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Consumers can now get a refund on any digital purchase made from Apple, no questions asked. Apple last month quietly altered its European iTunes terms and conditions to allow for the return of any digital purchase from iTunes or the App Store within 14 days of purchase. Until now all …
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Digital Far Cry 4 copies bought from key resellers being deleted from Uplay, report claims
Some users who purchased digital copies of Far Cry 4 from certain key resellers are logging in to Uplay to discover that their game has been deleted. Destructoid reports that a number of Reddit and Ubisoft forum users are complaining that the game has simply vanished from their Uplay PC …
Read More »Amazon claimed a quarter of all Christmas games, music and video sales
Kantar Worldpanel data has revealed the extent of Amazon’s dominance of the UK Christmas entertainment market. For the 12 weeks ending December 21st, one in four pounds spent on video games, physical music and video in the UK went to Amazon, which claimed a 25.6 per cent share of the …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V No.1 for the seventh time; Call of Duty Ghosts back in Top Ten
Grand Theft Auto V is once again No.1 in the GfK Chart-Track Top 40. This is the seventh time that Rockstar’s crime title has take the top spot, meaning it has more No.1s than any other Grand Theft Auto title. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare returns to second place, while …
Read More »A fresh apocalypse: Remastering Rebellion’s Zombie Army
Rebellion's CEO, co-founder and creative director Jason Kingsley talks us through the process of bringing its popular Sniper Elite spin-off to consoles
Read More »Selling in the Social Age: How to harness the power of the internet
Times have changed. So goes the well-worn adage, and it holds as true for games retail as any other sector caught up in the digital revolution. It’s not all about discs versus downloads either; from the continuing boom of social media to the emergence of live streaming, retailers must learn …
Read More »How much are you worth? Find out with the results of MCV’s 2015 Salary Survey
More than 850 games industry professionals – from retail to development – took part in this year’s annual salary survey. We study the results Last year’s UK average games industry salary was a drop of more than 1,500 compared with 2013’s figure. But at 29,000, the number is broadly in …
Read More »US toy firm Jazwares opens UK warehouse
Florida-based toy firm Jazwares has expanded its offering in the UK. The company, which produces Minecraft, Plants vs Zombies and Terraria toys, has opened a UK warehouse so that it can supply smaller outlets. The firm opened a UK office in 2013, but had to buy products in bulk from …
Read More »MCV Awards 2015: The finalists revealed
After two months of lobbying from the UK games industry, the finalists for this year’s MCV Awards have been selected. The shortlist, listed in full below, has 71 different companies in the running for the various accolades. Warner, Ubisoft and Sony each have ten nominations, EA has nine, Nintendo scores …
Read More »What is the UK games industry excited for in 2015? We ask 36 execs
2015 looks set to be a big year for the UK games industry, filled with exciting brand new IP and sequels to widely-loved franchises. Having previously explored the 36 things we think should be on your radar – including the arrival of VR, the coming of age for streaming and …
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