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High Street stalwart WH Smith may have long since abandoned core gaming, but shoppers may have noticed this week the presence of Grand Theft Auto V in its windows. It’s not selling the game, of course – although some branches can still be found selling the likes of Activision’s Skylanders …
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Android console GameStick dated for next month
PlayJam has announced a global release date for new Android console contender GameStick. The device will go on sale worldwide on Tuesday October 29th. GAME and Amazon are amongst the confirmed stockists. GameStick, which originated on crowdfunding site Kickstarter, had originally been scheduled for a June release but has been …
Read More »Milestone takes over EA Xbox distribution from Redington
Milestone Interactive will distribute EA’s Xbox games in India going forward, the company announced today. Milestone already distributes the FIFA publisher’s PC and PlayStation games, and with the addition of Xbox, it now distributes all of EA’s retail products. We are proud to acknowledge that our business relationship of the …
Read More »The digital effect – Total War: Rome II was last week’s real No.1
Total War: Rome II would have been the UK’s real No.1 last week, if we counted digital sales, MCV can reveal. The strategy game was No.2 in the UK retail charts with over 32,000 units sold, narrowly missing out on the No.1 spot by just 200 copies. Yet if you …
Read More »Valve introduces Xbox One-like family sharing feature to Steam
Valve has announced a new Steam Family Sharing program for its digital distribution platform, allowing multiple Steam accounts access a library of games on an authorized computer. The functionality is very similar to that initially proposed by Microsoft for Xbox One before the console’s online features were largely stripped as …
Read More »You’ll soon be able to share your Steam games with friends
Steam is set to introduce the new Family Sharing program that lets users authorise other Steam users to play their games. Through the program, one Steam user will be able to authorise a friend or family member’s Steam account and PC to have access to his/her games. The program is …
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New scheme will allow account holders to lend their entire library to other users
Read More »New games merchandise company opens
Gaming Merchandise UK Ltd is now open for business. The company has been set up by industry veteran Luiz Ferreira, who has closed his previous business – accessories and merchandise firm White Room Games – to concentrate on the new venture. Gaming Merchandise UK will be dedicated to bringing games-branded …
Read More »Gioteck launches products in Russia, Nordic and Italy
UK peripherals firm Gioteck has signed new distribution deals that will see its products become available in three key new markets. 1C-SoftClub, NGS and Absolute Joy will now handle Gioteck’s range in Russia, the Nordic region and Italy respectively. All three are among the leading distributors in their markets and …
Read More »Xbox: We wouldn’t trade places with anyone
Speaking to Xbox executives is akin to interviewing politicans. They are highly media trained, capable of spinning every answer into delivering their desired message.The senior staff at Microsoft have all studied that detailed PR dossier, to make sure they are all reading from the same hymn sheet. It can be …
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