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Two weeks to go until London Games Conference – booked your tickets yet?
There are just two weeks to go until the London Games Conference – time’s running out if you want to be there. Our influential conference this year features top-flight execs from the likes of GAME, PlayStation, Twitch, Twitter, Google and many others. It takes place on November 13th at One …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V Games On Demand XBL release breaks records
The digital version of Grand Theft Auto V available on Xbox Live’s Games on Demand has broken records. Take-Two says that the game became both the highest grossing day one and week one release ever on Xbox Live following its release on the platform October 18th. The game had already …
Read More »Blockbuster promises next-gen console pre-order refunds
Troubled UK retailer Blockbuster WILL refund customers who have paid for PS4 or Xbox One pre-orders. Having announced its intention to re-enter administration yesterday, the chain’s Twitter feed was responding to pre-order enquiries with what could easily have been interpreted as non-committal statements. However, it has now categorically stated that …
Read More »Sony continues preferential digital pricing, Tearaway Rs 1,000 cheaper on PSN
Sony is continuing its trend of pricing first-party games way cheaper on PSN than at retail. The latest example is Tearaway. Media Molecule’s long-awaited PS Vita debut is priced Rs 2,499 at retail, but is now up for preorder on PSN for just Rs 1,579; that’s almost Rs 1,000 less. …
Read More »Borderlands 2 on pace to break 2K sales records
Borderlands 2 has shipped over 7.5m copies at retail, and is on track to become 2K Games’ highest-selling title ever. Take-Two revealed the latest figures for physical copies of Gearbox’s sequel as part of the publisher’s Q2 2014 financial results. "Borderlands 2 has sold-in over 7.5 million units and counting, …
Read More »WWE 2K14 priced Rs 2,499 in India
Just a couple of days from release, WWE 2K14 has received a change in price. Games the Shop was first to drop the price from the earlier MRP of Rs 2,999 to Rs 2,499, but the new price has since also been adopted by other retailers like Flipkart and Game4u, …
Read More »Digital sales now two-thirds of EA revenue
Publisher pulls in $695m in revenue
Read More »Blockbuster won’t honour PS4 or Xbox One pre-orders
Troubled retailer Blockbuster has confirmed that it will not be honouring PS4 or Xbox One pre-orders. The chain announced its intention to re-enter administration earlier today. It has this afternoon been asked a number of times on Twitter about next-gen console pre-orders, to which it has been replying: We are …
Read More »All 264 Blockbuster stores to continue trading as buyer is sought
Blockbuster has said that all of its 264 UK stores will continue trading for the time being while a buyer for the chain is sought. However, 32 redundancies have already been made from its UK head office. It was announced just moments ago that Blockbuster UK is to enter administration …
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