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The latest entry in Activision’s Call of Duty series goes straight to the top of the UK boxed games charts. 91 per cent of Week One sales were for the newer PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, while a measly nine per cent of units sold were for the the PS3 …
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International Factfile 2015: Ukraine
The Ukrainian games market is one of the smallest in Eastern Europe, despite being home to a number of games firms that have struck it big on the global stage. According to market research firm SuperData, digital games revenue last year totalled $68 million (44.3m) in Ukraine, comprising just three …
Read More »Capcom targets ‘newer, younger, eSports audience’ with Street Fighter V
It may not seem like it, but it’s been nearly a decade since the last numbered Street Fighter game. That’s right: Street Fighter IV came out in 2008. Of course, you might not have noticed the time passing, given the release of Super Street Fighter IV in 2010, Street Fighter …
Read More »GAME is opening three new UK stores this month
London, Manchester and Southampton will this month provide homes for three new stores from retailer GAME. The London (Westfield White City) and Manchester (Trafford Centre) outlets open today (November 6th). Anyone who shops in them at any stage in the next three days will receive an extra 1,000 Reward Points. …
Read More »It seems like Fallout 4 Pip-Boy Edition pre-orders are being cancelled at GAME
Gamers are taking to Twitter to lambast GAME after it appears their pre-orders for the Pip-Boy Edition of Fallout 4 were cancelled days before release. The 100 SKU includes the much-discussed real-life Pip-Boy wearable, and was exclusive to the retailer. Consumers had to place a 20 deposit to secure their …
Read More »Black Ops III’s Nuketown multiplayer map is exclusive to GAME
The Nuketown competitive map has been on many adverts for Activision’s Call of Duty as a pre-order incentive, but it seems it’s not available at all retailers. As spotted by Eurogamer, Activision’s support website said that that ‘all players’ who pre-ordered the shooter would receive Nuketown, though the publisher has …
Read More »Blizzard shooter Overwatch is coming to PS4 and Xbox One
Blizzard’s upcoming shooter Overwatch has been confirmed for a console release, having previously only been revealed for PC. The title, which grew out of the studio’s cancelled Titan MMO project, is a class-based first-person shooter which features a number of distinct characters with unique abilities – not unlike MOBA games …
Read More »What exactly was PlayStation up to in Paris? Find out in the latest issue of MCV
Whismical animal titles, make-it-yourself games, interactive movies, VR: PlayStation was certainly playing with fire at Paris Games Week. Will it pay off? Read this week’s MCV and find out. We also speak with HTC as the phone maker prepares to release its Vive virtual reality headset in a potentially market-changing …
Read More »Prime Now one-hour Amazon delivery arrives in UK
Retailer Amazon has rolled out its new range of quick delivery options to some parts of the UK. Prime Now, which for an additional 6.99 on top of Amazon prime membership offers to deliver orders within the hour, is now available in Central London and Birmingham. Over 10,000 items are …
Read More »ShopTo plots further digital console expansion
Online retailer ShopTo is now selling PS4 download codes. The firm is offering codes for PlayStation Plus subscriptions, DLC, wallet top-ups and full games. It is eyeing the Xbox and Nintendo markets, too. We have PlayStation, plus a few other things that will launch in the coming weeks and months,” …
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