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Microsoft has launched the Dance Central 2 Dance Cam app which lets users appear in customisable music videos. The free download for iPhone, Android and Windows Phone 7 smartphones lets users record themselves or their friends dancing. Videos can be edited and shared, with smartphone owners able to challenge each …
Read More »Ubisoft digital triple pack due in March
Three of Ubisoft’s biggest downloadable releases of 2011 are coming to retail. A Play.com listing reveals the Ubisoft Triple Pack will contain Beyond Good & Evil HD, From Dust and Outland, according to Gamerzines. It will be available for Xbox 360 and PS3 from March 23rd and will retail at …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Ian Shepherd
Last week GAME revealed its poor Christmas financials, with UK and Ireland retail sales down 17.6 per cent over the festive period. We speak to CEO Ian Shepherd about the state of the market and how the Group can turn its fortunes around. So what went wrong? The video games …
Read More »Software Sales Monitor: Market shrinks by a third
It wasn’t a great week for UK games retail, with the market shrinking by a third. 14m was generated from game sales overall which is almost 7m less than last week’s 20.9m With no new big releases hitting shelves for the week ending January 14th, the number of units sold …
Read More »Xbox drives Microsoft EDD to record sales
A successful Christmas for Xbox 360 hardware and software saw Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices division post record sales of $4.24bn for the Christmas quarter. That’s a 15 per cent year-on-year increase over 2010. The division registered a profit of $530m, which represents an annual decline of 28 per cent. 8.2m …
Read More »Megaupload shut by US piracy officials
The digital world may be riding high following the high-profile global protests against SOPA and PIPA, but in the real world authorities have just claimed one of the largest piracy scalps. Late last night the US government shut down Megaupload, a site that allows users to host large files and …
Read More »VIDEO: Resident Evil 6 arrives this November
The rumours were true – Capcom last night lifted the lid on Resident Evil 6. And consumers only have a short wait to get their hands on it, with a release date of November 20th on Xbox 360 and PS3 and a release on PC slightly later down the line. …
Read More »Jimmy Wales: London trumps soulless Silicon Valley
'No one really wants to live in Palo Alto', says Wikipedia founder
Read More »Skyrim update replaces dragons with… My Little Pony
Love Skyrim but think it could do with an injection of cuteness? By gosh, you’re in luck. An update for the latest Elder Scrolls title, as spotted by Eurogamer, is currently available on SkyrimNexus. Once installed players will find that the fearsome dragons that once tormented the land of Skyrim …
Read More »BioShock Infinite to woo hardcore gamers with new 1999 Mode
2K Games has lifted the lid on an alternative way to play upcoming shooter BioShock Infinite that it hopes will ensure the game sells to the hardcore audience. Called 1999 Mode, the publisher says it requires substantial commitment and skill development” and that it is designed for gamers who long …
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