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Argos trials first Minute-Past-Midnight delivery for Xbox One X

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Argos has announced a UK-first Fast Track delivery trial that guarantees its customers will be the first in the country to receive Microsoft’s Xbox One X. The ambitiously-named Minute-Past-Minute delivery option will be trialled across London Zones 1-5 and promises that customers will receive the console on their doorstep just …

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Wired Productions raises $10,000 for mental health charity

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Publisher Wired Productions has announced it’s awarded $10,000 to charity Take This as part of its first mental health awareness campaign. Initially unveiled back in August of this year, 25 per cent of all net receipts from digital sales of LKA’s The Town of Light sold within the promotional window were donated …

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Shadow of War claims Japan No.1 with sales up 39% on Mordor

It was another slow week at Japanese retail last week, marking the second consecutive week of decline for its physical game market. This is partly due to a lack of high-profile new releases, as the only new entries this week were Warner Bros’ Shadow of War and Square Enix’s Lost …

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The British Esports Association’s Andy Payne talks about making the grassroots greener in the U.K

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“The United Kingdom has always been a powerhouse for video games,” says Andy Payne, the chair of the British Esports Associations advisory board, finishing up a potted history of 35 years of game development history. “We always punch above our weight globally, but our esports scene has been patchy, to …

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Have Shadow of War sales lived up to its ‘triple-A flagship’ billing?

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Warner Bros’ Middle-earth: Shadow of War’s first weekend figures came out this morning and it looks to be down on what the company was hoping for the title. It’s still one of the better-selling titles of the year – in the top ten of 2017’s various Week One openings – but we …

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Japan’s physical game market slows despite SNES Mini boom

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As we reported on Wednesday, the SNES Mini was the main story of Japanese retail this week, out-selling both the Switch and the NES Mini in its first week, according to the latest figures from Famitsu. The NES Mini, by comparison, sold just 263,000 units in its first week on sale, …

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Oculus Rift price cut to £399 for good

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In addition to announcing a brand-new standalone VR headset in the form of the Oculus Go, Oculus also announced yet another permanent price cut for its regular Rift headset.  After its successful Summer of Rift program, where it dropped the price temporarily to £399 for six weeks, the Rift will now stay at …

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