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The High Street could make in excess of 120m this year from the booming online game headset market. This ultra-competitive sector lets stores get in on the increasingly important multiplayer segment. It is tipped to be the ultimate margin maker for upcoming hits Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3. High-end …
Read More »The Hut launches games trade-in service
Online retail firm The Hut Group has set up a new website that allows customers to buy and sell pre-owned video games. TheHutRecycle.com lets users trade in their old games, CDs, DVDs, mobile phones, digital cameras, MP3 players and more in exchange for vouchers. These can be used to spend …
Read More »PSN ‘twice as popular as XBLA’ for UK devs
PC and smartphones are overshadowing consoles, studio survey shows
Read More »Square announces its first PlayStation Vita title
Final Fantasy and Deus Ex publisher Square Enix has announced its first title for the PlayStation Vita – Army Corps from Hell. The game sees players assuming control of a hundred-strong goblin army and makes heavy use of the machine’s rear touchpad. There’s no release date for the game as …
Read More »PSN Import Section now open for business
Sony has officially launched its brand new Import Section on the PlayStation Network. It will use the portal to release titles that we never originally published in Europe, starting with RPG Arc the Lad, shooter Cho Aniki and Arcade Hits: Sonic Wings Special. All three games retain their original form …
Read More »Indies ‘are turning their backs on XBLA’
But there is a wider challenge for the traditional console manufacturers, study claims
Read More »French courts illegalise console piracy
The Court of Appeal in France has followed the UK’s lead in effectively illegalising the sale of the DS piracy device R4. Six companies failed in their appeal against their conviction for selling the R4, meaning that as is the case in the UK legal precedent has now outlawed the …
Read More »Free Portal 2 DLC coming this week
Fan favourite developer Valve is once again above and beyond to please its huge fanbase with the release of free DLC for hit title Portal 2 tomorrow (October 4th). Called Portal 2: Peer Review, the download will appear on Xbox Live, the PlayStation Network and Steam. It continues the narrative …
Read More »Nintendo paints the town red for new 3DS launch
The UK will be awash with the colour red to ensure consumers are well aware of Nintendo’s bright new 3DS. Over 6,000 UK locations will be ‘painted red’ around the launch of the Metallic Red 3DS which hits shelves today, with six-sheet and 48-sheet posters advertising the new colour. Nintendo …
Read More »Sony in the clear after Australia’s hack probe
Decision could set precedent for other countries; UK ICO still investigating
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