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Dixons has created 3,000 temporary jobs for the lead up to Christmas in various roles across the UK. New employees will be taken on at Currys and PC World stores, as well as the Knowhow contact centre in Sheffield and the distribution and delivery hub in Newark. As we are …
Read More »Microsoft announces international Xbox One tour
A worldwide Xbox One promotional tour will kick off later this week. The Area One tour spans the UK, Europe, US and Canada and offers consumers the chance to get some hands-on time with Microsoft new machine ahead of its November 22nd launch. Playable games include Forza Motorsport 5, Ryse: …
Read More »Wind Waker gets RRP hike on Nintendo eShop
Nintendo is charging more for The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD on its digital eShop than it did for other titles. The game, an HD re-release of the 2003 GameCube title, is now available to pre-order for 49.99 on the Wii U download service. Eurogamer points out that the …
Read More »AMD spent up to $8m on Battlefield 4 deal – report
Graphics card manufacturer AMD spent between $5m and $8m to secure its Battlefield 4 partnership, a new report has claimed. Fudzilla claims to have word from multiple sources” that the company spent the huge sum to not only secure the game’s bundling with its new range of graphics cards but …
Read More »N’Gai Croal and Michael Pachter to speak at London Games Conference 2013
Hit Detection CEO and Wedbush research analyst on board for LGC in November
Read More »Xbox: ‘Indie games can sell systems’
Minecraft proves that indie games can sell consoles, says Xbox indie developer boss Chris Charla. Charla is in charge of Microsoft’s new indie programme ID@Xbox, unveiled at Gamescom to attract small studios to Xbox One. There has certainly been system sellers that have been indie games – Minecraft is a …
Read More »NBA 2K14 priced Rs 499 on PC
We’re not quite sure how Take-Two pulls it off, but NBA 2K14 will release in India at just Rs 499 on PC. distributor E-xpress Interactive has confirmed. In the past, we’ve seen games like Grand Theft Auto IV release at the same price on PC, when other major PC releases …
Read More »Michael Pachter and N’Gai Croal to speak at London Games Conference 2013
Two influential US games execs will speak at the London Games Conference this year. N’Gai Croal, founder and CEO of Hit Detection, will speak on the role of external feedback during development in his speech, titled ‘The Long Con(versation)’. His New York-based firm advises clients on the user experience for …
Read More »Middle Eastern PS4 release date confirmed
PS4 will be released in the Middle Eastern just before Christmas. IGN reports that the console will be released in the territory on December 13th, as revealed at the GAMES13 conference. It will retail for 1,699 United Arab Emirates Dirham. PS4 will be released in North America on November 15th …
Read More »Batman: Arkham Origins gets discount on Wii U
Warner Bros has confirmed that the Wii U versions of Batman: Arkham Origins will retail for less than it does on other consoles. The game has a US RRP of $60 on Xbox 360 and PS3 but will cost just $50 on Wii U. Kotaku reports that the difference stems …
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