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We recently got news that upcoming brawler Dead or Alive 5 would be releasing in India. Now, thanks to Redington, the game’s Indian distributor, we’re giving MCV India readers the opportunity to win themselves a copy of the game on each of the two platforms. Simply answer the painfully easy …
Read More »GMG cuts FIFA 13 to £34.99; GAME reveals 99p trade-in deal
The first move in the anticipated FIFA 13 price war has been made. Online retailer Green Man Gaming is, for 24 hours only, offering the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions for just 34.99. The offer comes as part of a wider EA promotion, as spotted by PCGamesN, that includes Crysis …
Read More »Telltale’s The Walking Dead heading to retail
Telltale Games has announced a retail version of its thus far acclaimed adventure game take on The Walking Dead, heading for stores in time for the holidays. The developer revealed on Twitter that copies will be available in US shops for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 on December 4th. The …
Read More »Borderlands 2 tops charts, becomes biggest 2012 release
At last, we have a No.1 selling in decent numbers. 2K Games’ Borderlands 2 has debuted at No.1 in this week’s listings thanks to the biggest unit sales launch of 2012 to date, bettering previous sales winner Mass Effect 3. Its predecessor Borderlands, which launched in late 2009, made it …
Read More »Amazon’s games boss joins mobile publisher
Amazon’s video games boss has left the retailer for a role at mobile publisher and developer Tag Games. Graham Chambers – whose other significant roles over a 20-year career has included MD at Gauntlet Entertainment, MD at Ubisoft and sales director at Nintendo – takes the role of head of …
Read More »Game4u to hold FIFA 13 midnight launch
Specialist games retailer Game4u will hold a midnight launch for popular upcoming title FIFA 13. The midnight launch will be conducted at the following Game4u stores: Mumbai – Mega Mall, Andheri Mumbai – Infiniti Mall, Malad Gurgaon – MGF Metropolis Jalandhar – Viva Collage Ludhiana – MBD Neopolis The midnight …
Read More »OPINION: DVD hits £700m so far in 2012, highlighting the challenge for games retail
DVD and Blu-ray have already made more than 700m for UK retail this year. That entertainment sector is tracking ahead of last year, with 90.3m discs sold. And it is outstripping year-to-date sales of video games both in terms of units and value. With plenty of high-profile releases still on …
Read More »FIFA, Wii U and ten pages on DVD and Blu-ray in this week’s MCV
This week’s MCV is now available to download – and it is jam-packed with features and stories, including our bumper 10-page guide to the DVD and Blu-ray sector. In this 88-page edition, you’ll also find an interview with FIFA’s boss David Rutter, former Gamestation staff discuss their memories of the …
Read More »Retail unlikely to discount Wii U at launch
The discounting that ‘blighted’ the launch of 3DS at UK retail will likely be avoided for Wii U. There was a lot of stock of 3DS, which meant we felt we could go lower on price,” one senior retailer exec told MCV. But I don’t expect nearly as much Wii …
Read More »Super slim PS3 arrives in India "before Diwali"
Sony revealed the new super slim PS3 at its Tokyo Game Show press conference yesterday, and Sony India has today announced that the new console will make its way to India before Diwali. The new PS3 is 25 per cent smaller and 20 per cent lighter than the current PS3 …
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