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BioWare’s Mass Effect could be the next IP in line for a next-gen re-release. As spotted by NeoGAF, Chilean retailer Zmart Games has posted listings for the Mass Effect Trilogy on both PS4 and Xbox One. The listings don’t specify either a release date or price – although the sheer …
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Dark Souls 2 PC gets a price drop, Trials Fusion for PS4 gets retail release
Dark Souls 2 for PC will release at a lower-than-expected price of Rs 1,999 in India. Retailers had earlier listed the PC version for preorder at Rs 2,499 or Rs 2,999, but distributor E-xpress Interactive has now confirmed the Rs 1,999 price point. That’s still higher than most PC games …
Read More »Mojang confirms Minecraft PS3 retail release in Europe, North America
Mojang has confirmed retail release plans for Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition in both North America and PAL regions. Both the US and Europe PlayStation blogs report on the indie hit’s upcoming PS3 Blu-ray release, which follows Minecraft’s Xbox 360 version receiving the same treatment in 2013. News of the physical …
Read More »Twitch is now a games retailer, is selling Nuclear Throne
Streaming giant Twitch has for the first time offered users the chance to purchase a game via the service. Super Crate Box, Ridiculous Fishing and Luftrausers developer Vlambeer is allowing gamers to purchase the Steam version of its next title, Nuclear Throne, through Twitch. You can now buy access to …
Read More »UK retail numbers back on the slide
UK retail sales in March fell by the largest amount in the last 12 months due to the late timing of Easter this year, says the British Retail Consortium. Like-for-like sales dropped by 1.7 per cent year-on-year in March in terms of value, reportsReuters, following a 0.7 per cent rise …
Read More »Xbox One Paris Saint Germain bundle heading to French retail
Recently downed Champions League quarter finalists Paris Saint Germain are to get the Xbox One bundle treatment in France. Joystiq reports that the SKU includes a console, controller, Kinect, some PSG-themed stickers to adorn the hardware, a club shirt and a subscription to PSG’s streaming TV channel. It will retail …
Read More »MCV AWARDS 2014: Argos beats Amazon to Mainstream Retailer award
Argos took home the Mainstream Retailer prize from last night’s MCV Awards. In 2013 the catalogue retailer shot to the forefront of games retail with its flexible buying options, and also fulfilled what would have been otherwise lost PS4 and Xbox One pre-orders made at doomed rival Blockbuster. It also …
Read More »Online retailer found to be selling Humble Bundle PC codes for profit
Digital distributor 7 Entertainment has been found to be reselling PC keys obtained from Humble Bundle. Game Informer reports some developers have confirmed that 7 Entertainment’s sites such as Fast2Play, Kinguin and G2Play are currently offering codes that were originally supplied to Humble. Effectively this means that the codes – …
Read More »GameSessions brings PC game rentals to retail
Former PlayStation Europe boss Chris Deering last night fronted the official unveiling of a new games retail service at GDC. It’s called GameSessions and it hopes to place cards into retail that consumers purchase to acquire rental rights for PC titles. These physical cards allow retailers to benefit from the …
Read More »Dixons Retail signs up for Gadget Show Live
Electronics giant DixonsRetail is partnering with The Gadget Show Live. The firm is sponsoring the show’s 4,500 seater Super Theatre, which hosts daily hour-long live Gadget Show performances. Hosted by the Channel 5 show’s presenters Jason Bradbury, Rachel Riley, Jon Bentley and Ortis Deley, the Super Theatre is also home …
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