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EA has revealed early details of the Battlefield 4 pre-order packs. The shooter, which launches this year, will come with a Premium Expansion Pack for consumers who pre-order the title. Meanwhile, those who pre-order the PC download version of the game from EA’s Origin Store will receive the Expansion Pack, …
Read More »Gears of War helps UK retail generate £13.4m last week
The UK games market made 13.4m last week. That’s a rise of 19 per cent over the week before, but it’s still a relatively low figure. The games market has struggled for momentum since the start of the year. All data is courtesy of UKIE/GfK Chart-Track. In total 506,625 games …
Read More »Gioteck: ‘We’re the most successful unheard of brand in UK games’
UK peripherals specialist Gioteck wants to become one of the best-known brands in accessories. The firm’s high-end products are some of the best-selling third-party peripherals on the market, but Gioteck remains largely unknown. We are the most successful unheard of brand in the UK games market,” Gioteck’s GM Alan Jones …
Read More »Former EA exec: ‘It’s anarchy out there on consoles’
Mobile advocate Ben Cousins has questioned how long the home console experience can last in the face of increasing uptake of mobile devices. Speaking to Bloomberg, the former EA exec supported evidence that showed an increasing migration of developers away from consoles to mobile platforms. It’s anarchy out there, and …
Read More »Multiplay ready for UK eSports boom
This is the year of eSports in the UK, says event specialist Multiplay. The iSeries organiser claims the widespread popularity of games has raised the profile of professional gaming, and that consumers are turning to eSports titles as new releases dry up at retail. Gaming in general is now more …
Read More »Tomb Raider holds PSN No.1
The No.1 selling game on the European PlayStation Network is Tomb Raider. The game has been No.1 since it launched on March 5th. With PSN allowing day-and-date releases of physical games on its digital store, its chart is often filled with retail games. And that’s certainly the case this week, …
Read More »Minecraft holds Xbox Live UK No.1 spot for ninth consecutive week
Minecraft is the No.1 UK Xbox Live Arcade game for the ninth week on the trot. It’s been No.1 since we started printing our exclusive XBLA charts back in February. The game has withheld stiff competition from free-to-play game Happy Wars, plus a string of price discounts in recent weeks. …
Read More »Sony open to early access alphas and betas for Playstation games
As part of its continuing push to bring in more indie titles, Sony has revealed plans for player access to alpha and beta versions of games being developed for Playstation’s various platforms. Joystiq reports that the flexibility in when a game is ready for public release isn’t just limited to …
Read More »Minecraft is a system-seller for Xbox 360
Consumers are buying Xbox 360 consoles purely to play Minecraft says Graeme Taylor, store manager at indie retailer Game On. Game On told MCV that the Xbox Live Arcade title, which has sat at the top of the XBLA charts now for almost a year, has helped the firm shift …
Read More »Atari founder: The days of mobile gaming is over
Mobile’s increasing dominance of the game industry is over and will be usurped by new technology, Atari founder Nolan Bushnell has said. Speaking to AllThingsD, Bushnell said that the industry reinvents itself every five years, and that while mobile had dominated, the next big opportunities for developers to flock to …
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