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Sales of the Wii U have rocketed on Amazon.co.uk in the days following Microsoft’s Xbox One reveal. As spotted by Nintendo Life, last night the Wii U Premium machine had climbed from 243rd in the retailer’s ‘Movers and Shakers’ list to 50th, with sales increasing 386 per cent. At the …
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Epic Mickey 2 hits Vita next month with ‘enhanced features’
Sony has confirmed a US release for the PS Vita port of Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two, adding that the game will arrive in June packed with enhanced features. The US Playstation blog announced the details earlier today, adding that the game will hit on June 18th. Disney …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Xbox One – How Microsoft might positively reposition pre-owned games
Yes, that’s right. A headline with ‘Xbox One’ ‘positive’ and ‘pre-owned’ all at once. Am I crazy? You may well conclude after reading this that I am. And certainly, you’ll have little cause to expect much sense from the second-hand game storm surrounding Microsoft’s ambitious new Xbox One console. So …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto 5 collector’s editions announced, to release in India
Rockstar Games today revealed two special editions for Grand Theft Auto 5, both of which will be available in India. The standard edition will only contain the game and is (tentatively) priced at Rs 2,799, but here’s what will be available in the other two editions: Special Edition Retail copy …
Read More »Triple-A development model ‘broken’
Former Trion Worlds CCO vents concerns over rising dev costs
Read More »Q1 sales down 6.7% at GameStop
Global games retailer GameStop has reported a like-for-like annual sales decrease of 6.7 per cent for the quarter ending May 4th 2013. Gross profit fell from $599.9m last year to $578.3m. Operating earnings fell from $115m to $87.2m. Net earnings fell from $72.5m to $54.6m. New software sales fell 3.8 …
Read More »Android gaming phone peripheral MOGA arriving in UK next month
Another company is having a stab at trying to make a success of the mobile gaming peripheral market. The MOGA Mobile Gaming System comes in two flavours – Pocket and Pro. Each allows users to cradle their smartphone in a front-facing socket and then control their games with an attached …
Read More »The UK’s Top Online-Only Indies: More Play
As our Indie Retail Month continues, this week we reveal the UK’s top online-only indies in the UK. Online game code store More Play kicks us off. Online store More Play primarily sells game codes. MD Alex Connolly explains to MCV how this has helped it stand out. How has …
Read More »GameStop buoyant about Xbox One and PS4 pre-owned
The president of global games retailer GameStop has played down fears that Xbox One will curtail the pre-owned market. Both Sony and Microsoft have said games can be resold and that’s exactly what we anticipated,” Bartel told Forbes. It’s a recognized way to make these games more affordable. All three …
Read More »Confusion surrounds built-in Xbox One DRM
Still no clear answer to what level of resale protection Microsoft's new console will have
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