Game Digital sales fall in 'challenging' video games market

Game said there had been a faster-than-expected decline in sales of older games formats, while the switch to the newer Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles had been slower than expected.

 

In the 21 weeks to 19 December, revenues fell 6.7% to £466.8m. The retailer now expects to report half-year underlying earnings of £30m, compared with £43m a year earlier.

Jose Mourinho’s betrayal rant ‘a slap in the face for Chelsea players’, Shay Given tells talk SPORT

Mourinho pointed the finger of blame at his players following Monday’s 2-1 defeat to Premier League leaders Leicester City, saying they did not follow the plan he worked for days to formulate ahead of the crucial clash.

 

The boss, whose future at the club has been the topic of discussion with the club's board over the past 24 hours, said after the game: “My work was betrayed.

Remi Garde preparing to splash the cash in January to turn Aston Villa's fortunes around

The Midlands club are currently bottom of the Premier League, having collected just five points from their opening 13 games.

 

When asked if he will need to strengthen his squad in the New Year, Garde said: "Yes probably, we will.

Mauricio Pochettino wants Roy Hodgson's to become England Euro 2016 squad

England's Euro 2016 squad next summer.

 

Alli made his senior international debut against Estonia last Friday and then came on as a substitute in the 67th minute of England's 3-0 win over Lithuania.

Launching of Guru Competition for 'Nyame Betua Woka'

As part of giving back to his fans and society, the multi talented and award-winning musician, Guru is giving away smart phones.
 

All what fans have to do is to sing the latest trending single #NyameB3TuaWoKa, record a video and tag Guru in it using his social media handles @gurunkz on twitter and instagram and on his Facebook page Guru or Gurugh.

New Nintendo's Console NX will not run on Android

Nintendo's upcoming console NX has been speculated about for a while now. It was recently said that the gaming device would run on Android. In response, Nintendo has claimed this to be a false piece of information.

 

Resident Evil Revelations 2 Teaser Video’s Hidden Secrets Revealed

Capcom announced that Resident Evil Revelations 2 will be making its way to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC in 2015. The announcement was accompanied by a teaser trailer which apparently had a few secrets.

As uncovered by a Neogaf user, the teaser trailer had references to Rachel Foley, Terra Save organization from Resident Evil Degeneration, Queen Zenobis ship from Resident Evil Revelations, release date of the 3Ds version of the original game and a couple of other references. You can find these references in the image below. We will update this list as we find more secrets in the teaser.

Resident Evil Revelations 2 will not feature the deadly duo of Chris and Jill Valentine. It’s unknown what characters will make appearance but Capcom have promised highly detailed visuals and a new story setting. There will be new information revealed next week and the game will be playable at the upcoming Tokyo Games show.

E3 Gamers Attention by Microsoft, Sony

The pre E3 presentations by Microsoft and Sony took place at Los Angeles on Monday. Both Microsoft and Sony announced a slew of new games for the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4(PS4) respectively. 

The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) is an annual trade show for the video game industry presented by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA). This year the event is scheduled to take place at the Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA from June 10, 2014 to June 12.

Bonnie Ross, General Manager of 343 Industries, Microsoft Games Studios, presents Halo for the Xbox One, during a presentation ahead of the Electronic Entertainment Expo at the University of Southern California's Galen Center in Los Angeles. Photo: AP/Damian Dovarganes

 

Sony's presentation which followed later in the evening was also packed with announcements of new games coming to the PlayStation 4. Sony's Worldwide Studios announced a slew of first party exclusive titles for the platform. The biggest reveal came at the end of the presentation when the new installment in the popular Uncharted franchise, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End was announced. Sony also premiered "Abzu," an undersea odyssey from the creators of the award-winning "Journey," and "Entwined," a psychedelic 3-D flying game. Other major titles revealed for the PS4 at the presentation were Little Big Planet 3 and the critically and commercially acclaimed Grand Theft Auto V. Also shown during the presentation were highlights from steampunk thriller "The Order: 1866".

Gamers play a LittleBigPlanet 3 video game during Sony's PlayStation press event at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. Photo: AP/Jae C. Hong 

 

"Our vision is grounded in an uncompromising commitment to gamers," said PlayStation group chief Andrew House.
The other stand out factor at both the presentations was the prominence given to small independent studios, churning out artistic games. Both pressers heavly featured indie game with the highlight being 'Abzu' on the PlayStation 4, from the creators of the BAFTA award winning, Journey.

 

Third party publishers Electronic Arts and Ubisoft also held their pre E3 conferences on Monday. EA's big announcement was the reveal of Battlefield Hardline and Star Wars Battlefront both set to appear on the Xbox One and PS4. EA also gave a sneek peek into other titles like Dragon Age: Inquisition and cult favorite Mirror's Edge.

Ubisoft showed highlights from the next installment of the action-adventure franchise Assassin's Creed set in the French Revolution called Assassin's Creed: Unity. Ubisoft's big surprise was the revival of the cult franchise Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six with a new title Rainbow Six: Siege. Both games will be available on Xbox One and PS4.