Fifa 13 has sold over 4.5 million games in five days to become the ‘Biggest Videogame Launch’ of all time. Selling over 4.5 million games across all platforms worldwide in just five days also makes it the biggest videogame launch of 2012. The football game is sitting at no. 1 in at least 40 countries around the world, states the…
This is not quite typical Zombiegamer news, but we found it interesting nonetheless. The iPhone and iPad are also capable gaming devices too. Reuters report [as cited by CVG] that Apple has become the world’s most valuable company of all time, with a market value of a staggering $623.14 billion. The iPhone, iPad maker has reportedly surpassed Microsoft’s previous record of $620.58 billion,…
According to leading industry experts, ‘Freemium’ will become the dominant force throughout the games industry, and some believe it could even spill over to consoles. Speaking with MCV, Digital specialists at EA and BBC have both indicated that people do not want to pay for games. The Freemium model has proved to be an overwhelming success with online and on…
Major Nelson has announced that the ‘My Xbox LIVE app’ for iPhone has been enhanced. The free My Xbox LIVE iPhone app update lets you find, learn more about, and control content from popular entertainment services on Xbox 360. You can also control the content on your console with play, pause, fast forward and rewind controls directly from your iPhone. And lastly, you…
And in the wonderful and weird gaming news, Lotus F1 Team and Angry Birds have teamed up for the 6th race of the 2012 Formula 1 season, the Monaco Grand Prix. Fans will be able to pick up the limited edition Angry Birds game via the Official Lotus F1 Team Facebook Fan Page from Wednesday 23rd May 2012…
EA has announced that it plans to shut down the online services of 14 of their games starting from 31 March. Or as they have stated: “to retire older EA games”. The games affected include Burnout Revenge, The Godfather II, FIFA 10, MMA, The Saboteur and Need for Speed ProStreet. The full list and date of shutdown is listed below:…
The first instalment of Telltale’s The Walking Dead video game tie-in will arrive in early April on Xbox LIVE, PlayStation Network, PC, Mac and iOS . The remaining four episodes of the game will then follow “regularly”. On Monday 19 March, you can catch the first gameplay footage when a new video will be released at noon Pacific Time that…
F 1 mogul Bernie Ecclestone has signed on with Codemasters in a multi-year agreement. The deal confirms the partnership with Formula One World Championship Limited and Codemasters will also expand as Codemasters are given the go-ahead to develop and publish multiple titles for consoles, personal computers, mobile devices and online platforms. Bernie Ecclestone, Formula One group CEO, said: “Codemasters has…
THQ has recreated and released WWE WrestleFest for iPhone and iPad in 2-D complete with current-day WWE Superstars, prominent WWE Legends. A DLC program, Road to WrestleMania progression play and multiplayer functionality, WWE WrestleFest is available now through Apple’s App Store for R20 for the iPhone and R25 for the iPad. Whats more WWE WrestleFest is in development for the Xbox LIVE Arcade, PlayStation Network, Android and PC and is scheduled…