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A lack of major product saw the UK games market drop significantly to 11.73m this week – a fall of 34 per cent. Unit sales also dipped 24 per cent to 519,196 for the week ending September 17th. Retail will hope the figures are just a blip as the market …
Read More »Get OnLive console and Saints Row 3 for £24.49
It’s all the industry is talking about today, and new streaming games service OnLive is doing all it can to ensure the public is just as enthused. As well as its any game for 1 deal for new users of the service, OnLive is also offering a fantastic freebie for …
Read More »Ikea launches in-store crèche – for men
It’s perhaps the best idea ever conceived. The Australian arm of Swedish furniture giant Ikea has launched Mnland – an adult crche for men. The idea is that women are able to drop of their fellas at the beginning of their shopping spree and collect them at the end. As …
Read More »X Factor returns to UK games retail
The game of TV sensation X Factor is getting a second audition at retail next month. Deep Silver will be re-releasing last year’s Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii singing title on October 14th with a budget price of 19.99. Microphone bundles will also be available. The products will be available …
Read More »Your move, Eurogamer
Retail giant GAME defied its critics and put on its first, and successful, consumer event last week. GAMEfest attracted some 30,000 visitors to Birmingham NEC, with huge stands and long queues for titles such as F1 2011, Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3.It comes following criticism from major publishers over …
Read More »GAME becomes first retailer to back OnLive
GAME Group has forged a unique strategic partnership with OnLive, the cloud gaming service that launches in the UK today. In fact GAME is the first games retailer to work closely with OnLive. The firm will sell the service to millions of customers in the UK, and eventually across Europe …
Read More »iPhone 5 – is October 4th the day?
Allthingsdigitalhas set the blogosphere alight with apparently solid information that iOS5 and therefore iPhone 5 will be revealed the the media on October 4th. Apple had already hinted at an autumn release, leading many to expect something in early Sept.That didn’t happen, but this new date seems much more concrete. …
Read More »Now PSN digital titles rollout to all UK GAMEs and Gamestations
The GAME Group has confirmed that it has rolled out its PlayStation digital games offering to all 615 of its GAME and Gamestation stores in the UK. Earlier this month the chain confirmed that it had rolled out its Xbox Live catalogue nationwide. Over 40 PSN products are now available …
Read More »Gears of War 3 – price roundup
Where’s the cheapest place to buy Microsoft’s new shooter this morning? MCV rounds up all the deals: HIGH STREET Morrisons: 37.99. Also available for 25 when purchased with a 17.49 Xbox Live Points Card, making the total 42.49. Tesco: 39.90. Also available for 28 when purchased with a 18.99 Xbox …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Revelations includes first game for free
Ubisoft has announced that a free copy of 2007 hit Assassin’s Creed will be included with the PS3 version of Assassin’s Creed: Revelations. It’s a limited time promotion, however, with the publisher saying that only day one copies” of the game will include the extra. The offer applies to PS3 …
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