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Read More »GAME’s banks hires PwC to conduct strategic review
GAME’s lenders have asked PwC to assess the firm’s medium and long-term future. The firm will look to understand how much of GAME’s issues are down to structural decline facing games retail and how much is down to the console cycle, reports The Telegraph. GAME is currently working on a …
Read More »HMV slams ‘idiotic’ offshore tax dodging
It is ‘absolutely nuts’ online retailers can avoid tax so easily, says HMV. The Government is closing down the Channel Island tax loophole from April, but HMV CEO Simon Fox says this doesn’t go far enough. He believes that HMV’s big name online rivals such as Play, The Hut and …
Read More »Rockstar considering L.A. Noire 2
Rockstar Games may plan to follow the success of L.A. Noire with a sequel. Despite the closure of the developer Team Bondi following allegations of employee mismanagement, the franchise could see a follow up in the future. "We’re all very pleased with how that game turned out and are considering …
Read More »Blockbuster: ‘We want more exclusive DLC’
Rental giant Blockbuster has called for more publishers to give it exclusive DLC. It comes after the firm secured a deal with EA for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13. Blockbuster customers who pre-order the game will be able to get two additional downloadable packs. One pack contains four playable Premier …
Read More »Who will buy Metaboli?
Digital retailer Metaboli is an acquisition target for major video game firms. MCV has been told twice that distribution giant Arvato is set to buy the company, but twice Arvato has strenuously denied it. We are not currently in discussions with Metaboli about purchasing the business,” a spokesperson told MCV. …
Read More »Epic’s Samaritan ‘needs ten times Xbox 360 power’
Unreal demo requires 2.5 terraFLOPS, says Tim Sweeney
Read More »Blizzard curbs World of Warcraft exodus
A total of 100,000 World of Warcraft subscribers left the PC MMO during the three months ending December 31st, according to financial documents filed by Activision Blizzard. An aggressive marketing campaign for the game featuring martial arts icon and actor Chuck Norris may have pulled in enough new subscribers to …
Read More »Ubisoft targets big slice of Vita market share
Publisher Ubisoft hopes to grab a hefty chunk of PS Vita’s software sales with five launch games. The firm has dominated the third-party line-up for several hardware launches including 3DS and Kinect. Its five Vita launch titles – the most from any third-party – are Dungeon Hunter Alliance, Rayman Origins, …
Read More »Vita download prices – MotorStorm for £4.79
The first prices for Vita games downloadable from the PlayStation Network have been confirmed by Sony. VG247 reports that launch title MotorStorm RC will cost just 4.79 – the cheapest of the first party titles. Furthermore, the game will be playable on both PS3 and Vita. Super Stardust, Top Darts …
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