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Asda has turned on Black Friday, signalling its desire to move away from the sales event it helped popularise in the UK. The supermarket, which is owned by US giant Walmart, brought across the American day of discounting to its UK outlets in 2013, making it one of the first …

Eight slots available to showcase games to 75,000 visitors

Real Boxing dev offering marketing support, user acquisition and more

Prominent independent developer Mike Bithell has hired a chief operating officer to help run his company, Bithell Games. Announcing the hirevia his blog, the developer named formernews content director at the now-closed Joystiq Alexander Sliwinski as his new COO. It’s time to start some new things,” writes Bithell. It felt …

Migration to new OS continues, but Windows 7 still leads

Volume dev welcomes former Joystiq writer Alexander Sliwinski because “boy do I suck at operations”

MCV takes a look at the best accessories heading to UK retail. This week, we rock out with the Guitar Hero Live controller and game on the go thanks to a new Apple iOS pad Guitar Hero Live Standalone Guitar Controller Guitar Hero’s iconic multi-coloured controller of the past has …

EA has revealed that it has another UFC title in the works. In a post on Facebook, the publisher posted a logo for the game (pictured) alongside today’s date, Tuesday November 10th. Expect more details today. The firm’s first UFC game launched in June 2014 and was exclusive to the …

Many customers who have been unable to contact GAME’s customer services concerning their botched Fallout 4 orders will not be receiving the game today. It was revealed last Friday that a number of customers who had pre-ordered the coveted Pip-Boy Edition of the game had seen their orders cancelled after …

Star Wars fans looking to show their affection for the Dark Side will be able to pick up anew Darth Vader-themed pad for the PS4. The black controller was originally announced as part of the Darth Vader-themed PS4 bundle, which also includes a copy of upcoming shooter Battlefront and four …