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At this very moment, an armada of ships are heading to docks around the world. Laden with shiny new PS4s and Xbox Ones, they are fresh from the factory line and ready to roll out at retailers in next-gen console launch countries. But here’s the thing – very few people …
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Read our exclusive interview with Phil Harrison in this week’s MCV
In the the latest edition of MCV, Microsoft’s Phil Harrison discusses the future of video games retail. It is yet another issue rammed with news and features, 128m will be spent on marketing by games publishers this Christmas, we speak to the lead designer of Assassin’s Creed IV and we …
Read More »Final chance to save £70 on London Games Conference tickets
Speaker list for key industry event includes SCEE biz dev manager Shahid Ahmad, GAME CEO Martyn Gibbs, Twitter UK MD Bruce Daisley, and Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter
Read More »Last chance to save £70 on London Games Conference tickets
Move fast if you want to get 70 off the ticket price for next month’s LGC. The 199 early bird deal ends today. Click here to book your ticket now. The London Games Conference takes place on November 13th at One Wimpole Street and will offer insight and actionable advice …
Read More »UK games industry spending £128m on Christmas advertising
There may be fewer games on shelves from fewer publishers, but the UK boxed games industry will spend 128m on advertising this Q4 – 30m more than last year. The majority of that – 68m – will be spent promoting PS4 and Xbox One hardware and software, despite the fact …
Read More »Borderlands 2 Game of the Year Edition launches at Rs 499 on PC
The Borderlands 2 Game of the Year Edition will be in stores across India starting today on PC and PS3. Xbox 360 misses outonce again. On PS3, the GOTY Edition will retail for just Rs 499, while the PS3 version is priced Rs 1,999. Aside from the base game, the …
Read More »Nvidia to cut its graphics card prices – report
The likes of the GeForce Titan and GTX 780 may be about to have their price cut. DigiTimes reports that Nvidia is on the cusp of lowering the cost of many of its leading GPUs as a response to AMD’s new range of cards. It names the GTX 660, 650Ti …
Read More »Sony: Camera cut from PS4 bundle to minimise losses
Removal of camera from bundle also gives the console the 'magic price point', CEO says
Read More »Amazon: Get gamers playing more often, not longer, to succeed in free-to-play
F2P Summit: More than a third of paid players still spend after one month in top grossing apps
Read More »Nintendo launching three Wii U bundles for Christmas
Three new Wii U hardware bundles will be available at UK retail this Christmas. The Mario & Luigi Premium Pack arrives on November 8th and includes both New Super Mario Bros U and New Super Luigi U as a ‘2 in 1′ disc” along with a black Premium 32GB Wii …
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