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A fan of 1994 Jean-Claude Van Damme and Kylie Minogue flick Street Fighter? Then today is a very good day for you. A new Kickstarter campaign has been launched that hopes to create a real-life Street Fighter themed TV series. Unlike the ‘90s movie, however, this looks like it might …
Read More »Flipkart opens up to third-party retailers with Marketplace
Flipkart, India’s largest online retailer and the country’s leading games retailer, has announced the Flipkart Marketplace, which will allow third-party retailers to offer products through its platform, much like Amazon’s Marketplace. Contrary to what’s been reported in some media, however, Flipkart will not stop its own retail operations, and will …
Read More »EA’s Peter Moore responds to ‘Worst Company in America’ poll
Readers of The Consumerist are expected to today name EA as the ‘Worst Company in America’ for the second year running. MCV wrote the following after EA scooped the unadmirable title last year. The arms trade? Oil companies polluting the planet? Bankers bringing us to our knees? Companies that sell …
Read More »Deep Silver names zombie wedding couple
Jennifer Jones and Rob Blackmore will get married on April 23rd – Dead Island style. Back in January publisher Deep Silver announced that it was launching a competition that would see it pay for a couple’s entire wedding – provided it carries a zombie theme and features plenty of Dead …
Read More »PlayJam delays GameStick shipments by two months
Hardware expected to reach backers by the end of June
Read More »EA’s Moore defends publisher in wake of worst company poll
COO admits publisher 'severely fumbled' the launch of SimCity
Read More »Fruit Ninja Magazine coming from Titan Comics
Titan Comics has launched its latest licensed publications with the new Totally… Fruit Ninja Magazine. Based on the international fruit-slicing app, Fruit Ninja, the magazine is on sale in stores now. Totally… Fruit Ninja Magazine joins game characters Sensei, Gutsu and Truffles the pig for jokes, features and an all-new …
Read More »Miyamoto: Wii U’s rivals will feel limited over time
The Wii U’s use of an integrated second screen poses a notable threat to Microsoft and Sony’s rival machines. That’s according to design legend Shigeru Miyamoto who speaking to CNN said that the Wii U’s impact will grow considerably over time. "The challenge that we had was if someone wanted …
Read More »UK distributor Click Entertainment plans India expansion
Click Entertainment, one of the UK’s largest game hardware, software and peripherals distributors, is turning its attention towards the growing console and PC market in India. In India, Click plans to work with key wholesalers, distributors and retailers to explore opportunities in both buying and selling. Click is a wholesale …
Read More »Initial GameStick launch pushed back due to high demand
Creators of the portable console Gamestick have announced a delay for the Android-based device – a setback caused by a much higher consumer demand than expected, according to the hardware makers. A Kickstarter update states that due to the demand jumping from around a thousand units to tens of thousands …
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