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Originally Posted by wraggster

Publisher Deep Silver has announced that it has now shipped 1m units of console and PC hit Dead Island in the US.
Furthermore, it expects to have shipped 2m units of the game worldwide by the end of the week.
"We're thrilled at the retail reception Dead Island has achieved in its first few days," Deep Silver COO Geoff Mulligan stated.
"The critical 'first week' of game sales has been an enormous sales success for Deep Silver. We're working quickly with our distribution

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Originally Posted by wraggster

UTV Ignition's ethereal action-adventure El Shaddai: Ascension Of The Metatron is headed to Android, Famitsu has revealed. A 2D side-scroller which retains the console version's visual flair, a version of the game will also be released for Sony Ericsson's Xperia Play

http://www.next-gen.biz/news/el-shad...ounced-android

Originally Posted by wraggster

A nice touch from Siliconera: a downloadable ZIP file containing 20 3D screenshots of the upcoming Super Mario 3D Land. Extract the file to the DCIM folder on your 3DS SD card, behold, and continue frantically counting down the hours to the game's European release on November 18.Source: Siliconera

http://www.next-gen.biz/news/super-m...3d-screenshots

Originally Posted by wraggster

Square Enix has confirmed that its direct sequel to 2009's Final Fantasy XIII will be released in Japan on December 15, in North America on January 31, 2012, and in Europe on February 3. Japan also gets a limited edition hardware bundle

http://www.next-gen.biz/news/final-f...ates-announced

Originally Posted by wraggster

Warner Bros Interactive has announced that Netherrealm Studios' Mortal Kombat reboot has sold three million copies since its release in April, which makes it the biggest-selling fighting game of the year. Creative director Ed Boon said: "All of us at Netherrealm Studios are very excited that players have embraced Mortal Kombat. The game was a labour of love for us and we could not be more pleased with its performance."

http://www.next-gen.biz/news/mortal-...ells-3-million