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There are 300 fewer games specialists on the High Street in 2012. MCV?research has shown the combined number of GAME, HMV and Blockbuster outlets has plummeted from 1,465 to just 1,144. GAME took the biggest hit, with hundreds of branches closed when the chain went into administration in March. Conversely, …
Read More »2K crosses Borders for Gamescom road trip
Journalists, don’t book that flight to Gamescom just yet! 2K wants to take you for free. On their bus. The Borderlands 2 bus will take press from London to Cologne, leaving early August 14th and returning on August 18th. All you have to do is email matt.roche@2K.com to secure you …
Read More »New sources back iPad Mini predictions
Further to similar predictions earlier this week, two major US sources have also reported that Apple will unveil an iPad Mini before the end of the year. The Wall Street Journal reports that Asian component suppliers are readying for mass production of the device this September. It concurs of reports …
Read More »Documents hint at redesigned, slimmer PS3
Documents filed by the US regulatory body FCC (Federal Communications Commission) suggest that a super slim PS3 console is on the horizon. Spotted by Japanese website Pocket News, the documents talk about the PS3 4000 series. The current PS3 3000 series was released in 2009 and is a slimmer version …
Read More »VIDEO: Metroplex heeds the call of the Last Prime; Release date change
Transforming Autobot city Metroplex is the star of the latest short for Activision’s upcoming Transformers: Fall of Cybertron. In it we see the bedraggled Autobot leader Optimus Prime is seen summoning a voice he has heard through the Matrix of Leadership. The voice belongs to Metroplex, who is heard to …
Read More »Google and Twitter confirm LGC keynotes
Two of the biggest forces in media will deliver keynotes at the November 21st London Games Conference. Google and Twitter will take to the stage at the only event which brings together executives from the games industry, across the disciplines of marketing, sales and media. The title of the 2012 …
Read More »Terrifying horror game Slender available for free
Is it the scariest game ever made? Early commentators seem to think so. Slender is based on a character that emerged from a Something Awful thread that challenged users to create paranormal images. The thin, stretchy antagonist went on to become online meme. Now the beta of Parsec Productions’ spin-off …
Read More »New PS3 model underway, suggests FCC filing
New release could be announced at Gamescom, according to reports
Read More »Indian PlayStation Store update: The missing episode
This week’s PlayStation Store update is rather subdued, so much so that the biggest news is that The Walking Dead: Episode 2 isn’t part of it. Fans are up in arms over the delay in the release of the second episode on the European and Indian PlayStation Stores, with developer …
Read More »Rufus Hound promotes Mario Kart 7 tournament
Comedian Rufus Hound is joining Nintendo to promote the upcoming Mario Kart 7 tournament. Due to take place this summer, the Britian’s Fastest Family Tournament offers keen Mario Kart 7 players a chance to win a Honda Jazz and other Nintendo goodies as well as the coveted Mario Kart 7 …
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