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Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon now available in stores

Ubisoft is giving the High Street a chance to cash in on its latest digital smash, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon. The download-only expansion to blockbuster title Far Cry 3 topped the Xbox Live and PlayStation Network charts this week. It reached No.2 on Steam. And now physical retailers can …

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Ouya to miss June 4th launch

Crowd-funded Android console Ouya will not launch at the beginning of June, as was originally planned. Instead, it will land on shelves a few weeks later on June 25th. Ouya CEO Julie Uhrman claimed the console was delayed in order to meet retail demand, according to Joystiq. "We’ve had incredibly …

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The future of Gran Turismo to be revealed next week

All signs point to Gran Turismo 6 being unveiled for PS3 next week. OPM has published an image of an invite that has been going out to press regarding an event on May 15th next week taking place at the Silverstone racing circuit. It reads: Join us to celebrate 15 …

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GAME plots summer of events to counter video games drought

High Street giant GAME says it will reach out to software-starved consumers with a series of major events this summer. The firm responded to MCV’s story last week about a lack of games coming out over the next four months. It said it would work ‘smarter’ to entice consumers, before …

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The Death of TV Advertising

There was a time when you couldn’t flick on Coronation Street without seeing Ant and Dec prance about on a Wii Fit Balance Board. If a game was worth stocking, it had a TV ad. And there were hundreds of them, often found alongside big football matches orThe X Factor. …

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UPDATED: GAME paid fees of £3.2m in months following buyout; New stores planned

The new-look Game Retail was forced to pay owners OpCapita a significant sum in the months following its buyout despite continuing to post a loss. The Telegraphreports that GAME posted a loss of 18.2m in the four months following its buyout last April – but in the same period still …

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