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After guest starring on The X Factor, Take That icon Robbie Williams is ready for a reappearance at video games retail. The pop star made his game debut in last year’s We Sing Robbie Williams and now publisher Nordic Games is re-releasing the title with a tempting new price tag …
Read More »Release date for first Gears of War 3 DLC
Microsoft has dated its first DLC for recent release Gears of War 3. Called The Horde Command Pack includes three extra maps for use in the online multiplayer Horde Mode. Also included are four Fortification upgrades, three new MP characters and two new weapon skins. It will cost 800 Microsoft …
Read More »Games retailers turn to film for sales boost
UK games retailers are missing a trick by not stocking DVD and Blu-rays, Koch has told MCV. The firm’s words come as GAME and Gamestation announced that it will be selling Blu-ray movies alongside PS3 hardware in around 300 of its stores. DVDs are much more mass market than games, …
Read More »New iPhone will be unveiled tonight
Having missed its previously expected summer announcement, tonight’s the night when Apple will unveil the latest iteration of its world-conquering iPhone device. Quite what the new handset will be of course remains a matter of speculation. The biggest question is whether it will actually be the iPhone 4S – an …
Read More »It lives! Ubisoft’s I Am Alive resurfaces
Over three years since it was first unveiled to the public at E3 2008, Ubisoft has broken cover and re-announced I Am Alive. And as was rumoured back in February, the game will now skip High Street retail in favour of a digital-only release on Xbox Live Arcade and the …
Read More »Scott Parker signing FIFA 12 at Tesco Cheshunt
Supermarket chain Tesco has announced that Tottenham Hotspur and England midfielder Scott Parker is to attend a launch event for FIFA 12 at one of its Hertfordshire stores. Parker, who signed for Spurs at the end of the transfer window, will be at the Cheshunt Extra store at the Brookfield …
Read More »Xperia Play nabs Lara Croft exclusive
Sony Ericsson has signed a deal with Square Enix that will see Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light released as an Android exclusive on Xperia Play. The game, which is already available on the Apple App Store, Xbox Live, PSN and PC, will mark its arrival to the Android …
Read More »Games market steps up a Gear
Christmas came early for UK retail last week: physical game sales rose to its highest point since the first week of the year. UK stores generated 27.7m from game sales for the seven days ending September 24th, 136 per cent up over the week before. Renewed market momentum came thanks …
Read More »Supermarket prices revealed – FIFA 12 falls to £25 at Tesco
Tesco has broken cover and announced its FIFA 12 price – and perhaps surprisingly it has once again gone for that magic 25 price point. But unlike in 2009, when FIFA 10 was available for 24.97 no strings attached, this year there is a condition. The deal will only be …
Read More »FIFA 12 ANZ price and deal roundup
With FIFA 12 kicking off today, MCV takes a look at the best deals, prices and bundles in Australia and New Zealand. JB HiFi takes the award for cheapest price on the standard edition, going out at AUD$79, next to GAME’s AUD$88 for PS3 or 360. GAME and EB Games, …
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