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Online retailer Amazon is to start offering Sunday delivery to its customers. VentureBeat reports that the company has struck a deal with the USPS (United States Postal Service), marking the first time the organisation has agreed to Sunday deliveries. If you’re an Amazon Prime member, you can order a backpack …
Read More »New Sony T&Cs say it can "monitor and record voice and text communications" on PSN
Alterations to Sony’s PlayStation terms and conditions could see the PS4 heading into an Xbox One-style privacy uproar. A section in its PS4 T&Cs document entitled ‘Are we monitoring PSN?’ says: Yes but we can’t monitor all PSN activity and we make no commitment to do so. However, we reserve …
Read More »FIFA 14 notches up 26m mobile downloads
The iOS and Android release for FIFA 14 has been downloaded over 26m times, EA has revealed. It’s the first time the series has been released as a free-to-play title. It’s unknown how that sales performance compares to its premium 2.99-priced predecessor. For comparison Pocket Gamer reports that the console …
Read More »Minecraft for PS3 creeps toward release
One of the biggest Xbox 360 success stories this year is nearing its long-awaited release on PS3. Developer 4J Studios stated on Twitter that it is hard at work getting Minecraft: PS3 Edition ready for testing just now”, adding that there are "no confirmed dates yet – we’ll let you …
Read More »Xbox One backwards-compatibility ‘problematic’
Microsoft Albert Penello questions whether cloud technology could make Xbox 360 games playable on next-gen hardware
Read More »Blockbuster appoints administrator, parties interested in ‘parts’ of the business
Moorfields Corporate Recovery has been officially appointed as the administrator of Blockbuster. The retailer confirmed at the end of last month that it planned to re-enter administration, with owner Gordon Brothers Europe admitting that it could see no recovery from a period of poor trading performance”. Retail Week reports that …
Read More »Valve opens beta registrations for Steam in-home streaming
Beta begins later this year; participants to be chosen at random
Read More »A third of all console spending to be digital by 2017 – report
IHS head of games Piers Harding-Rolls has predicted a dramatic swing to digital during the imminent console generation. The analyst believes that by 2017 a total of 34 per cent of all games spend on PS4 and Xbox One will be spent on digital games. By comparison, it says that …
Read More »GameStick microconsole delayed until November 15th
PlayJam's set to pit Android system against PS4 and Xbox One
Read More »Activision hails ‘astounding’ retail for Call of Duty: Ghosts launch
Publisher Activision has praised retail for their ‘first class’ support of Call of Duty: Ghosts, as over 2,000 stores opened at midnight last week. Staff dressed up and stores – even supermarkets – were given a war-themed make over as the High Street prepared for what is traditionally the biggest …
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