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Top retail bosses have urged publishers to stick with Friday releases, despite growing demand for more global game launches. This year, 18 games have been released outside of the usual Friday slot to mirror US activity, where titles tend to launch on Tuesdays. These include Just Dance 4, Resident Evil …
Read More »Supermarkets adopt new special offer code
Leading UK supermarkets have backed new guidelines designed to make sure consumers are not misled by special offers. Eight grocers have signed up to a new voluntary code laid out by the Office of Fair Trading, according to The Independent. The OFT launched an inquiry in February to investigate if …
Read More »GAME now selling Steam Wallet codes
PC owners are now able to purchase credit for leading downloads store Steam in branches of GAME. The specialist is the first UK retailer to sell Steam Wallet codes from Valve, which enable users to buy games and DLC through Steam. Customers will be able to buy codes worth 5, …
Read More »195 GAME stores opening tonight for Wii U
UK retailer GAME is opening the doors to 195 stores tonight to welcome the long-awaited UK arrival of Nintendo’s Wii U. 50 of the stores will also have playable demo pods for customers to try as they wait to get their hands on the latest console to be unleashed upon …
Read More »Deloitte confirms closure of 125 additional Comet stores
Hopes that Comet will emerge from its administration appear to be fading after the biggest store closure plan so far was revealed by Deloitte. Comet is to close an additional 125 stores over the next several weeks”, leaving just 70 stores trading in an effort to sell off remaining stock. …
Read More »GTA shipments hit 125m as "special" series continues to grow
And that’s why the industry gets excited, sits up and pays attention when the words ‘Grand Theft Auto’ are uttered. Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick told the Credit Suisse 2012 Technology Conference – as reported by GameSpot – that the series has now shipped 125m units worldwide. Of that total Grand …
Read More »Skyrim Premium Edition coming to India next month
The Premium Edition of last year’s award-winning The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is coming to India next month, distributor E-xpress Interactive has announced. The Premium Edition will be available across for Rs 3,999 on PS3 and Xbox 360, which is just Rs 500 more that the price of the standard …
Read More »Gameloft’s action games sale: iOS, Android titles for Rs 55
Gameloft is offering a selection of iOS and Android action games at discounted rates for the festive season. The sale includes The Amazing Spider-Man, Gangstar Rio: City of Saints, BackStab, The Adventures of Tintin: The Game, and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow 6: Shadow Vanguard. Each of these games is now available …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed 3 for PC out in India tomorrow
The already delayed PC version of Assassin’s Creed 3 will hit stores in India tomorrow after a further delay. The PC version was originally set for release on 23rd November, nearly a month after its console counterparts, but was delayed further in India for logistical reasons. E-xpress Interactive, the game’s …
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Triumph or disappointment?
Writing this year’s Call of Duty success headline was a complicated task. If we wanted to put a positive spin on things we could have gone with: ‘Call of Duty reclaims its crown as the biggest entertainment launch of the year’ or ‘Black Ops II is the fourth fastest selling …
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