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Milestone flouts own rules, Game4u discounts new games via eBay
Game4u has violated retail guidelines set by its parent company and distributor Milestone Interactive by offering console hardware as well as new and upcoming games at discounted prices. In 2011, Milestone Interactive directed online retailers not to sell games distributed by it below MRP (maximum retail price) for a period …
Read More »Ubisoft will sell Warner and EA games
You can now buy SimCity from Ubisoft. The publisher has turned itself into a full digital retailer by selling games from rival companies. Just like EA Origin, consumers can now download the likes of Crysis 3 and The Walking Dead from its Uplay store. Uplay was set-up as a means …
Read More »Currys and PC World open London-based ‘Gaming Bunker’
A PC-focused ‘Gaming Bunker’ has opened in the Tottenham Court Road branch of Currys PC World. The retailer says it will be the UK’s biggest interactive space dedicated solely to PC gaming accessories and the only spot in the UK where gamers can trial some of the highest-spec gaming technology …
Read More »Ubisoft offering free Rayman Legends online download for disgruntled Wii U owners
Still angry about the fresh delay to the Wii U version of Rayman Legends? Well, firstly, chill out. It’s a game. It’s fine. You’ll still get it and that other console owners will also get it is of no actual consequence to you. But nonetheless, Ubisoft is clearly a more …
Read More »Coloured PS3 headed to India in March
Coloured PS3 consoles will be available in India by mid-March, Sony has announced. The announcement was made rather casually on the PlayStation India Facebook page in response to a user query. News of the coloured PS3s possibly coming to Indiafirst surfaced on the Indian PlayStation website, which was inconclusive since …
Read More »GAME dates Tomb Raider lock-ins; Announces exclusive SKU
The next round of after-hours GAME lock-in events will focus on Square Enix’s upcoming Tomb Raider. As usual the lock-ins will allow attendees to get some hands-on time with the title ahead of its UK launch on March 5th. Tomb Raider is a part of British gaming heritage,” GAME’s stores …
Read More »Sony’s PS4 announcement – what and what not to expect
It’s nearly here. After years of speculation and weeks of rumour, tomorrow night we will finally get our first look at Sony’s next console. But what exactly will Sony be telling us tomorrow night? Bear in mind that a PS4 launch could well be as much as nine or ten …
Read More »PS4 may allow cross-platform play with mobiles
Cloud gaming on Sonyâ??s next generation machine could enable cross-platform play
Read More »Ahead of the game: Game Informer arrives in the UK
At first glance, Game Informer’s UK expansion is hardly an invasion. Last week, as you’ll have read in MCV, the biggest games magazine in the US is now on sale in the UK, but for now only as a digital edition in web browsers (UK iPad and tablet versions are …
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