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Big box retailer Comet is being taken to court by Microsoft following accusations that it has been selling illegal copies of Windows XP and Windows Vista. Microsoft alleges that Comet produced over 94,000 illegal copies of Windows recovery discs. As detailed in the complaint filed today, Comet produced and sold …
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UK CHARTS: FIFA takes last No.1 of 2011
FIFA 12 has topped the UK games retail charts for the second week in a row ahead of Modern Warfare 3. The football game claimed the last No.1 of 2011 for the week ending December 31st, despite a week-on-week drop in sales of 27 per cent. It’s the second year …
Read More »Indies furious over Old Republic collector’s edition
Independent games retailers are in uproar having missed out on stocking the GAME-exclusive 130 edition of Star Wars: The Old Republic. The monthly subscription-based PC MMO developed by BioWare and published by EA hit stores as early as December 15th. The collector’s edition – featuring a statue, map, journal, metal …
Read More »Diablo III accessories go on sale
A branded mouse, headset and mats have hit shelves well ahead of the release of Blizzard’s PC RPG Diablo III. The officially licensed periperals from SteelSeries are being distributed in the UK by EntaTech, Gem and Interactive Ideas. They arrive ahead of the anticipated PC game which is due Q1 …
Read More »Ad vans reach over 30,000 gamers
A fleet of vans with exterior screens have promoted games to tens of thousands of consumers across UK cities. The vehicles were most recently used to advertise Disney Universe where they were active every Friday and weekend from in the run up to Christmas. Since November they achieved an opportunity-to-see …
Read More »2011 REVIEW: Let’s raise a glass to games
There’s no end to the list of adversities the games industry had to fend off in the last 12 months to ensure a prosperous 2011. The global economic meltdown has provided a horrific backdrop for the country, and none have been affected worse than retail. And as a response retail …
Read More »2011 Review: September – December
A glut of Q4 blockbusters rescued the UK games market from the ten-year low it hit over the summer. Smash hits like Modern Warfare 3, FIFA 12, Battlefield 3, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and more kept retailers busy, while consumer events GAMEfest and Eurogamer Expo drew in thousands of gaming …
Read More »2011 Review: May – August
‘Hack’ appeared in the headlines so often during the summer of 2011, the word almost lost all meaning. Not only was there the much-publicised phone hacking scandal that saw the News of the World closed and someone smash a custard pie in Rupert Murdoch’s face, there were also several attacks …
Read More »2011 REVIEW: GAMEfest vs Eurogamer
September marked the battle of the consumer events, with Eurogamer facing off against GAME. It began at BAFTA’s video game awards in March, when the retailer announced GAMEfest would take place in Birmingham NEC between September 16th to 18th. One week before Eurogamer Expo. Eurogamer MD Rupert Loman told MCV …
Read More »2011 Review: January – April
Handheld announcements, the launch of 3DS and the first of many hack attacks made for an eventful start to the year. The early months of 2011 gave the world its first glimpse at what would become the PlayStation Vita, its first chance to take 3DS home, the launch of a …
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