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High Street and online retail giants are braced for the launch of Xbox One. Leading retailers have told MCV that they are preparing mass midnight openings and special events to herald the launch of Microsoft’s new console on November 22nd. We can’t wait for Xbox One,” said Ian Chambers, GAME’s …
Read More »Command & Conquer to continue under a new studio
Support notice claims publisher is due to resume production of latest C&C
Read More »Pre-owned is not necessarily the evil force some believe, Sony admits
Sony has admitted that there is a strong argument for claiming that pre-owned games do not detract from the health of games development. I’ve seen data that the vast majority of used sales go immediately into additional purchases, that they are not somehow being extracted from the overall game economy,” …
Read More »Sony expects ‘good supply’ of PS4s throughout launch window
It may be nearly impossible to find a launch day PS4 in the UK any more, but Sony reckons the console’s supply situation is in good shape. [This is] the first platform launch that I’ve ever been involved with where we’ve had such a good production ramp up and a …
Read More »GungHo considers a move to Finland
The president of Japanese gaming firm GungHo Online Entertainment is considering relocating the company to Finland. Just last monthGungHo acquired a 51 percent stakein Finnish Clash of Clans developer Supercell for $1.5 billion, sothe report from The Wall Street Journalthat company boss Taizo Son is pondering a move isn’t straight …
Read More »Amazon predicts Xbox One will claim consoles sales record… and then be beaten by PS4
Xbox One will become the biggest and fastest selling console ever when it is released on November 22nd, Amazon has predicted. The retailer adds, however, that it will be overtaken by Sony’s PS4 just a week later. PS4 is currently top of Amazon UK’s PC and video games pre-order charts, …
Read More »Sony set to make $100m in cuts to entertainment division
Meanwhile, Hirai will seek to convince investors that own its entertainment IP is good business sense
Read More »Konami announces new PES 2014 DLC
New DLC is now available for PES 2014. Data Pack 2 brings all the teams up to date with 800 new faces. Players such as Manchester United’s Da Silver twins and England’s own Jack Wilshere are included in this new facelift. New kits have also been added, as have new …
Read More »Valve to demo its own VR tech at Steam conference
Steam-owner also plans to detail its product plans for Steam Machines
Read More »Ziff Davis launches IGN Africa
Media giant IGN has expanded its operations within Africa with the creation of the new brand. IGN Africa is a result of a new partnership between owner Ziff Davis International and Instance Media, which publishes games publication NAG and owns the annual rAge Expo. The new brand will cover both …
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