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Telltale doesn’t make games like other people. It doesn’t begin a game with a prototype or concept art, instead it starts with a script. We don’t produce a game visually until we feel we have completed the script,” explains Job Stauffer, the head of creative communications at The Walking Dead, …
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Nintendo patents may reveal new Switch features
A series of patents filed by Nintendo may offer up a look at some unannounced features for the Switch. Over the last few months Nintendo has filed a number of patents that seem to relate to the recently announced Switch console. The drawings in the patents seem to show the …
Read More »GAME is charging people £10 to try PSVR for 20 minutes
Retailer GAME is charging customers to try out PSVR, with 10 getting you 20 minutes with Sony’s new VR headset. Only certain stores appear to be running the promotion, and anyone wanting to try out PSVR must book a slot in advance, so it likely won’t appeal to those who …
Read More »GAME, King and Telltale headline this week’s MCV
This week, we catch up with High Street retailer GAME. CFO Mark Gifford and CEO Martyn Gibbs dismiss cash concerns and discuss hardware, GameStop’s publishing business and the launch of Nintendo NX. We also talk to King about its new game, multiplayer-focused card game Shuffle Cats, and to Telltale’s head …
Read More »More giant stores planned as GAME targets ten ‘arenas’
Ten more video game arenas will pop up in GAME stores across the country, the firm has confirmed. It follows the launch of the Multiplay Arena at the GAME Trafford Centre. These sections are designed to let players compete in tournaments utilising powerful gaming PCs, and the retailer says it …
Read More »GAME: PS3 and 360 are now ‘played through’
It appears that time is finally up for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. GAME says that the collapse in sales of these two formats have been one of the main reasons behind the retailer’s recent disappointing financial results. Our results were impacted by the UK console market in transition from …
Read More »‘Nintendo NX will be a major event’ says GAME
GAME boss Martyn Gibbs says Nintendo’s comeback next year will be a ‘major event’. Nintendo plans to debut its NX console in March 2017 and the UK retail boss is optimistic following the reception to Pokmon Go on iOS and Android. In terms of looking forward, we are positive because …
Read More »GAME prepares trade-in push around PS4 Pro and Scorpio
Mid-cycle console upgrades will be a boon for specialist retail, says GAME. The firm told MCV that it expects existing PS4 and Xbox One owners to trade-in their old consoles against the upcoming PS4 Pro and Xbox One Scorpio. This in turn will see more pre-owned consoles sold, resulting in …
Read More »GAME dismisses cash concerns ahead of crucial Q4
Troubled UK retailer GAME has brushed off concerns over its finances, telling MCV it has the money to do ‘the most significant console launches you could ever imagine’. In May, GAME said that a review by major credit insurers had resulted in the reduction or removal of significant levels of …
Read More »PlayStation VR pre-orders in the "hundreds of thousands" as stock runs dry
Supplies of the PlayStation VR are running incredibly short after what Sony has described as sales totalling the hundreds of thousands”. The headsets are almost impossible to track down in the UK this week, with nearly all major retailers left out of stock. It’s not yet clear when stocks will …
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