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As of today the iOS version of BioShock for iPhone and iPad has been cut in price. The game was initially released for 10.49 but now costs 7.49, meaning a discount of over 25 per cent on the launch price less than a month after the game was released. Why, …
Read More »Devs will be forced to give away their early Gear VR games for free, Oculus says
Oculus is planning to launch its virtual reality games portal without the means to pay for software. The result? Early titles for Samsung’s upcoming Gear VR headset will have to be given away for free because Gear VR titles won’t be available on Google Play or the Amazon App Store …
Read More »Goat Simulator mobile edition moves 100,000 units in five days
Coffee Stain Studios popular PC title Goat Simulator has sold more than 100,000 copies across iOS and Android platforms. Designer Armin Ibrisagic announced the news earlier today on Coffee Stain’s blog – the milestone was reached just five days after the mobile edition of the game released. "It feels really …
Read More »UPDATED: ArcheAge pricing angers MMO fans
Trion Worlds has decided to charge players more to play upcoming MMO ArcheAge than it does for existing title Rift. That’s despite pledging that the two would be priced the same, Videogamer reports. A previous Trion video had indicated that the game would mirror Rift’s pricing structure at 8.99 per …
Read More »GAME opening its doors at midnight for FIFA 15
Over 300 branches of GAME will be open at midnight this Thursday night (September 25th) for the launch of FIFA 15. A number of players will be making an appearance in stores, too. England and Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson will be at GAME’s Liverpool Lord Street store on September 25th …
Read More »Amazon announces new Fire tablet and Kindle range
Leading retailer and growing platform holder Amazon has announced a complete refresh of its Fire tablet and Kindle ereader range. Leading the charge is its iPad Air rivalling Fire HDX 8.9 tablet, which offers a super hi-def 2560×1600 pixel display – that’s 1m more pixels on screen than can be …
Read More »Phones4u staff warned that they may not get full wages
Staff at UK retailer Phones 4u have been told that their wages are likely to be curtailed as hope for the troubled company begins to fade. The Independent reports that an internal document sent to the chain’s 5,596 staff says that while they will still be paid as administrators PwC …
Read More »Nvidia announces GeForce GTX 980 and GTX 970
As expected, two new high-end PC graphics cards have been unveiled by Nvidia. Called the GTX 980 and GTX 970, both cards offer improved TDP efficiency but still offer the sort of graphical clout that puts the PS4 and Xbox One to shame. The GTX 980 will retail at around …
Read More »GAME acquires GameStop’s Spanish stores
UK-based retailer GAME has acquired some of the Spanish store portfolio of High Street rival GameStop. GameStop will close the remaining stores in what it describes as its exit” from the Spanish market, a decision it arrived at after a careful review of the market’s financial performance and future opportunities, …
Read More »Phones 4u enters administration, closes all 550 stores
High street mobile phone retailer Phones 4u has entered administration and made the surprise decision to immediately close all of its stores. The chain employs 5,596 people and operates 500 stores in the UK, all of which have ceased trading this morning while administrators PwC assess the business’s ongoing viability. …
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