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The ill-fated experiment otherwise known as the Amazon Fire Phone is now over. The Verge reports that Amazon has confirmed that it has sold through its entire Fire Phone inventory across the globe and that it has no plans to replenish [it]”. In other words, it’s not going to build …
Read More »Nintendo plans Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon-level marketing push for Super Mario Maker
Nintendo is going all-out to support, Super Mario Maker, which launches tomorrow (September 11th). The platform holder is planning a huge promotion for the game spanning into 2016. I’d say our marketing push is on the same kind of level as [Mario Kart 8],” Nintendo UK product manager Remy van …
Read More »‘Q1 2016’s superb line-up shows what can be done during the traditionally quiet time of the year.’
UK games retail is hopeful that the Q4 excitement will continue into next year thanks to a ‘superb’ line-up of titles coming to stores in Q1 2016. The post-Christmas quarter brings with it blockbuster titles such as Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Mirror’s Edge Catalyst (pictured), …
Read More »AMD spins-off graphics division, will focus on GPUs and VR
AMD’s graphics card offering is now a business all of its own. The PC tech firm, which produces both CPUs and GPUs, has created the dedicated Radeon Technologies Group, named after its successful line of graphics cards, in order to double-down in its graphical endeavours. Calling the move a ‘strategic …
Read More »It’s games journalism, but not as we know it
The games media is in the middle of a considerable change. With Wikias, forums and YouTube personalities, there are more places to get information about the latest releases than ever before. So in this new age, journalists are having to change up the way they cover games. The influence of …
Read More »Apple TV apps (and games) are limited to 200MB
The gaming credentials of the new Apple TV appear to be somewhat less potent than rumours had led us to believe. In the run-up to last night’s reveal the new device had been rumoured to represent Apple’s long-expected foray into the world of living room gaming. However, it has transpired …
Read More »Mobile game Pokémon Go to bring pocket monsters into the real world via GPS
A new app claims to finally achieve the dream of every child of the 1990s: make the world of Pokmon a reality. Of course, having an electric mouse and psychic ghosts run around the streets of London is a little outside the realm of possibility, but free mobile game Pokmon …
Read More »GameStop could yet hit UK High Street
Retail giant GameStop could still make a bricks and mortar UK move – with a range of merchandise shops. It acquired US website ThinkGeek in June for 92m, and is opening the first ThinkGeek physical shop in Florida this month. It also operates Zing Pop Culture, a range of Australian …
Read More »Two years after its presumed death, pre-owned is thriving
Boxed game sales are falling and the dearth of digital data means the true state of the market remains largely a mystery. But one tried and tested retail sector is certainly in rude health. As recently as 2013, retail feared that next-gen consoles might mark the end for pre-owned games. …
Read More »Read about the new breed of games journalism in this week’s MCV
As consumers turn to an ever-growing number of sources for their games knowledge, the traditional games media has had to change how it reports on the medium. MCV speaks to a number of outlets including Kotaku UK and Videogamer about how games journalism is evolving. We also speak to Turn …
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