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The debut Gamescom event in 2009 couldn’t have gone any better, with some 245,000 visitors and 458 exhibitors from 31 countries making it the largest games trade fair in the world. The third Gamescom event kicks off next week on Wednesday August 17th, 2011, and will run until Sunday August …
Read More »New Counter-Strike rumours circle
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive said to be readying for Q1 2012 release
Read More »Gamescom 2011 tops 550 exhibitors
Koelnmesse has announced that this year’s Gamescom will play host to more than 550 exhibitors. The organisers behind the Cologne event proudly declare that this is a ten per cent increase on the 505 firms that attended Gamescom 2010. This year’s exhibitors will be representing 40 countries – up from …
Read More »Riots cost retail £80m
Mayhem caused by the UK riots has cost the High Street 80m in lost sales alone. The Centre of Retail Research on behalf of Kelkoo estimate the total bill faced by retailers and insurers will come to 141m. It follows rioting and looting in London, Birmingham, Bristol and Manchester. HMV, …
Read More »Angry Birds hits Google+ before Facebook
Perhaps the biggest coup (or coop?) of today’s introduction for Google+ is the fact the service boasts Angry Birds before Facebook. Earlier this year, Rovio Mobile said its iconic bird physics game would launch on Facebook with new social functions.But it quietly delayed the proposed launch from May without much …
Read More »US games market tumbles to five year low
After showing some impressive resilience over the last few months, the US games market has been brought crashing back to earth. NPD reports that for the month of July the games market was down 26 per cent year-on-year with a value if just $797.7m. That’s the worst single month since …
Read More »3DS now on the High Street for £115
Today’s the day when Nintendo hopes that thousands of consumers who have until now been sitting on the fence over 3DS will finally buy the handheld. That’s because as of today the device has had a significant cut in trade price. But as is always the way with a big …
Read More »Mindscape Asia-Pacific unaffected by French withdrawal from games
Mindscape Asia-Pacific (MAP) has issued a statement saying that it is unaffected by its former parent’s decision to pull out of videogames. The statement confirms that it’s still ‘business as usual’ for MAP at the Australian and New Zealand office in Sydney. Tonia Velasco, general manager of sales and marketing …
Read More »EB EXPO games lineup announced
EB Games Australia has revealed a first list of confirmed EB EXPO titles, although further announcements are expected as the date draws nearer. The list doesn’t confirm which titles will be on display and which will be playable by the public, but is a good indication of building support for …
Read More »3DS price roundup in Australia / New Zealand
With the huge Nintendo 3DS price drop now in effect, MCV takes stock of what prices each Australian / New Zealand retailer are hitting. Australia EB Games: $248 GAME: $249 (or $254 with The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of time 3D) JB HiFi: $239 (or $249 with The Sims 3 …
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