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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 …
Read More »Klipsch makes gaming debut with new headsets
Speaker manufacturer Klipsch had revealed a pair of upcoming headsets designed specifically for gaming. The company will offer two models beginning next month: the wired KG-200 line for $130, as well as the wireless KG-300 for $200. The KG-200 includes 40-millimeter drivers, as well as Fidelity, Combat, Stealth, and Sport …
Read More »China to police any new console market
The sale of games consoles may have green lit in China, but the market will still be heavily regulated. That’s according to Bloomberg which says that China’s Ministry of Culture will be responsible for drafting new rules on video-game consoles” following the lifting of the 14-year old ban on their …
Read More »Capcom: Next-gen games require eight-to-ten times more development
The amount of work needed to produce a PS4 or Xbox One game is vastly more than was seen with the previous-gen machines. That’s according to Capcom’s senior manager of technology management at its consumer games department Masaru Ijuin, who said on the Capcom blog: It’s clear that heightened game …
Read More »12,000 shops to fold in 2014, analyst predicts
The worst of the financial crisis may be behind us, but the year ahead promises to be a challenging one for retail. The Mirror reports that CRR boss Professor Joshua Bamfield believes that up to 12,000 shops could fold in 2014 with fashion chains, chemists, jewellers, newsagents and health and …
Read More »Neo Geo X maker Tommo accuses SNK of "bullying"
The company behind the Neo Geo X retro console has accused SNK of bullying” retailers. Back in October SNK suddenly terminated its licensing agreement with Tommo and demanded that it stop manufacturing, distributing, marketing and selling the Neo Geo X, citing breach of contract. The following day Tommo fought back, …
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