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The launch of PlayStation 4 has had a big impact on Vita sales, Sony says. Sales of the handheld jumped 68 per cent after the PS4 launched, and rose 65 per cent the week after. The publisher kicked off a new Vita campaign, which promotes the connectivity functionality between Vita …

After a slew of PS4 pricing announcements from third-party publishers, EA has now decided to lower its PS4 game prices in India, IVG is reporting. Having initially priced PS4 games for India at Rs 4,499, pricing is now being revised to Rs 3,999 to match first-party pricing. EA is expected …

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No game will come close to beating Call of Duty: Ghosts for Christmas No.1, say leading betting agencies. Activision’s FPS is currently No.1 ahead of next week’s festive charts, but only beat FIFA 14 by a mere 600 units. Paddy Power, which has stopped taking bets, has Call of Duty: …

In this week’sissue of MCV, we look back at what has been a dramatic and eventful twelve months. In our Review of the Year, MCV examines eight crucial moments – from the demise of THQ to the launch of the next-gen consoles – and what those meant for the industry. …

The High Street retailer has brought extra Xbox One stock to stores in time for Christmas. A spokesperson for GAME said the retailer worked ‘closely with Microsoft’ to ensure that thousands of consoles arrived in stores in the next few days. With many stores across the UK out of stock …

Online games retailer Nextworld.in has kicked off its winter sale The site-wide sale offers discounts on all in-stock games across all platforms, offering savings of 15% to 70%. Nextworld offers free shipping across India a variety of payment options, including cash on delivery. Returning customers can also redeem their reward …

The games industry’s biggest blockbusters are recovering after disappointing opening week sales. As reported in MCV last month (MCV 763 8/11/13),the launch week sales of Battlefield 4 were down 69 per cent over Battlefield 3, while Assassin’s Creed IV fell 60 per cent compared to Assassin’s Creed III. FIFA arguably …

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