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Read and remember these stats so you can sound clever at the next Monday morning meeting. 3.5bnLoss reported by Sony for its financial year ending March 31stRead more $1bnEstimated revenues generated from overall game sales in the US during April, including retail sales, downloads, hardware, mobile games, rentals and moreRead …
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ANALYSIS: Are console contracts the future?
Price promotions are an industry staple, but few have got the trade talking like Microsoft’s latest offer. The platform holder’s US stores are selling a 4GB Xbox 360 and Kinect for just $99. The catch? It comes with a two-year subscription to Xbox Live, priced at $15 per month, and …
Read More »CeX expansion inspires indies
Computer Exchange has opened its sixth store in 2012, taking its global tally to 171. The retailer – which buys and sells second-hand games, consoles, DVDs and phones – has just opened branches in Banbury, Gravesend and Dalston. It set up shops in St Helens, Glasgow and Poole earlier this …
Read More »Konami confirms Metal Gear Solid HD launch date
Konami has officially announced a June 12th launch date for Metal Gear Solid HD Collection in North America. Retailers previously listed the US date, along with word of a ‘late June’ release for the Vita port in European markets. The new version lets players sync save files with the PS3 …
Read More »Two special editions for Borderlands 2
2K Games has unveiled two special edition SKUs for upcoming action RPG Borderlands 2. The Deluxe Vault Hunter’s Collector’s Edition includes a Marcus Kincaid bobblehead, a hardback art book, sticker set, digital comic download and some additional in-game DLC. It will retail for 64.99. The Ultimate Loot Chest Limited Edition, …
Read More »Max Payne 3 midnight launch at Games The Shop
Indian specialist games retailer Games The Shop will hold a midnight launch for Rockstar Games’ latest release, Max Payne 3, in Mumbai. The launch will take place at Games The Shop’s Oberoi Mall store located on the Western Express Highway in Goregaon East, Mumbai. All those who visit the store …
Read More »GameStop slashes hardware prices – Wii for £49.97
Online only UK retailer GameStop has slashed the price of pre-owned consoles on its website. As a result a second hand Xbox 360 Slim 250GB machine can be had for just 129.97 – that’s a 70 saving over its new price. A pre-owned PS3 Slim 250GB has been cut to …
Read More »Max Payne 3 – where’s cheapest?
Rockstar’s Max Payne 3 hits the UK High Street tomorrow – and retail has pegged it as a significant release fit for the discount treatment. HMV is selling the game for 37.99 outright or for just 7.99 if you trade-in either Starhawk, The Witcher 2 or Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon …
Read More »Moshi sequel will offer new take on the franchise
Developer Mind Candy has confirmed it is hard at work on the sequel to the record-breaking Moshi Monsters: Moshling Zoo. The firm says the next title will offer a ‘new take’ on the online kids phenomenon when it arrives this year. It follows news that Moshling Zoo has toppled Nintendo’s …
Read More »EA’s Soren Johnson departs for Zynga
Former Civilization and Spore designer discloses reasons for leaving
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