NEWS: DIGEST
THE WEEK IN 140 CHARACTERS The Tweets you might have missed in the last seven days
@GeekDadGamer Video-games undo the myth of scarcity, imagining worlds where there’s enough. They gloriously remind us to wonder, to be grateful again.
(Andy Robertson, Family Gamer TV) Monday, November 11th
@shahidkamal There are two words you’re going to hear a lot of when it comes to PS4 and together, they change the game: 1080p 60fps. (Shahid Kamal Ahmad, PlayStation) Monday, November 11th
@leonHurley Enjoying Assassin’s Creed 4. World is such a well balanced & paced selection of stuff to do. Love just sailing while shanties play.
(Leon Hurley, OPM) Tuesday, November 12th
@guycocker Shared a lift with Huey Morgan-- the guy who threw a cup on Never Mind The Buzzcocks. Turned up for an hour and grabbed his free PS4, natch.
(Guy Cocker, freelance journalist) Friday, November 15th
@garywhitta Did some last-gen gaming tonight on PS3. So retro!
(Gary Whitta, screenwriter) Sunday, November 17th
Our biggest stories for the week ending November 18th THE MOST POPULAR STORIES ON
MCVUK.COM THIS WEEK
1. Minecraft for PS3 creeps towards release
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/minecraft-for-ps3-creeps- toward-release/0124066
2. LGC: 10.1m people illegally downloaded Football Manager 2013
http://www.mcvuk.com/news /read/lgc-10-1m-people- illegally-downloaded-football- manager-2013/0124256
3. Microsoft co-founder thinks Xbox should be sold off
http://www.mcvuk.com/news /read/microsoft-co-founder- thinks-xbox-should-be-sold- off/0124204
4. Call of Duty sales tumble 50%, but how bad is it?
http://www.mcvuk.com/news /read/call-of-duty-sales- tumble-50-but-how-bad-is- it/0124060
5. Asda secures more day one PS4 and Xbox One stock
http://www.mcvuk.com/news /read/asda-secures-more- day-one-ps4-and-xbox-one- stock/0124420
europesales@pdp.com www.pdp.com
@SunnyGearSolid 1 million #PS4 units sold in 2 days in North America. Holy smokes Batman!!! (Sunny Sanghera, Ubisoft) Sunday, November 17th
@notch Google managing to make YouTube comments worse is one of the most impressive feats in all of human history.
(Markus Persson, Mojang) Sunday, November 17th
@lucyjamesgames I’m playing Final Fantasy XIII. I’ve no idea what’s going on, but everyone is very pretty and I think I’m having fun.
(Lucy James, The Blurb) Monday, November 18th
@wilbossman Ooh, a #PS4 included with the latest issue, cheers @MCVonline!
(Iain Wilson, CVG) Monday, November 18th
@jasonkill Next-gen boxes in the office has brought uptick in random hoots of excitement from across the room. It’s a fun time to be doing this job.
(Jason Killingsworth, OPM) Friday, November 15th
PRESENTS FACTS 5 SECOND
Read and remember these stats so you can sound clever at the next Monday morning meeting
72
The number of Blockbuster stores set to be closed by administrators
1m
PlayStation 4 surpassed 1m sales after making its US debut last week
0.4%
Sony says just 0.4 per cent of launch PS4 consoles are experiencing technical issues
500m
Candy Crush Saga celebrates its one year anniversary with over 500m downloads
PDP Design & Manufacture the Rock Candy Controllers for PS3, Wii & Xbox
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November 16th 2012
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