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Gaming Merchandise UK Ltd is now open for business. The company has been set up by industry veteran Luiz Ferreira, who has closed his previous business – accessories and merchandise firm White Room Games – to concentrate on the new venture. Gaming Merchandise UK will be dedicated to bringing games-branded …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto 5 midnight launch in Mumbai, Pune confirmed
Midnight launches for Grand Theft Auto 5 will be held across seven stores in Mumbai, Thane and Pune, distributor E-xpress Interactive as announced. In Mumbai, Games the Shop outlets at Oberoi Mall (Goregaon), Infinity Mall (Malad), R City Mall (Ghatkoper) will be open for the midnight launch, as will Thane’s …
Read More »Gioteck launches products in Russia, Nordic and Italy
UK peripherals firm Gioteck has signed new distribution deals that will see its products become available in three key new markets. 1C-SoftClub, NGS and Absolute Joy will now handle Gioteck’s range in Russia, the Nordic region and Italy respectively. All three are among the leading distributors in their markets and …
Read More »Dev pulls game from Ouya in Free the Games Fund protest
Indie developer Sophie Houlden has withdrawn her game Rose and Time from Ouya’s digital marketplace. Houlden says the decision is a result of Ouya’s response to the ongoing Free the Games Fund controversy, which this morning drew criticism from many developers. I’ve been stewing on this for a while, and …
Read More »FIFA 14 is better on next-gen as current machines have "hit the limit"
EA has made the FIFA series the very best it can be on Xbox 360 and PS3 and is relishing the technical advances afforded to it by the next-gen. That’s according to series producer Nick Channon who told OXM that the game’s commitment to maintaining 60 frames per second meant …
Read More »Square Enix details new UK publishing team
Publisher Square Enix has promoted three long-term employees to new senior roles. Justin Gaffney is the firm’s new general manager of UK and Export. He has a 17-year career in the industry, following stints at Codemasters and Hasbro. He joined SCi Games as European sales manager before moving to Eidos …
Read More »Bale to don Real Madrid kit on FIFA 14’s UK cover
If MCV were a trade publication for football, we’d probably make an observation about no Premier League players appearing on the UK boxart for FIFA 14. As revealed by MCV earlier this month, EA had already confirmed that the world’s most expensive footballer would remain on the game’s cover despite …
Read More »PS Vita TV sold out on Amazon Japan
The early indications for Sony’s PS Vita TV are very promising. As spotted by DualShockers, both the standard and value bundles are currently listed as out of stock on Amazon Japan despite only being listed just earlier this week. The standard pack includes just the microconsole and cables while the …
Read More »Xbox: We wouldn’t trade places with anyone
Speaking to Xbox executives is akin to interviewing politicans. They are highly media trained, capable of spinning every answer into delivering their desired message.The senior staff at Microsoft have all studied that detailed PR dossier, to make sure they are all reading from the same hymn sheet. It can be …
Read More »Microsoft to showcase eight Xbox One games at Tokyo Games Show
Xbox One may not yet have a Japanese release date, but Microsoft will still be turning out in force at this month’s Tokyo Game Show. The company will be showcasing either Xbox One titles at the event including EA’s Titanfall and first party titles Crimson Dragon, Killer Instinct and Ryse: …
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