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E-xpress Interactive today revealed the Indian price and release date for The LEGO Movie Videogame. The game is based on the upcoming LEGO Movie and features over 90 characters, including many of which have graced TT Games’ LEGO games before. The LEGO Movie Videogame will release in India on 7th …
Read More »GAME teases PC on-demand service
Sony might not be the only firm planning to introduce its own cloud gaming service. In the wake of Sony’s PlayStation Now announcement, GAME has hinted that it could move into the game streaming market, before telling MCV that it hopes to be involved with PlayStation Now. I’m not going …
Read More »Alienware to release new Steam Machines every year and they can’t be upgraded
If you thought buying a Steam Machine would take away the hassles of PC upgrades and quickly outdated hardware, Alienware has some news for you. One of the 14 manufacturers revealed by Valve at CES 2014 to be working on Steam Machines, Alienware has told Trusted Reviews that it plans …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Marcin Iwinski, co-founder, CD Projekt
Marcin Iwinski’s love for games and his passion for the work his company does are infectious. Having started out as a publisher and distributor in Poland, CD Projekt announced itself on the world stage with The Witcher series of role-playing games, and then with its ever-popular, DRM-free digital distribution service, …
Read More »Xbox One outsold PS4 in the US in December
Microsoft has confirmed that Xbox One outsold the PS4 in the US in December. It’s the first sign that its next-gen machine could yet recover its market-leading position in the US market and offer a serious challenge to PS4, which has outpaced Microsoft’s console in all other key territories since …
Read More »Game4u kicks off end-of-season sale on PC, console games
Over 700 games are on sale as part of Game4u’s end-of-season sale. The sale went live yesterday and will last a month-and-a-half, ending on 28th February, with both new and old PC and console games included. From the more recent releases, titles such as Saints Row IV, Battlefield 4, FIFA …
Read More »Video games star in strong Argos results
Argos says sales of electricals – includingvideo games, tablets, TVs and white goods – helped it deliver a strong financial quarter, as its parent company appoints a new chief exec. Total sales grew by 3.6 per cent to 1.808m while like-for-like sales increased by 3.8 per centfor the 18 weeks …
Read More »UK games market returns to growth… sort of
The UK physical games market has grown for the first time in five years. The combined number of games, accessories and consoles sold in 2013 are down seven per cent year-on-year, but revenue generated from these products is up seven per cent over 2012 to 2.04bn. This is mostly down …
Read More »Limited Edition Titanfall Xbox One controller is a GAME exclusive
Microsoft has revealed a Limited Edition Titanfall controller for Xbox One. It will be available on or before Titanfall’s release on Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC on March 14th. The device will be a GAME exclusive in the UK. The design is inspired from one of the game’s guns, …
Read More »GAME preparing for stock market floatation – report
Less than two years after it nearly vanished altogether, GAME could be ready to re-join the stock market. Sky News reports that Game Retail will this week finalise plans for a 300m flotation by appointing HSBC, Canaccord Genuity and Liberum Securities to co-ordinate an initial public offering scheduled to take …
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