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IGN PS4 app available for free from Friday

IGN’s continued attempts to dominate the games media continues this week with the launch of its PS4 app. The app will launch across 20 countries and will feature everything you’d expect, such as news, previews and reviews. It is being created by IGN parent Ziff Davis and will also arrive …

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Sony giving away two free PlayStation Mobile games each week

Remember PlayStation Mobile? Sony suddenly seems to have, and has announced a brand new games offer for the platform. Starting today the platform holder is to give away two free games each week for the next five weeks. The titles will work on Vita and on PlayStation Certified smartphones or …

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Japanese sales point to serious declines for Final Fantasy and 3D Mario

It’s not often that a pair of games topping the charts brings bad news for their respective publishers. PS3 title Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII and Wii U platformer Super Mario 3D World entered the weekly Japanese charts in first and second spots today, but both point to serious declines …

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PS4 digital game prices reduced on PSN

The price of several PS4 game downloads on PSN has been reduced, bringing parity with the Xbox One versions. Eurogamer reports that games such as FIFA 14, Need for Speed Rivals and Battlefield 4 have now been cut to 54.99 on PSN. That’s a lot less than the 62.99 at …

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Amazon bringing Sunday deliveries to London this Christmas

Online retailer Amazon is to start offering Sunday deliveries in the UK for the first time this Christmas. The website is teaming up with a number of local courier and delivery firms in a move that further reduces the immediacy advantage currently enjoyed by the High Street. Throughout the Christmas …

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GAME adds 12 new shops for Christmas

UK retailer GAME has opened 12 new stores in the run-up to the Christmas trading period. Game Retail’s stores director Dave Howard confirmed to MCV that the chain has opened four new permanent stores and eight temporary stores, while four stores have been relocated. The firm hopes the new outlets …

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Söderlund questions free-to-play console future

The launch of Xbox One and PS4 is awash with free games. Or rather, freemium games. Glorified demos that if players want full access to, they’ll have to pay. Free-to-play has become the dominant force in mobile, almost entirely replacing the premium model. But EA Studios boss Patrick Sderlund is …

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EA: We want to be voted the best company in America

Back in April, EA was voted the worst company in America for the second year on the trot. And you’d expect a games publisher as big as EA, with execs as bullish as Andrew Wilson or Peter Moore, to simply brush that off. After all, EA isn’t exactly supplying guns …

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