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Game4u will expand its retail operations this month with its first stores in Delhi and Bangalore. Like its store in Lower Parel, Mumbai, Game4u’s Delhi and Bangalore outlets will be shop-in-shop stores within Hamleys toy stores. Our decision to enter the Delhi and Bangalore markets is backed by the increasing …
Read More »Skylanders games and toys arrive in India
Two years after it took the world by storm, Activision’s Skylanders series has finally made its way to India. The Skylanders games are supplemented with a line of toy figures that can be bought separately and can interact with the game. Distributor WWC has released the first game in the …
Read More »Don Bradman Cricket delayed to 2014
There will no longer be any cricket games released to celebrate England’s upcoming triumph in this winter’s Ashes. Oh wait… In much the same manner as England’s batting order have capitulated under the glare of Mitchell Johnson, the hopes and expectations of cricket fans have crumbled as a second cricket …
Read More »PS4 ‘wins’ November NPD and takes US sales lead; No Wii U numbers released
Although certain press releases issued last night may make you think the opposite, it is PS4 that has emerged as the early leader in the next-gen US sales race. Cutting through all the jargon, PS4 was the best-selling next-gen hardware in the US in November. Although this of course simply …
Read More »Nordic signs Planetary Annihilation publishing deal
Planetary Annihilation is to receive a physical retail release thanks to a new publishing deal with Nordic Games. Nordic also assumes non-exclusive partnership duties on the digital version. "Nordic Games is helping us deliver the next-generation of real-time strategy gaming to our Kickstarter backers and global fan base," CTO at …
Read More »Moorfields confirms Blockbuster closure
As was exclusively revealed by MCV yesterday, all remaining Blockbuster stores will close next week. That means the closure of 91 stores and the loss of 808 jobs, with the last doors to be shut on Monday December 16th. All remaining stock will be sold off at a significant discount …
Read More »Valve to ship beta Steam Machines this week, SteamOS also available
300 beta testers will get their hands on the Valve-produced Steam Box and its new touch-based controller. Valve has announced up to 300 selected Steam Machine beta testers will be notified at 2pm PDT today and will receive the devices later this week. The living room PCs will ship this …
Read More »PS4 India press conference confirmed for 18th December in Delhi
Sony India will hold a press conference on 18th December to announce launch plans for the PlayStation 4 in India. The press conference will be held at Delhi’s Shangri-LaEros Hotel at 12:30 pm. Present at the presser will be Kinichiro Hibi, managing director of Sony India; Robert Fisser, vice president …
Read More »Angry Birds Go launches in UK, has IAP prices reduced
Rovio’s kart racing iOS title Angry Birds Go is now available in the UK. Fortunately, the game has had the price of its IAPs reduced. The version soft-launched in New Zealand featured a kart that cost 69.99. This has now been reduced to (a still somewhat pricey) 34.99. That’s not …
Read More »All remaining Blockbuster stores to close next week
The last of Blockbuster’s UK stores will close next week, MCV can reveal. MCV reported last month that Blockbuster was due for total closure by December 20th and last week administrator Moorfields Corporate Recovery admitted that it had still not received any acceptable offers” and as a result we may …
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