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American Amazon Prime users can now get 20 per cent off the cost of game pre-orders and brand new releases. In an FAQ page,the online retail giant says that the deal is valid only on physical editions of games. Amazon also defines ‘new release’ as a title that has been …
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Read More »GAME’s share price up 8% as New Year sales improve
GAME’s share price has improved slightly – up 8 per cent – after the retailer said its Christmas and New Year’s sales were not as bad as it feared. Sales trends improved for the three-week period ending January 9th, 2016, with transactions down 0.4 per cent. The retailer now repeats …
Read More »GameStop reports Christmas growth
Global video games retailer GameStop has said that like-for-like store sales for the nine weeks ending January 2nd were up 4.4 per cent. That represents 4.9 per cent growth in the US and 3.9 per cent internationally. Total global sales grew 1.8 per cent to $2.99bn, up from last year’s …
Read More »Release date confirmed for Homefront: The Revolution
Yes, the rumours were correct. Deep Silver has announced that Homefront: The Revolution will be released on PS4, Xbox One and PC in the UK on May 20th. It will arrive in the US on May 17th. A couple of retail ‘leaks’ had already appeared to have pointed to a …
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Read More »Amazon Canada pulls listing for $800 PlayStation VR
Could Sony’s PlayStation VR actually retail for MORE than Oculus Rift? Forbes reports that a now removed listing for the device on Amazon Canada carried a price of $1,125 Canadian dollars – that’s just shy of 550. And with the way exchange rates work, that could in reality translate to …
Read More »‘About 100 or more’ titles are being made for PlayStation VR
PlayStation VR is out in the first half of 2016, and according to Sony CEO Kaz Hirai, there should be a large selection of games to play on the tech. Speaking to the BBC at CES, Hirai said that ‘probably about 100 or more’ VR titles are being made for …
Read More »Oculus Rift price silence ‘will turn negative consumer energy into cash’
An American marketing specialist has said Facebook got it spot on about keeping quiet about the true heft of the Oculus Rift’s price tag. Until Wednesday Oculus has suggested various RRPs for the device ranging between $200 and north of $350. As a result, the actual RRP of $599 came …
Read More »MCV AWARDS 2016: THE FINALISTS
With just eight weeks to go until the big night, the finalists of this year’s MCV Awards are revealed. Is your name on the list…? Over 80 different companies are shortlisted for this year’s event, which takes place on Thursday, March 3rd at the Hilton Bankside, London. The biggest number …
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