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US retail giant Amazon has issued a lawsuit against 1,114 people accused of posting fake product reviews on its website. The move is the second such effort by the website to combat ‘false, misleading and inauthentic’ reviews this year, after it took a number of review sellers to court in …
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PC wireless adapter for Xbox One controller arrives next week
Microsoft has revealed the PC wireless adapter for Xbox One controllers will release early next week. Dubbed the Xbox Wireless Adapter for Windows, the product will be availablethrough Microsoft directlyas well as various retailers includingGAMEstarting October 20th. The adapter includes headphone and party chat support through the controller, which according …
Read More »International Factfile 2015: Russia
When the West thinks of the Russian games market, PC and piracy may come to mind. That couldn’t be further from the truth. For one, consoles are beginning to rival PC for players’ affections. Gamers love PlayStation,” says Sergey Amirdjanov, marketing director at Russian distributor SoftClub. Xbox did a very …
Read More »Adjusted profits slip at GAME but new stores on the way
GAME saw a 4.5 per cent dip in pre-tax adjusted profit in the last financial year. The final number reached 38m, down from the 39.8m in the previous year. Adjusted EBITDA earning fell 8.6 per cent to 46.9m. Group revenue was up 0.6 per cent at 866.6m, however, with UK …
Read More »The Talos Principle Deluxe Edition out now on PS4
The Talos Principle Deluxe Edition has arrived for PS4, publisher Devolver Digital has announced. Croteam’s first-person puzzle collaboration with writers Jonas Kyratzes and Tom Jubert is now available at retail for $50. The release contains both The Talos Principle and its Road to Gehenna DLC. The Talos Principle launched late …
Read More »International Factfile 2015: Singapore
Despite having a population less than that of London, Singapore provides a thriving landscape for games businesses and serves as the Asian home for major Western publishers. It’s little wonder that big names such as Ubisoft, EA and Activision have moved into the country – Singaporeans are the highest-spending gamers …
Read More »Star Wars Battlefront gets a £40 Season Pass
It’s going to cost in the region of 90 to see everything that Star Wars battlefront has to offer at launch. The base game for Star Wars: Battlefront costs in the region of 40-60 depending on the format and the retailer. On Origin for PC, for instance, it costs 50. …
Read More »Allison Road drops Kickstarter for Team17 deal
Developer Lilith announces new partnership with indie publisher
Read More »‘Overly ambitious’ expansion leads Humble Bundle to cut a fifth of staff
Digital retailer Humble Bundle has been forced to let 12 of its staff members go, after the firm’s CEO admitted it had attempted to grow too quickly. Polygon, citing an anonymous source, reported that the job losses took place across the entire company last week, and accounted for around 20 …
Read More »Lilith cancels Allison Road Kickstarter, partners with Team 17
Developer Lilith has halted its Kickstarter crowdfunding push for survival horror title Allison Road. The PT-inspired title’s Kickstarter launched on September 21st, and since then Lilith has raised 145,959 of its 250,000 goal and attracted 4,482 backers. The studio has announced on Kickstarter that the reason it has ditched its …
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