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Rumours online today suggest that while Microsoft might be targeting the tablet market, it isn’t intending to compete on price. WPCentral has word from Scandinavian retailer Webhallen that the entry-level 32GB Surface model will retail for an eye-watering 650. That places it far ahead of the entry level 32GB Wi-Fi …
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Transformers: Fall of Cybertron gets exclusive pre-order offers
Activision has announced three exclusive retailer pre-order offers for Transformers: Fall of Cybertron. UK GAME stores will offer an unlock code for the G1 Retro Pack, which lets fans play as the G1 Optimus Prime from the 1980s cartoon in both multiplayer and single player. The pack also unlocks a …
Read More »Steam gaining traction on low-end PCs
Last month’s Steam hardware survey shows that more and more people are using Valve’s digital retail platform on less powerful PCs. The report shows that the number of Steam users relying on Intel’s integrated graphics has risen from 4 per cent to 11 per cent, while the use of dual …
Read More »Counter-Strike: Global Offensive for PC priced Rs 699
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive will retail for Rs 699 on PC, the game’s Indian distributor WWC has revealed. The latest iteration of Valve’s popular multiplayer shooter will receive a boxed release, while the console versions will only be available digitally via Xbox Live on Xbox 360 and PSN on PS3 for …
Read More »FEATURE: PEGI is law – what now?
A lot has happened since Tanya Byron first put pen to paper on her Byron Review in September 2007. We’ve had the on-set of the global recession, swine flu, Barack Obama, the volcanic ash cloud, two major earthquakes, a tsunami and the death of Michael Jackson. Elsewhere, Manchester United (twice), …
Read More »Indies call for more digital cards
Independent retailers want the chance to stock a larger range of digital cards. Top High Street indies told MCV this week that they want to be able to sell the sort of digital download cards currently available in big name rival GAME. What we really want is a consignment stock …
Read More »WoW: Mists of Pandaria arrives this September
Blizzard has dated the fourth expansion pack for its online phenomenon World of Warcraft. Mists of Pandaria will be released on Tuesday, September 25th and will retail for $39.99 in the US. A special Collector’s Edition will also be available for $79.99. This will include bonus in-game items – such …
Read More »Apple misses analyst forecasts but reports annual growth
A jump in both iPad and iPhone sales has lead to a strong quarter for Apple, although its numbers fell short of analyst’s expectations. Revenue hit $35bn for Q3 2012, up from $28.57bn the year before. Analysts had expected Apple to reach over $37bn. Net income climbed from $7.3bn to …
Read More »Buy select PS3 games, win a PS Vita
Sony has announced that it is offering customers a chance to win a PlayStation Vita upon purchases of select PS3 games. Three PS Vita consoles are up for grabs to customers who purchase one of the following PS3 games: Starhawk Sorcery Resistance: The Trilogy Uncharted: Trilogy Edition Ratchet & Clank …
Read More »Cooking Mama Combo Packs coming to Wii and DS in USA
Majesco Entertainment will release double packs of Cooking Mama for both Nintendo’s Wii and DS consoles this August. Cooking Mama, which has sold over 13 million copies worldwide, will be re-released to US retailers in special bundle packs. Releasing on the 14th of August, Mama’s Combo Pack Volume 1 & …
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