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UK games retail made over 100m from software sales last week as Grand Theft Auto V broke all UK records. Based on GfK Chart-Track data, 2,532,731 games were sold over the last week, the vast majority coming from GTA V. That 100m number does not include console or accessory sales, …
Read More »Xbox Fitness offered free to Xbox Live Gold members
Microsoft has revealed a new piece of fitness software that will be free for Xbox Live Gold members. Xbox Fitness is an Xbox One title that builds upon the many fitness games released for Kinect over the last few years. It features a number of names that will apparently be …
Read More »Ella Romanos, Simon Barratt win seats on UKIE board
Nine UK game developers and publishers have won seats on the UKIE board following recent elections. Elected board members include Remode CEO Ella Romanos, Four Door Lemon MD Simon Barratt and Mediatonic’s Geoff Heath. Sega’s John Clark, Microsoft’s Jonathan Grimes, Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment’s Spencer Crossley, Mastertronic’s Andy Payne, Activision …
Read More »IN PICTURES: GAME’s FIFA 14 midnight launches
Hundreds of GAME stores opened their doors last night as FIFA 14 was finally released in the UK. Fulham midfielder Scott Parker and West Ham’s Jack Collison were present at GAME Hayes and GAME Thurrock respectively, signing copies of the game, showing off their mad footy skills and taking on …
Read More »FIFA 14 price roundup – where’s cheapest?
One of the biggest releases of the year arrived at midnight last night, but retail is again playing it safe with its pricing for FIFA 14. Much as we saw with Grand Theft Auto V earlier this month, no-one has gone super-low on the game, with the UK’s supermarkets roughly …
Read More »Oculus opens latency tester pre-orders
New tech measures motion-to-photons latency at any point in the game pipeline
Read More »Xbox’s Harrison: I don’t think Steam Machines are a threat
Xbox VP Phil Harrison has downplayed the potential rivalry between Xbox and Steam. Last night the global PC download giant announced it will be entering the living room space with a number of machines that will use the new SteamOS software. But Xbox has dismissed the potential new competitor, reiterating …
Read More »UKIE proposes merger with fellow trade body Tiga
Industry trade body UKIE said it would like to explore a closer relationship with its counterpart Tiga at its Annual General Meeting today. There have been numerous calls from the industry in the past for a single UK trade organisation to represent developers, and UKIE has now expressed its interest …
Read More »Virgin wants back into gaming
Sony’s Gamescom press conference ended with a flurry of announcements. Price cuts for PS3 and Vita. New PlayStation Plus offers. That all-important PS4 release date. Almost lost amongst them was the news that Virgin Media will be the official Internet Service Provider for the next-generation console. For Virgin, it’s a …
Read More »UKIE calls for Tiga merger
Separation means 'half our voice, half our power,' says Andy Payne
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