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UK games industry legend Charles Cecil MBE will present the keynote at the upcoming Interface event. Cecil co-founded Revolution back in 1990, and created the Broken Sword franchise. He is on the Board of Governors of the British Film Institute (BFI) and Screen Yorkshire, the regional agency that supports film, …
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Pachter: Yes, disc based games and consoles have a long future ahead
Retail can continue to happily sell disc-based physical video games for at least another 20 years, according to one leading analyst. GameStop CEO Paul Raines said earlier that he believes physical games retail will never go away, although the comments were dismissed as delusional, self-serving load of tosh” by former …
Read More »Nvidia’s Shield Android TV box arrives in the UK tomorrow
Two versions of Nvidia’s Shield Android TV box will go on sale in the UK tomorrow. The 16GB SKU will retail for 149.99 while the 500GB SKU will cost 219.99. Also available are the Shield Remote (39.99) and stand (24.99), while additional gamepads will cost 49.99. Also included in the …
Read More »GAME is taking pre-orders on a £49.99 Merge VR headset
A cut-price virtual reality headset will go on sale exclusively at GAME next month. The Merge VR headset works with iOS and Android smartphones. It will retail for 49.99 and currently has a release date of October 30th. The tech will also be available to try in some GAME stores …
Read More »GameStop: Disc-based games will be around forever
Digital is here, and digital is growing, but there is no scenario where disc-based video games will disappear from the market, according to GameStop. Disc-based games will be around forever,” CEO Paul Raines told Forbes. The market has seen physical music sales down 50 per cent from its peak and …
Read More »GameStop to add 28,000 staff for holiday season
GameStop aims to hire 28,000 additional staff for this year’s holiday season, the US retailer has revealed. Games Industryreports the figure tops the 25,000 extra seasonal employees the company looked to add for the 2014 holiday season by 12 per cent. "Providing exceptional customer service is the cornerstone of GameStop’s …
Read More »Amazon wants to pay customers to deliver parcels
Retailer Amazon has announced a new scheme that will see people earning between $18-$25 an hour to deliver parcels to customers. ‘Amazon Flex’ requires only that members have their own car and own Android phone. Drivers will be delivering packages ordered through Amazon’s new same-hour Prime delivery service. Those wishing …
Read More »Conker’s Big Reunion cancelled as Microsoft ceases Project Spark DLC support
Game goes completely free with no microtransactions
Read More »International Factfile 2015: Jordan
Like many of its Middle Eastern neighbours, Jordan has a thriving mobile games business. But it’s also seeing success on more traditional games platforms. Jordan’s mobile games industry is expected to expand by almost a third (29 per cent) this year, according to casual games firm, Big Fish Games. The …
Read More »Project Spark is dropping microtransactions
Xbox One title Project Spark is ditching its free-to-play elements and becoming a properly free game. From October 5th all of the title’s previously premium content will be offered for free to both new and existing users. On the same day developers Team Dakota and Skybox Labs will introduce a …
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