It’s been a month since developer Bungie released Destiny, the overhyped science fiction first-person shooter destined to become publisher Activision’s third multi-billion dollar franchise, joining the likes of Call of Duty and Skylanders. Since then, the publisher reports, players have been relentlessly exploring the Earth, the Moon, Venus and Mars, in spite of the game being criticized for its lack of compelling story or engaging and interesting ...
Nintendo executive says selling systems comes down to having compelling software. Nintendo's Wii dominated the last generation of consoles, selling 100 million units, compared to around 80 million each for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. But so far in this generation, the PlayStation 4's 7 million units sold is already ahead of the Wii U's latest confirmed sales figure of 6.17 million, despite Sony's console launching an entire year after Nintendo's. ...