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Online retailer Flipkart is now offering several top Xbox 360 games in combination with Xbox Live Gold subscriptions at discounted rates. Thirteen first-party Xbox 360 games are available now bundled with with three-month Xbox Live subscriptions. The retailer is offering up to 32% off on these combos. Included in the …
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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance price lowered
The retail price for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance has been revised downward to Rs 3,499, distributor Origin Games has announced. While Rs 3,499 may still seem a little steep, that’s quite a drop from the Rs 3,999 price that Origin had earlier announced. Origin has also confirmed that Revenegance will …
Read More »Playing your cards right: an introduction to free-to-play Tekken
Every major games publisher has invested into the ever-growing free-to-play market, and today Namco Bandai announced its biggest F2P venture to date. Tekken Card Tournament is a smartphone, tablet and PC title that brings card-based battling together with the series’ trademark martial arts duels. It is due for release in …
Read More »Tekken Card Tournament mixes trading cards with free-to-play gaming
Namco Bandai has announced an ambitious product that will let retailers cash in on an upcoming free-to-play title. The publisher will soon launch Tekken Card Tournament for smartphones, tablets and PCs. This free-to-play game sees players collecting attack cards that can be used to win traditional Tekken-style battles. Tekken Card …
Read More »GameStop pulls Metro: Last Light from download store, offers refunds
Upcoming THQ release Metro: Last Light has been pulled from GameStop’s Impulse digital download store. Furthermore, the retailer is even offering refunds to those who have already paid up. The physical version of the game remains available for pre-order. Other 2013 THQ titles such as South Park: The Stick of …
Read More »UPDATE: Deloitte backtracks on HMV gift card block
Retailer HMV will once again begin honouring gift cards as of tomorrow (January 22nd). The move is a victory for consumer rights and public opinion. The decision to block gift cards and stop honouring store credit was confirmed the morning after the chain’s collapse into administration. However, high-profile cases such …
Read More »Blockbusters store closure count now at 160
Deloitte has this morning confirmed it will close at least 160 Blockbusters stores as part of the rental chain’s administration process. Management pre-administration had already planned to shut down around that many stores to shape up finances, but ran out of time before going bust earlier in the week. Deloitte …
Read More »Making sense of the next-gen spec rumour mill
It’s easy to think up some numbers. That’s true whether you’re a journalist or a tech person trying to sound clever in front of a journalist. And whilst we wouldn’t accuse any of the authors behind yesterday’s pair of next-gen spec stories of making anything up, they were so wildly …
Read More »PQube to publish Moto GP
UK firm PQube has signed a new deal with developer Milestone to publish the next MotoGP title. The company will handle MotoGP 13’s release in the UK and EMEA territories later this year. It will be available on 360, PS3,PC and Vita. PQube CEO Dave Painsaid: We’ve enjoyed working with …
Read More »What went wrong at Play.com?
It was early 2009 when Play.com was at the height of its power. The National Consumer Satisfaction Index had Play.com rated above Amazon and iTunes as the No.1 online retailer, while Verdict Research named it as the UK’s second favourite music and video retailer behind Amazon. That year it would …
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