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FIFA 14 owners on Xbox One have been warned of two bugs that are currently affecting the game. The first occurs if gamers boot FIFA 14 while two controllers are connected that are both assigned to profiles. The problem can be avoided by having only one controller connected when launching …
Read More »Read everything you need to know about the PlayStation 4 in the latest MCV
It’s the PS4 launch issue of MCV, which details everything you need to know about Sony’s next console ahead of its launch on November 29th. We talk to PlayStation UK MD Fergal Gara, marketing boss Murray Pannell and sales director Alex Coultate on the launch of the PS4. From the …
Read More »Sony, Mercedes-Benz partner for Gran Turismo 6 promotion in India
Sony and Mercedes-Benz have come together to promote Gran Turismo 6 in India through a promotion that will span 14 cities across the country. Mercedes-Benz GT6 Racing Challenge The Mercedes-Benz GT6 Racing Challenge will see India’s best Gran Turismo players take on each other in a multi-city championship that will …
Read More »GAME pondering possible stock market return – report
In what would complete one of retail’s most impressive turnarounds, GAME is said to be lining up a possible return to the stock markets. The Telegraph reports that OpCapita owner Henry Jackson and Game Retail boss Martyn Gibbs are currently pondering the 200m move that would see Jackson and his …
Read More »Minecraft introduces one-click Twitch broadcasting
Twitch and Mojang have teamed up to introduce simple Twitch broadcasting to the PC version of the smash-hit game. Users who wish to do so must visit their Mojang account page and link a Twitch account to their profile. Then it merely needs to be activated in the game’s options …
Read More »PlayStation wants all retailers to sell PSN download games
All UK retailers are invited to sell our PSN games, says SCE UK. The PlayStation firm already allows GAME and independent retailers to sell digital PSN cards for individual titles. And it hopes to roll that out to the entire games retail marketplace. We’ve been saying all year that we …
Read More »Vita/PS4 ‘Ultimate’ bundle in-bound this year
It’s not all about PS4 this Christmas for Sony, with the firm throwing 2.5m behind Vita, too. The company is putting together PS4 and Vita into an ‘Ultimate Bundle’, which will launch before Christmas. Gamers that own both consoles can stream their PS4 games to their Vita and play off-screen, …
Read More »Win an Xbox at next week’s MCV Quiz
There’s just two places left at Tuesday’s Xbox 360 MCV Christmas Pub Quiz and Party. Already signed up are teams fromAttention Seekers TV,Click Entertainment,Ncsoft,Activision,Turtle Beach,Green Man Gaming,Sainsbury’s,Loading Caf, and GAME. Plus there are teams from event sponsors Microsoft,Turner Media, Namco,Gem and Ubisoft. It costs 279 to enter a team of …
Read More »Sony: We won’t repeat PS3’s mistakes
PlayStation UK insists it will not repeat the mistakes of its troubled PS3. The firm told MCV that it has already fixed two of the mistakes it made before, by launching PS4 a lower price and closer to the competition. Sony?UK says it has spent ‘tens of millions’ on its …
Read More »GAME: Xbox One launch sales will ‘easily surpass’ Xbox 360
UK retail giant GAME has hailed last night’s Xbox One launch an incredible success, and says that the console’s sales will easily beat the launch of Xbox 360. The firm created a pop-up GAME store at Trocadero for the launch of the console, with 26 year-old Charlie Pulbrook from Kent …
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