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The profile of female Mass Effect players is weak in comparison to the average game – with only 14 per cent of all players female. The final instalment of the successful Mass Effect trilogy – Mass Effect 3 – is out next week (Friday, March 9th). This week we’re going …
Read More »Sony DADC rises from the ashes
Disc-replication giant Sony DADC will open a new UK distribution centre in Enfield this summer. Following the destruction of our UK distribution centre during the London riots in summer 2011, Sony DADC has decided to invest heavily in rebuilding a new state-of-the-art distribution centre,” said Natasha Tyrrell, general manager for …
Read More »What’s Out Today? w/e March 2nd, 2012
Two very different types of board games arrive on shelves to day, courtesy of Nintendo and EA. The former continues its traditional board game series with Mario Party 9, which mixes up the classic formula with boss battles and new mini-games. Meanwhile, EA revives its snowboarding series SSX, challenging players …
Read More »Software Sales Monitor: Market dips to £13.3m
The launch of PlayStation Vita wasn’t enough to prevent a drop in sales last week, though a handful of exclusive games made it into the All Formats Top 40. Uncharted: Golden Abyss and FIFA Football topped the charts at No.1 and No.2 respectively. The pair made up half of Vita’s …
Read More »Disties split over consignment debate
Boxed games distributors are torn over whether supplying stock on a consignment basis is beneficial to the industry. The practice – where retailers can stock products without owning them until a sale is completed – has become a tempting option for retailers with limited funds.GAME, for one, has had to …
Read More »Skybet opens, then closes, betting on iPad 3 features
News Corp-owned Skybet last night invited punters to lay down money on what features they think will be included in the upcoming iPad 3. But only hours after going live, the firm decided to pull the plug. Bets on offer included whether the iPad 3 will feature a Retina display …
Read More »Mass Effect 3 loss could cost GAME £2m
The consequence of GAME not stocking Mass Effect 3 could be 2m of lost profit and a 6-7m drop in revenue, one analyst has predicted. Working on the assumption that a decent triple-A title sells 0.8m-1m titles in the first few weeks of release in the UK and assuming GAME …
Read More »Zynga steps up to the plate and becomes a publisher
The mutually beneficial relationship between Facebook and Zynga could soon become more complicated, with the Farmville creator ready to launch an eye-catching games portal that exists outside of the social network. Zynga.com, which will launch in beta this month, will host a range of popular Zynga games as well as …
Read More »Silent Hill titles suffer slight delays
A trio of Silent Hill games will suffer slight delays, publisher Konami has announced. Silent Hill: Book of Memories, Silent Hill: Downpour, and the Silent Hill: HD Collection will all still be available in March, but later in the month than their originally targeted launches. Downpour will now hit Xbox …
Read More »Sony unveiling new Vita titles next week
Sony has revealed it will spill the beans on a group of unannounced Vita titles during a web broadcast the company will hold at the end of next week. The broadcast is titled ‘Welcome! PlayStation Vita Game Heaven,’Andriasang reports. According to the announcement, the broadcast will have information on unannounced …
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