The retail launch for Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition has been pushed back to June. Major Nelson revealed on Twitter that the US release date had been moved from April 30th to June 4th – in effort to match the current downloadable equivalent’s latest version. FYI: In order to include the …
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Retail to make a killing with The Walking Dead
The High Street will find new life in the undead next month as The Walking Dead arrives on shelves. The award-winning title was originally released last year as episodic downloads by Telltale Games, with 8.5m episodes purchased by the end of 2012. Retail will be able to cash in on …
Read More »Can Ouya crack digital retail riddle?
When it comes to Ouya, much of the excitement has focused on the physical box itself: a cheap 99 Android console made famous on Kickstarter. The hardware launches on June 4th, will be stocked by GAME, and will launch with hundreds of smartphone games rebuilt for TV. But the platform’s …
Read More »‘The barrage of points cards at retail is not ideal’
The sheer number of points cards at retail is confusing, warn publishers. Points and subscriptions have been a significant area of growth for retail over the last 12 months. But Activision’s VP of Call of Duty, David Tyler, admits that publishers and payment specialists are still testing out what works. …
Read More »Flipkart opens up to third-party retailers with Marketplace
Flipkart, India’s largest online retailer and the country’s leading games retailer, has announced the Flipkart Marketplace, which will allow third-party retailers to offer products through its platform, much like Amazon’s Marketplace. Contrary to what’s been reported in some media, however, Flipkart will not stop its own retail operations, and will …
Read More »Retail: ‘Xbox 720 always-on connection must not happen’
Reports claim the Xbox 720 may use an ‘always-on’ connection to prevent players from using second-hand games – and it’s not sitting well with the High Street. We spoke to several retailers – both national and independent – to find out what impact the rumoured technology would have on their …
Read More »Fast & Furious game racing to retail next month
Activision has announced Fast & Furious: Showdown, a video game tie-in for the upcoming street racing film. The game will be released in the UK on May 24th for Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii U, according to GAME listings. Polygon reports Showdown is being developed by Firebrand Games and focuses …
Read More »Ride to Hell revealed as retail, digital and mobile trio of titles
Ride to Hell, a biker-focused IP announced by Deep Silver back in 2008, will finally launch later this year. Not as one game, but as a trio of titles sold across various platforms. Ride to Hell: Retribution will launch in North America on June 25th and worldwide on June 28th …
Read More »Minecraft PC passes 10m sales, Xbox 360 retail launch this month
Minecraft has surpassed 10m copies sold across PC, Mac, and Linux platforms. "Minecraft (PC) has hit 10M! As promised, a subtle hint on the main 1.6 feature…" Bergensten tweeted. Bergensten’s link was to a photo of a horse, indicating what would appear to be a new feature for the upcoming …
Read More »Retail hails Battlefield 4 reveal, as Q4 war heats up
Retailers are braced for a blockbuster end to 2013 now that Battlefield 4 has joined the fray. Leading specialists and supermarkets have told MCV that they have huge expectations for the new shooter, following the long-tail success of Battlefield 3. The original title shifted well over 1.5m units in the …
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