3, 2015 • The PlayStation 4 so far has cumulatively sold 20.2 million units worldwide since its fall 2013 launch through March 1. Sony Computer Ent. Inc. released the new tally during the Game developers Conference in San Francisco. As of last December, the PS4 was available at retail in over 123 countries. In related news, Sony showed an updated prototype of its Morpheus VR headset peripheral. This latest design substitutes a 5.7-inxh OLED screen for the .....

Unreal 4 Engine Model Changed

March 2, 2015

MARCH 2, 2015 • As the Game Developers Conference convened in San Francisco, Epic Games, Inc. changed its business model for the Unreal 4 engine. The $19 monthly subscription fee was dropped entirely for the engine and all future updates. The previous 5% cut that Epic required on a.....

Nintendo Profits Despite Lower Revenue

January 28, 2015December 15, 2022

JAN. 28, 2015 • For the three month period ending December 31, Nintendo Co. Ltd. posted a net profit of ¥45.22 billion ($382 million), up from ¥9.6 billion ($81 million) during the same period last year. By the end of its fiscal year next March, the gamemaker expects to realize ¥30 bill.....

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