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3DS owners hoping to buy a copy of new release Tekken 3DS Prime Edition will not be able to purchase it from GAME or Gamestation. Eurogamer has confirmation of the no-show from the retailer. Although no official reason for the issue has been given by either GAME or the title’s …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: Meet Team Hookshot, top vacancies
In MCV’s weekly rundown of thehottest vacancies and latest personnel news, four UK journos form a new digital games site and we run through the best job opportunities. Elite UK games journos co-found Hookshot Inc Four popular UK games journalists have set up a digital games website: Hookshot Inc. Christian …
Read More »Vita midnight openings announced
The flagship GAME and GameStation stores will hold midnight events for PlayStation Vita. GAME Oxford Street is the official UK midnight launch, and will feature meet and greets with WipEout 2048 developers Karl Jones and Ami Ledger (who will be on hand to sign copies of the games). Fans will …
Read More »NEW YEAR, NEW JOB: Using social media
Daily advice on recruitment and HR from the industry's top companies. Today: Harnessing Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook
Read More »MCV GameTime: Industry TV advertising monitor (wk ending January 29th)
2012 started brightly for games and consoles TV advertising. The first two full weeks produced remarkable year-on-year growth (52 per cent and 2,498 per cent). The extraordinary growth witnessed during the week ending January 15th reflects a very poor corresponding week in 2011, when a small base of just three …
Read More »Vita’s monster High Street marketing blitz revealed
Pop-up shops, Land Rovers and mass midnight openings will greet the arrival of PlayStation Vita next week. Sony has drawn up its biggest hardware campaign to date, encompassing everything from print and TV ads to sampling venues. It all kicks off today (Friday, February 17th) with the World Is In …
Read More »Vita Rooms arrives in London
Sony’s nationwide sampling tour reached its last destination today with the opening of a London Vita Rooms venue. The temporary showcase is at 80, Oxford Street, and is open to the public from now until the handheld’s launch next week. As with the Manchester and Glasgow venues before it, the …
Read More »What’s Out Today? w/e February 17th, 2012
Fighting fans have plenty to grapple with this week, thanks to the return of THQ’s popular MMA series. UFC Undisputed 3 continues the successful franchise by throwing in new events, new fighters and new modes. Also out this week is Tekken 3D Prime Edition (Namco Bandai), marking the fighting series …
Read More »High Street lost 14 shops a day in 2011
5,268 shops were closed on the High Street last year, PWC and the Local Data Company have revealed. However, 5,094 shops were opened, leaving a difference of 174 fewer stores. It is the first time since the height of the recession that more shops were shut than opened. London suffered …
Read More »One price for Vita and PS3 cross-platform games
Consumers who buy a PS Vita/PS3 cross-platform game, will be able to play it on both consoles for just one price. Motostorm RC, Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 DLC, Hustle Kings, Top Darts, WipEout HD and HD Fury DLC for WipEout 2048 can be played across both of Sony’s consoles. …
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