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An impending price drop for the Wii U appears to be out of the question, as Nintendo is still losing money on each console sold. Speaking with Games Industry, a Nintendo spokesperson confirmed that the company’s current hardware is still being sold at a loss – something Nintendo president Satoru …
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FIFA’s Ultimate ambition – the story of Ultimate Team
Back in 2005, EA began a brief dalliance with the UEFA Champions League licence. It only ever resulted in two games, with the last launching in 2007. And they weren’t particularly special, with some critics dismissing them as cheap re-issues of the previous year’s FIFA. Yet the final game in …
Read More »Tesco to debut Extra revamp in Watford next week
The Watford Extra brand of UK supermarket Tesco will re-open next week debuting the retailer’s brand new vision for its largest stores. It’s all part of Tesco’s decision to cut back on large store openings and even reduce the footage of some of its largest outlets. The Guardian reports that …
Read More »Pre-owned price comparison site Trade In Detectives goes live
A site that offers an online comparison of the video game trade-in prices offered by a number of UK retailers has gone live. Trade In Detectives was founded by Ben Grant and Matt Precious. It compares deals offered by the likes of GAME, Amazon, Green Man Gaming, Asda, CEX, Grainger …
Read More »Street Cricket Champions 2 headed to PC this month
Street Cricket Champions 2, which released on PS2 and PSP last year, is headed to PC this month. Developed by Trine Games, which has been in the news for the wrong reasons lately, the PC version will retail for Rs 299 and will be distributed by Origin Games. Street Cricket …
Read More »Amazon UK FINALLY launches digital download store
Online retail giant Amazon has finally launched its PC and Mac download store. Over 600 games are available from the website, including a number of free-to-play titles. The site will also issue codes for games on Steam, Origin and UPlay. Amazon was supposed to launch its PC download store almost …
Read More »Interact 2013: E-xpress announces annual trade event
Games distributor E-xpress Interactive will conduct Interact 2013, its annual trade event, in Mumbai tomorrow. Interact 2013 will showcase E-xpress’ upcoming game releases for 2013-14, featuring titles from Square Enix, Warner Bros, Sega, Take-Two Interactive, Bethesda, Namco Bandai and Ubisoft. The annual event attracts trade representatives from across India, and …
Read More »What can we do about the annual video games summer drought?
Jules Williams, consumer retail analyst at Kantar Worldpanel, discusses the annual summer slowdown in games sales and the opportunities for growth… Summer is well and truly upon us, with most of the UK basking in the first welcome rays of sunshine. The games industry, meanwhile, is prepared to sit beneath …
Read More »Rumour: PS4 to be bundled with Vita for around $500
An unidentified source claims a bundle featuring both the PS4 and PS Vita is being readied for the holiday season. VG247 reports on the statements of a well-placed anonymous source” of Machinima who supposedly has the inside scoop on the multi-hardware bundle. The source claims the bundle will retail for …
Read More »Trade-in your Green Man Gaming games at over 5,250 UK stores
Green Man Gaming has announced an ambitious trade-in partnership with parcel service CollectPlus. The retailer now offers customers the chance to hand over their trade-ins to any one of over 5,250 stores (including newsagents and petrol stations) for trackable delivery back to GMG. The offer is only available for trade-ins …
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