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It would appear the biggest game of 2013 is finally landing on PC. Gamereactor Sweden reports Nordic retailer Elgiganten, which is owned by UK electronics giant Dixons Retail, is expected to begin accepting Grand Theft Auto V PC pre-orders from Friday, January 21st. The claim was made by an anonymous …
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EA expects console full game digital download growth
Full game digital downloads on PS4 and Xbox One are a sector that is of particular interest for EA, the publisher has said. Speaking to investors, COO Peter Moore has suggested their sales are likely to increase once the launch window has passed, although conceded that meaningful data won’t be …
Read More »MCV Salary Survey 2014: How much are you worth?
This year, our salary survey shows a slight increase in the average UK games industry yearly wage. AVERAGE UK GAMES INDUSTRY YEARLY SALARY: 30,653 Last year, we reported the average salary was 29,358. This year’s figure of 30,653 is broadly in line with the average UK games industry salary for …
Read More »PS4 and Xbox One help Argos smash festive records
Catalogue retailer Argos posted its best Christmas results in a decade with the help of video games. The retailer called out gaming – in particular Xbox One and PS4 – for helping it increase like-for-like sales by 3.6 per cent. Sales of tablets and white goods also improved significantly. The …
Read More »Skyrim hits 20m copies sold
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has surpassed 20m copies sold across all platforms, Bethesda has announced. The studio revealed the figure yesterday, which accounts for retail and digital sales of the game and its Legendary Edition. Though the company failed to mention if it was referring to units shipped or …
Read More »Game4u begins PS4 exchange promotion, offers Rs 9,000 for PS3, Xbox 360
Game4u has a trade-in offer for those looking to move up from PS3 or Xbox 360 to the PS4. The retailer is offering up to Rs 9,000 in store credit when you trade in your old PS3 or Xbox 360 across all its retail stores. A post on Game4u’s Facebook …
Read More »Competitive Xbox One digital pricing ‘on the agenda’
Microsoft has suggested that the price of digital Xbox One games will become more competitive with the High Street at some point in the future. Whereas Sony has used a combination of Steam-like sales and free games on PlayStation Plus to make its consoles viable digital platforms, Xbox Live’s digital …
Read More »GAME ups entertainment market share
Retailer GAME increased its share of the UK entertainment market by 2.3 per cent year-on-year for the 12 weeks ending December 22nd. Kantar Worldpanel numbers claim that Amazon was the only retailer to see more growth in the sector, increasing its share by 5.9 per cent. It says that GAME …
Read More »Find out if you’re underpaid in the latest MCV magazine
Worried about Wii U? Excited by Alien: Isolation? Want to find out how much you’re worth? Then the latest edition of MCV is for you. We talk to Creative Assembly’s Alistair Hope about why the studio is taking the Alien franchise in a new direction from last year’s critically disappointing …
Read More »Microsoft profits up thanks to 3.9m Xbox Ones
Microsoft has shipped 3.9m Xbox Ones into retail, which has helped Microsoft as a whole score better-than-expected results. It’s not quite as high as PS4s 4.2m consoles sold, but then PS4 is available in more territories, is cheaper and enjoyed one of the most successful PR campaigns in console history. …
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