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Today, CD Projekt announced that over 50 million copies of games in The Witcher series have been sold. Of these sales, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt accounts for over 28 million copies sold.
The April 2020 NPD results have been released, with spending for the month hitting a record high for any April ever. Final Fantasy 7 Remake debuted as the best-selling game for the month.
You can grab Gigantamax Eevee in Pokémon Sword and Shield for a limited time thanks to a new event. This event will run through may 25.
Geoff Keighley, host of Gamescom Opening Night Live, shared the news today that the digital showcase was being moved back slightly from August 24. Gamescom Opening Night Live is now slated to begin on August 27.
In a press release, Microsoft shared the news that Minecraft has sold over 200 million copies. This comes just after the news that Mojang is rebranding as Mojang Studios, with plans to expand and open new studios.
Nintendo has announced Paper Mario: The Origami King for Nintendo Switch. This new game brings fantastic paper worlds to explore and is set to release on July 17, 2020.
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Epic Games has unveiled Unreal Engine 5, its next big engine overhaul. Unlike the previous jump between Unreal Engine 3 and 4, developers will be able to carry over projects between Unreal Engine 4 and 5, allowing for a smoother transition while making next-generation games.
E3 2020 isn't happening but plenty of other events are taking place, showing new games, next-generation tech and more. Here are all the game events to check out in place of E3 this year.
A Super Mario 64 PC fan port showed up earlier this year, touting impressive upgrades like 4K support. Unsurprisingly, this project is now receiving copyright complaints from Nintendo lawyers.
Nintendo gave updates sales figures for the Nintendo Switch in its latest financial earnings report. The Nintendo Switch has now sold over 55 million units, as of March 2020.
During Nintendo's financial report for the end of the fiscal year, some updates sales figures were revealed. Animal Crossing: New Horizons has sold over 11 million copies.
There's been quite a bit of controversy over the past couple of weeks, as outraged fans learned that Mick Gordon would likely not be working with Bethesda in the future. Marty Stratton, Executive Producer on Doom Eternal, provided a lengthy statement in an open letter to the community regarding the situation.
The March 2020 NPD results are here with some fascinating results. Not only was Animal Crossing: New Horizons the best-selling game of the month, it is also the second best-selling game of the year already.
According to a report from Nikkei, Nintendo is looking to boost production of the Nintendo Switch by around 10%, which is up from about 20 million units produced in 2019. Nintendo has been suffering from supply chain issues in 2020, which have caused some delays in production.
Echo, a new Overwatch hero, is now playable in-game on all platforms. Her abilities allow her to duplicate enemy heroes for use on the battlefield.
According to Famitsu, Animal Crossing: New Horizons has sold over 2.6 million retail copies in Japan alone. This doesn't account for sales elsewhere in the world.
We have some unfortunate news to share (and no, it's not an April Fool's joke). Bethesda Softworks has confirmed that it will not be holding a digital E3 showcase this year. Instead, news about Bethesda games will be shared in different ways in the months ahead.
While the release of The Outer Worlds on Nintendo Switch was initially delayed due to the outbreak of coronavirus, Obsidian shared today there is finally a new release date. Players can expect to get their hands on the Switch version of the game on June 5, 2020.
According to a new report from VGC, several Super Mario games are being remastered for a release on Nintendo Switch later this year. The planned remasters are Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario 3D World.