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Konami has formally confirmed what many already knew: the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection is coming to PlayStation Vita. The handheld compilation will arrive on shelves some time this summer. Like the 360 and PS3 SKUs, it will include updated versions of MGS2: Sons of Liberty, MGS3: Snake Eater and …
Read More »Who’s going to the MCV Awards?
More than 60 games industry firms have already signed up to attend this year’s MCV Awards on Thursday, April 19th. These range from publishers such as Activision Blizzard to distributors such as Gem, retailers like GAME and many more listed below. Here’s a selection of companies who have signed up …
Read More »Five indies win Centresoft Vita challenge
Sony and CentreSoft have thanked UK independent retailers for their support during the launch of PlayStation Vita. The two companies provided a massive range of POS to indies and even held a window display competition to encourage smarter Vita promotions. A 3G PlayStation Vita was given to the five shops …
Read More »Star Wars tops UK’s first PC Download chart
UKIE’s PC download chart is officially here, with Star Wars: The Old Republic sitting at the top. The new chart is still in beta and represents sales from January. UKIE estimates that it represents around 40 per cent of the overall digital PC market. The chart was put together by …
Read More »Win the chance to tackle the Chelsea Old Boys
Want to show off your prowess on the pitch against former professional footballers? Koch Media has just the thing. The distributor is organising a football match between the games industry and some of Chelsea FC’s past icons to raise money for GamesAid. GamesAid vs Chelsea Old Boys will take place …
Read More »Gamescom 2012 to begin ticket pre-sales next month
Attendees must register to event newsletter by March 17th to reserve spaces
Read More »Virgin begins doubling user broadband speeds
Cable ISP Virgin Media is set to begin rolling out a speed upgrade for customers in 30 towns and cities across the UK. The upgrade, announced in January, will boost 10Mb/sec packages to 20Mb/sec, 20 and 30Mb/sec to 60Mb/sec and 50Mb/sec to 100Mb/sec. Those customers already on a 100Mb/sec package …
Read More »FEATURE: Reading between the lines
ABC data would have you believe games magazines are dead in the water. James Batchelor looks at how print brands retain their power in a changing media landscape… Once again, fresh figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations show that specialist gaming magazines are in decline. And it’s getting worse. …
Read More »Taco Bell apologises for rejected Vita winners
Dozens of customers at food chain Taco Bell received codes saying they’d won PS Vitas but failed to receive their prizes. Taco Bell told CBS 13 that someone ‘tampered’ with their competition, which means winning messages were incorrectly sent to entrants who hadn’t actually won. They later received emails informing …
Read More »Sony explains lack of Vita UMD transfers for US, Europe
SCE Worldwide Studios President Shuhei Yoshida has provided info as to why Vita owners in US and Europe will not be receiving a UMD transfer program similar to the one Japan has in place. Speaking with Wired, Yoshida cited two factors contributing to the decision: A more active market in …
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