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UK retail giant GAME has hailed last night’s Xbox One launch an incredible success, and says that the console’s sales will easily beat the launch of Xbox 360. The firm created a pop-up GAME store at Trocadero for the launch of the console, with 26 year-old Charlie Pulbrook from Kent …

You know those pesky Channel 4 ads? They just got a lot more interesting. Sony has partnered with the UK broadcaster to air a series of PS4-influenced graphics in place of Channel 4’s iconic TV spots. The ads begin from November 28th and were produced in-game through a number of …

It’s a moment fans have been waiting for for years, it’s dominated the media, the radio, the TV, press and the High Street all week. No, not Xbox One, but Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary. And now The Doctor has materialised on Google’s homepage in video game-form. The latest brilliant take-over …

Xbox One will sell out and there will be difficulty getting stock, admits Xbox VP Phil Harrison. But, he added, the firm is doing everything it can to accelerate stock replenishment. The Microsoft exec told MCV what comes next for the Xbox business now it has launched its new games …

Athetics association claims breach of contract, seeks to halt settlement

GameStop has announced its allocation of PS4 consoles has run dry, and still some 2.3m customers are waiting for new stock to arrive. Game Informer reports the retailer revealed the figure during an earnings call yesterday, following the release of its Q3 financial report. The firm also stated that it …

League of Legends investor backs 'first-ever' MOBA for iPad

Telltale is reportedly developing a new game based on either George R.R. Martin’s fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire or the hit HBO show based on it, Game of Thrones. IGN cities multiple reliable” sources claiming that the studio that crafted a critically-acclaimed episodic graphic adventurebased on Robert …

The battle for the next generation of gaming begins

Another analyst has issued a damning verdict on the future fortunes of Nintendo’s Wii U. GamesIndustry reports that DFC Intelligence analyst David Cole says in an upcoming report that the firm is lowering its lifetime Wii U sales forecasts, predicting that it will struggle to reach a quarter of Wii’s …