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$50 has been cut off the price of the Xbox One Titanfall bundle in the US on the Microsoft store. The console can currently be had for $449.99 directly from the platform holder. It also follows similar discounts from a handful of the nation’s biggest retailers. Don’t forget that Microsoft …
Read More »Amazon acquires rights to Yodel stake
Delivery company Yodel will soon be part-owned by Amazon. The Guardian reports that the retailer has been given the right to acquire a 4.2 per cent stake in the Hatfield-based firm for 8.7m, valuing it at 207m. Yodel ships around 135m parcels a year and is the UK’s second largest …
Read More »Deadline extended for Dixons and Carphone Warehouse merger
Dixons and Carphone Warehouse have been given more time to discuss their possible 4bn merger. Both companies were asked to come to an agreement at 5pm today (March 24th), but the Takeover Panel has now granted their request for an extension to the agreement first aired in February. The two …
Read More »Now Evening Standard says Tax Breaks announcement is this week
Tax breaks for UK games studios will be announced this week, says The Evening Standard. The newspaper’s report follows our own article last week, which revealed the tax breaks have been given the go-ahead despite not receiving an announcement at the Budget. The only news in the Budget about tax …
Read More »GAME begins selling Battle.net gift cards
UK retailer GAME has added to its already extensive digital cards offer with the introduction of Battle.net credit. Sold in denominations of 15, the credit can be redeemed via Blizzard’s online games service for titles such as Starcraft II, Diablo III, Hearthstone and World of Warcraft. Bringing Battle.net gift cards …
Read More »Official: Xbox One India launch in September
The Xbox One will go on sale in India, Microsoft has announced. The console will also launch in 25 other countries the same month, including the Middle East amd the South East Asia and Japan regions, as well as countries in Europe and Latin America where the console didn’t launch …
Read More »VIDEO: Launch trailer for Metal Gear Solid V Ground Zeroes rears head
Konami has gone live with its official launch trailer for upcoming release Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes. This morning saw the embargo lift on the game’s reviews and it currently has a Metacritic score of 75 per cent on PS4 and 77 per cent on Xbox One. Ground Zeroes …
Read More »Walmart introducing video game trade-ins in US
3,100 Walmart stores will from next week begin offering customers the chance to trade-in their games. Customers will only be eligible to receive store credit, not cash, and hardware trade-ins are not part of the program. It will be operated by CExchange, which also handles trade-ins at troubled retailer Radio …
Read More »Infamous: Second Son midnight launch at Game4u
Two Game4u stores will hold midnight launches for Infamous Second Son. Game4u stores at Mega Mall in Mumbai’s Oshiwara area and MBD Neopolis Mall in Ludhiana will sell the game at midnight on 21st March, with the store opening at 11:45 pm on the 20th. Those who pick up the …
Read More »No PS4 restock in India before April
If you were holding off on buying the PS4 till Infamous: Second Son or Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes came around, there’s some bad news. MCV has heard from reliable sources that the PS4, which is currently sold out in India, will only be back in stock in April. …
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