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Now That’s What I Call Music: Dance and Sing will hit shelves for Wii on November 11th with a revised name. The Wii exclusive from publisher Tubby Games was previously known as Now That’s What I Call Music: The Game, but has since had its name revised to help better …
Read More »GAME offers Ace Combat pre-order perks
Namco Bandai has revealed a host of extras available to those who pre-order Ace Combat: Assault Horizon from the UK’s leading High Street retailer GAME. Buyers will get three free multiplayer perks – Enhanced Dog Fight Mode, Enhanced Air Strike Mode and a Plus version of Machine Gun Cool Down. …
Read More »Digital copies of Dirt 3 stolen
Codes for an estimated three million copies of Codemasters racer Dirt 3 have been accessed and illegally distributed online. Kotaku reports that a promotion from graphics card manufacturer AMD was offering free copies of the game to anyone who purchased one of their graphics cards. However, the 3m Steam codes …
Read More »New Zealand PS3 sales receive 300% boost after price cut
Sony Computer Entertainment Australia announced a 400% PS3 sales jump last week, and has today confirmed 300% in New Zealand. The increase follows the price drop of the PS3 worldwide on 22nd August, which saved New Zealand consumers NZD$150 per console (approximately). David Hine, director of sales and marketing for …
Read More »OPINION: Loss-leading at its smartest
If you think it’s hard getting games to stand out amongst the Christmas blockbusters of FIFA and Call of Duty, try being a retailer. Each year there appears to be another outlet or two trying to muscle in on a market already crammed full of competitors. This year Bee.com is …
Read More »Deus Ex gets UK games retail back on its feet
The UK boxed games market has recovered from its ten-year low on the back of Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Square Enix’s latest blockbuster shot to the top of the charts, and is the first quality triple-A title released in months. The UK games retail market was worth 14.6m this week, …
Read More »UK Software Sales Monitor: Market growth begins at £14.6m
The market leapt 62 per cent this week, spurred on by the release of Square Enix’s Deus Ex: Human Revolution which went straight to No.1. 14.6m was generated from game sales. Unit sales rose 32 per cent to 652,155 games sold. It was a much-needed boost after the retail market …
Read More »Playstation sales in Australia jump over 400%
After a huge price slash of the Playstation 3 console on 22nd August, Sony has confirmed that sales in Australia have risen over 400%. The data is based on NPD Group findings and retailers information, and pertains to both the 160Gb and 320Gb models of the console. Michael Ephraim, managing …
Read More »Tesco reveals Arkham City freebie
The UK’s leading supermarket Tesco has landed the rights to a tasty freebie for Warner Interactive’s Batman: Arkham City. Those who pre-order with the chain will be rewarded with the Joker’s Carnival Challenge Map DLC. The stand-alone mission set is said to add around four hours of additional gameplay to …
Read More »New Gamestation site launches with £99 Xbox 360
The new-look Gamestation.co.ukand GAME.co.uk websites are now live. And furthermore, the retailer is celebrating the arrival of the new Gamestation look with a string of offers, the leading one of which is the chance to grab a 250GB Xbox 360 for just 100. At the time of writing the machine …
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