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Nine years on from Nintendogs, Sony has today finally entered the handheld virtual space. PlayStation Vita Pets, from Liverpool studio Spiral House, will later today be available to download now on PSN for €29.99 (UK price TBC). It will arrive at retail on Friday. Players can take control of one …
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Berkley rejoins HMV as head of games
Gerry Berkley has returned to HMV as head of games. He previously worked at the High Street retailer between 1992 and 1998 as computer games manager. Since then Berkley has had held roles at a number of other retailers, including Woolworths, Blockbuster and Virgin. He also worked at CentreSoft. Recently …
Read More »New Super Mario Bros 2DS bundle arriving next month
Nintendo will release a new 2DS hardware SKU in Europe next month. The bundle will include the red and white variant of the 2DS, a 4GB memory card as well as a digital copy of New Super Mario Bros 2. It will also include all of the game’s ten post-release …
Read More »Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare confirmed for PlayStation consoles
Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare will launch on both PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 hardware in August, developer PopCap has confirmed. The studio officially announced the editions for Sony’s PlayStation consoles, after having teased them late last week with a nod to Sony’s Sly Cooper. Both will launch on August …
Read More »VIDEO: Mortal Kombat X confirmed
Amazon has apparently confirmed the soon-to-be-revealed Mortal Kombat X slightly ahead of schedule. MP1st grabbed screens of listings for Mortal Kombat X on PS4, Xbox One, Ps3, Xbox 360 and PC before they were yanked by the retailer. Note that a 2015 release date was attributed to the game. MP1st …
Read More »Telltale confirms Walking Dead, Wolf Among Us for PS4 and Xbox One
Both The Wolf Among Us and the first two seasons of The Walking Dead will arrive on the latest generation of consoles, developer Telltale Games has announced. A post on the studio’s blog confirms The Walking Dead: Season One GOTY Edition, The Walking Dead: Season Two and The Wolf Among …
Read More »CEX is selling Kinect-less Xbox Ones for £315
One UK retailer has already started selling Xbox One without Kinect. An official 350 Xbox One SKU without Kinect will be released on June 9th, but CEX has begun selling the console without the camera already. Shoppers can order an unboxed pre-owned machine for either 315 or 325 (we’re not …
Read More »Competitive smartphone market sees EE and Phones 4U snub LG G3
Korean electronics giant LG yesterday revealed the high-end LG G3 Android phone, and already two big names have snubbed the device. Cnet reports that both EE and Phones 4U have said they won’t be stocking the handset. "The LG G3 goes head-to-head with other flagship devices that most retailers have …
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Intel Developer Blog: Softtalkblog looks at the wide-ranging use-cases for Android-powered drones
Read More »Amazon admits to imposing Hachette limitations
Limitations HAVE been imposed on book publisher Hachette on Amazon, the retailer has admitted. It was reported yesterday that Amazon had removed pre-order buttons, increased prices and extended delivery times on the publisher’s products in an attempt to exert pressure in a contract dispute. We are currently buying less (print) …
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