VGChartz Round-up (20th-26th April) - Article

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Below we've selected the major sales news, reviews & opinion pieces, new game announcements, and other items of interest that hit our headlines over the last week and collected them all in one place for ease of reading.

Sales/Financial News

• Resident Evil HD Remaster Sells 1 Million Copies Worldwide - Link.
• Steam Allows Community-Made Workshop Content to be Sold - Link.
• Microsoft Announce Xbox Shipments of 1.6M for Q3 FY 2015 - Link.
• PS4 Price Temporarily Cut to £299.99 in the UK - Link. Hits £289.99 at Some Retailers - Link.
• Disney Interactive Hit with Layoffs - Link.
• Report: Global Game Market to Hit $91.5B This Year - Link.
• Girls Mode 3 and Dying Light Top Japanese Charts - Link.
• Grand Theft Auto V Dominates Steam Top Sellers Chart - Link.
• Mortal Kombat X Tops the UK Charts in Opening Week - Link.

Reviews & Opinion Pieces

• Top 10 Mario Kart 8 Tracks - Link.
• Top 5 Games of May - Link.
• The Endearing Simplicity of Star Wars: Battlefront - Link.
• Convoy (PC) Review - Link.

New Game Announcements, Reveals & Leaks

• Gears of War Remake for Xbox One Reportedly in Testing - Link.
• Telltale Games Announces Partnership with Marvel - Link.
• New Overlord Title Teased - Link. Then Revealed - Link.
• Legend of Kay Anniversary Edition Officially Announced - Link.
• Total War: WARHAMMER Officially Announced, Trailer Inside - Link.
• Adventure Time: Finn & Jake Investigations Announced for PS4, XO, WiiU, PC & More - Link.

Key General News

• Silent Hills Cancelled, PT to be Removed from PlayStation Store - Link.
• Call of Duty: Black Ops III Release Date & New Features Leaked - Link. Debut Screenshots & Trailer - Link.
• Square Enix to Host Dedicated E3 Conference - Link.
• Shovel Knight Out Now for Sony Consoles, Xbox One Version Coming Next Week - Link.
• Metal Gear Online to Support 16 Players on PS4, Xbox One & PC - Link.
• Kerbal Space Program Gets Release Date & New Trailer - Link.
• Harmonix and Mad Catz Co-Publishing Rock Band 4 - Link.
• Mad Max Media Blowout - Screenshots, Gameplay Trailer & More Screenshots.
• First Developer Diary for Star Wars Battlefront Released - Link.
• Rumor: PlayStation Vita 3000 Trademarked - Link.
• Heroes of the Storm Gets Official Launch Date - Link.

Items of Interest

• Steam's Paid Mod Policy Continues to Generate Backlash, Gabe Newell Responds - Link.
• Square Enix Releases Fake Final Fantasy XIV Fighting Game Trailer- Link.
• EA: We Still Believe in the Free-to-Play Model - Link.
• Nintendo: Amiibo Expectations Have Been Smashed - Link.
• Remedy - Alan Wake Xbox One Port & Sequel Both Possibilities - Link.
• Minecraft Dominates Top Gaming Franchise Rankings on YouTube - Link.
• Phil Spencer: New Exclusive IP at E3, E3 to Focus on First Party Games - Link.

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