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Borderlands 2 has shipped over 7.5m copies at retail, and is on track to become 2K Games’ highest-selling title ever. Take-Two revealed the latest figures for physical copies of Gearbox’s sequel as part of the publisher’s Q2 2014 financial results. "Borderlands 2 has sold-in over 7.5 million units and counting, …
Read More »WWE 2K14 priced Rs 2,499 in India
Just a couple of days from release, WWE 2K14 has received a change in price. Games the Shop was first to drop the price from the earlier MRP of Rs 2,999 to Rs 2,499, but the new price has since also been adopted by other retailers like Flipkart and Game4u, …
Read More »Blockbuster won’t honour PS4 or Xbox One pre-orders
Troubled retailer Blockbuster has confirmed that it will not be honouring PS4 or Xbox One pre-orders. The chain announced its intention to re-enter administration earlier today. It has this afternoon been asked a number of times on Twitter about next-gen console pre-orders, to which it has been replying: We are …
Read More »All 264 Blockbuster stores to continue trading as buyer is sought
Blockbuster has said that all of its 264 UK stores will continue trading for the time being while a buyer for the chain is sought. However, 32 redundancies have already been made from its UK head office. It was announced just moments ago that Blockbuster UK is to enter administration …
Read More »IMAGES: Assassin’s Creed 4 midnight launch in Mumbai
Games The Shop held a midnight launch for Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag in Mumbai last night. The launch witnessed a healthy turnout as fans showed up to pick up the game along with a host of merchandise that the retailer was giving away, including t-shirts, bags, posters and keychains. …
Read More »Analyst slams Take-Two for "heavy reliance on retail"
Take-Two needs to adapt its strategy to lessen its reliance on High Street retail, one analyst has claimed. The publisher will this week likely announce that it has shipped an eye-watering 21.5m copies of Grand Theft Auto V, with revenue ahead of forecasts. Yet despite this, VG247 quotes HIS Electronics …
Read More »Sainsbury’s regains UK No.2 position in supermarket race
Asda has fallen to third in the UK supermarket race. The Guardian reports that Sainsbury’s has overtaken it to claim the title of the second biggest supermarket chain in the UK – a decade since it last occupied the spot. For the 12 weeks ending October 12th Sainsbury’s had a …
Read More »Nvidia prices GTX 780Ti, cuts 780 and 770 prices
The new Nvidia GeForce GTX 780Ti will have an RRP of around $699, likely translating to 500-550 in the UK. That, graphics cards enthusiasts will spot, is around the same price bracket currently occupied by the 780 – which is why Nvidia has cut that price of that card. The …
Read More »Who needs sleep? Trio of midnight launches on the way for GAME staff
Spare a thought for the hard-working staff of UK retailer GAME who face a very busy eight days. A huge number of stores will be opening their doors tonight at around 11:45pm to welcome the arrival of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag on current gen machines at midnight. Special event …
Read More »Batman: Arkham Origins debuts at No.1
Warner Bros third game in the Arkham series has entered the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 in first place. Batman: Arkham Origins only managed to sell around half the units achieved by its predecessor, Arkham City, in its first week although it matches the performance of the first …
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