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ShopTo.net kicks off TV ad drive

Indie retail giant ShopTo.net has kicked off a three-month promotional drive that will see the brand take to UK TV sets. The shorts, one of which can be seen below, will air during this week’s Champions League games on ITV and will lead with next week’s release Mass Effect 3. …

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Star Wars tops UK’s first PC Download chart

UKIE’s PC download chart is officially here, with Star Wars: The Old Republic sitting at the top. The new chart is still in beta and represents sales from January. UKIE estimates that it represents around 40 per cent of the overall digital PC market. The chart was put together by …

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Don’t be too quick to write off GAME

Upon walking into a Hertfordshire Gamestation store this lunchtime, you’d be hard pressed to tell anything was afoot. Perhaps the emptiness was a surprise, though to be fair even Sainsbury’s was virtually deserted at one o’clock in the afternoon. Talk of barren shelves and suicidal staff is clearly unfounded. The …

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INTERNATIONAL FACTFILE: Iceland

Iceland is only 40,000 square miles in size, and its population – and therefore its retail landscape – is even more consolidated. Civilisation in this volcanic land is focused around the capital city, meaning that publishers, retailers and distributors alike can concentrate their business on this one area to efficiently …

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Capcom responds to Street Fighter X Tekken DLC outcry

The upcoming DLC characters for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC versions of Street Fighter X Tekken are included on the disc, Capcom has confirmed to MCV. However, the publisher has responded to accusations of foul play by saying that the move was necessary to ensure that all players, both …

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GAME not stocking Street Fighter X Tekken and Asura’s Wrath

Capcom’s Street Fighter X Tekken and Asura’s Wrath will not be available from GAME or Gamestation. Both were scheduled for release this Friday on March 9th. It is the latest in a string of blockbusters not stocked by the High Street chain, including Mass Effect 3, Mario Party 9, The …

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Where can you buy EA’s upcoming releases?

With Mass Effect 3, FIFA Street, The Sims 3 Showtime and Tiger Woods 13 all nearing release, EA has released details of exactly how consumers can get hold of its impressive upcoming roster. The move, of course, comes following the ongoing standoff between EA and retailer GAME that will see …

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New Fable is digital-only

A second Fable game will arrive this year over Xbox Live Arcade. As rumoured over the weekend, Fable: Heroes is a side-scrolling hack and slash adventure aimed at a broader audience than the series’ traditional adult fanbase. It was revealed at Microsoft’s Spring Showcase held in San Francisco last week. …

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