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Wii U will sell out today. The console’s limited launch day stock will guarantee that. But its long-term success is far from secure as it launches into an uncertain marketplace.And although retailers are already taking pre-orders for further shipments, Nintendo’s hard work is far from over. The platform holder needs …
Read More »Supermarkets adopt new special offer code
Leading UK supermarkets have backed new guidelines designed to make sure consumers are not misled by special offers. Eight grocers have signed up to a new voluntary code laid out by the Office of Fair Trading, according to The Independent. The OFT launched an inquiry in February to investigate if …
Read More »Dead Island: Riptide will not be released in Germany
The follow-up to Dead Island will not make it to Germany, revealed the game’s creative producer. Techland’s Sebastian Reichert revealed Dead Island: Riptide will skip the major European games market during an interview with PCGamesN. "We have no censored version of the game so we cannot release it in Germany.” …
Read More »Zynga alters deal with Facebook
Zynga will no longer be tied so closely to Facebook as a new deal between the two will level the playing field between the FarmVille firm and its competitors. The giant of social games was once the single biggest earner for the world’s largest social network, responsible for as much …
Read More »Humble Bundle launches THQ charity pack
A new pay-what-you-want charity bundle of popular THQ games is now available. Consumers can pay anything from $1 for seven titles with proceeds going to charities Child’s Play and the American Red Cross. The Humble THQ Bundle allows gamers to pay for Steam keys to Darksiders, Metro 2033, Red Faction: …
Read More »GAME now selling Steam Wallet codes
PC owners are now able to purchase credit for leading downloads store Steam in branches of GAME. The specialist is the first UK retailer to sell Steam Wallet codes from Valve, which enable users to buy games and DLC through Steam. Customers will be able to buy codes worth 5, …
Read More »Report: New Xbox arriving in 2013
Next-gen Xbox likely to launch in time for Christmas, claim sources close to the matter
Read More »New Xbox will launch in less than 12 months, says Bloomberg
Microsoft will have its Xbox successor on the market before Thanksgiving and Christmas 2013. That’s according to a new report on Bloomberg, citing sources close to the matter who have conveniently started to blab just as the Wii U rolls out around the world. (It launched last night in the …
Read More »Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Transformed arrives in India for consoles only
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Transformed will arrive in India early next week, well after the game’s international release. The good news, however, is that the multi-starring kart racer will be priced at just Rs 1,999 on Xbox 360 and PS3. Distributor E-xpress Interactive has confirmed, however, that the PC …
Read More »MCV Pacific Weekly Wrap-Up: Wii U Edition
Well, we’re all a good few hours into playing our Wii U’s now, and sales charts for Q3 this year have come in. The Wii U midnight launches took place in hundreds of JB Hi-Fi, EB Games and K Mart stores across both countries yesterday, but EB in Sydney, Melbourne …
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