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Despite the rise of digital and various efforts by publishers to battle the popularity of pre-owned games, it looks like the sector isn’t going anywhere. UK retailer GAME seemingly agrees, following the announcement of a new deal that it hopes will ‘boost confidence’ in the trade-in and resale of used …
Read More »Fallout 4 ‘must not miss 2015 release date’
Bethesda’s Fallout 4 must arrive this side of Christmas as promised, say UK retailers. Triple-A titles have continued to slip out of 2015, including the likes of Uncharted 4, Dead Island 2, Zelda, Quantum Break, The Division and more, weakening what had once promised to be a blockbuster end to …
Read More »Batman Arkham Knight Batmobile Edition cancelled due to ‘quality compromise’
An ultra-premium version of the next Batman title has been pulled days before the game’s release. The Batman Arkham Knight Batmobile Edition was the highest-tier offering available for Warner Bros’ upcoming superhero adventure, with a price tag of 169.99. What does that cost amount to? Well, those willing to stump …
Read More »That’s more like it: UK retail ‘delighted’ as E3 delivers the games
UK retailers have hailed a ‘momentous’ E3, as the event delivered on the games the industry desperately needed. Big titles such as Uncharted 4, Zelda, The Division, Dead Island 2 and Quantum Break had all been moved out of 2015 earlier this year, leading stores to tell MCV that E3 …
Read More »Fallout 4 Pip-Boy Edition is GAME exclusive in the UK
Bethesda’s high-end Fallout 4 SKU the Pip-Boy Edition will only be available from GAME in the UK. The special edition release comes with an actual Pip-Boy device that users can strap to their wrist. Once the have then inserted their smartphone they will be able to use the accessory much …
Read More »E3 2015: When are all of the conferences?
Bethesda’s conference launched E3 in impressive fashion, but we still have another seven events to go in the next two days. First up is the Xbox conference, which takes place today (Monday) at 17:30 UK time, followed in quick succession by EA’s eventand Ubisoft’s briefing, at 21:00 and 23:00 respectively. …
Read More »PES 2016 returns to earlier release date
PES 2016 has shifted back to its traditional release window and will arrive just before FIFA 16, Konami has said. The game will hit PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC on September 18th – a week ahead of FIFA 16 which arrives on September 22nd. Last year’s outing …
Read More »GameStop’s $500m merchandise dream
When GameStop revealed its latest financial results, the firm told its investors it had a new dream. It wants to turn its fledgling merchandise operation (expected to be worth up to $200m this year) into a $500m business by 2018. Some of its investors were perplexed by this target. There …
Read More »Splatoon holds on for a second week in Japanese charts as Wii U sales rise
It seems that Nintendo’s latest shooter still has legs (tentacles?) in Japan, as it outdoes a slew of new releases to remain top of the retail charts. According to the latest data from Famitsu, despite Splatoon’s sales nearly halving from its launch week, Wii U hardware sales actually went up, …
Read More »Dark Souls 3 coming in early 2016, new leak suggests
The body of evidence pointing to an E3 2015 reveal for Dark Souls 3 is growing. IGN has obtained a promo image for the game, which you can see below, which carries a launch date of early 2016. It was first reported last week that the game was in line …
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