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The neutrality of Amazon has come into question after claims the retailer is pressurising publishers by fiddling with their product listings. The New York Times reports that Amazon is currently in the midst of a contract dispute with book publisher Hachette and has as a result removed pre-order buttons, raised …
Read More »Half-Life 3 ‘is being worked on’, former Valve employee asserts
I mean, of course it’s being worked on, right? But if it’s being worked on, then where the hell is it? Etcetera etcetera. On what side of the fence you fall will completely dictate whether the following does or does not qualify as news. Nonetheless, here it is regardless: Former …
Read More »Worms to make its next-gen debut this month
Team 17’s Worms Battlegrounds will be released on Xbox One and PS4 later this month. It will arrive both in boxed and digital form on June 30th, although the digital PS4 release in the US will arrive a tad later – June 3rd. The game is one of the first …
Read More »Buy something at GAME for a chance to get some ‘virtual loyalty shares’
We’re used to retailers giving away free store credit, but virtual shares? That’s a new one. GAME yesterday announced that as part of its proposed flotation it would be offering 20,000 Reward Card customers some virtual loyalty shares” worth around 1.8m. As part of this, 2,000 customers who are not …
Read More »PS4 outsells Xbox One for fourth successive month in US
Sony’s early dominance of the next-gen hardware race in the US shows no sign of abating. NPD has revealed that PS4 outsold Xbox One in April – that’s the fourth month in a row that Microsoft’s had to settle for second place. PS4’s actual monthly sales weren’t revealed, although Microsoft …
Read More »NBA 2K Online hits 19m registered users in China
Take-Two and Tencent collaboration NBA 2K Online has garnered 19m registered accounts in China. Joystiq reports Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick revealed the milestone during the company’s most recent call with investors. "Usage and player engagement with NBA 2K Online continued to gain momentum, and it’s now the number one PC …
Read More »Free downloadable Pokemon game announced; Championships character giveaway confirmed
A free Pokemon game called The Band of Thieves & 1000 Pokemon is on the way to 3DS. Eurogamer reports that the game, which thus far is only confirmed for Japan, allows users to collect sticker shaped versions of Pokemon via Streetpassing with others before taking the beats into battle. …
Read More »CeX Glasgow to trial Bitcoin for three days
The upcoming vote on Scottish independence has lead to a pioneering experiment in the Glasgow branch of CeX. Retail Week reports that the store is for three days only accepting purchases made with digital currency Bitcoin. It will also pay out for trade-ins in the currency. Apparently it’s an effort …
Read More »Netflix ups UK subscription price to £6.99
Video streaming site Netflix has upped its UK subscription price by 1 to 6.99. However, the existing price of 5.99 for current subscribers will be frozen for two years providing their subscription remains active. It has told customers that the hike has been introduced "in order to continue adding more …
Read More »Nvidia’s first G-Sync monitor due at UK retail this month
The first monitor to include Nvidia’s G-Sync technology as standard is due to hit UK shelves in the next few weeks. The AOC g2460Pg is said by AOC to be the first monitor to integrate Nvidia’s long-touted G-Sync technology into its design, rather than requiring aretrofitted kit. Demonstrating the technology …
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