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A special guide to the new Saints Row and WWE games is now available to download, read in your web browser or access via your iPad. MCV’s Recommended Extra is a special retail magazine dedicated to Saints Row: The Third and WWE ’12. This new look version of the magazine …
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Warner ships 4.6m Batman: Arkham City units
Having become one of the highest rated games of all time, Batman: Arkham City is now on track to be a massive retail success. Warner has announced that it has shipped over 4.6m units of the current UK No.1 around the world since its US launch on October 18th. Though …
Read More »Dust 514: The PS3’s most important game
CCP could breathe new life into the tame and tired console business
Read More »HMV announces its own midnight openings for Battlefield 3
UK entertainment retailer HMV has announced that 50 of its stores will open their doors at midnight for the release of Battlefield 3 in the early hours of Friday morning. A main event will take place at HMV’s Oxford Street store, though there will also be big events Belfast, Dublin, …
Read More »Don’t miss out on your London Games Conference ticket
There are just two weeks left until GameStop, Valve, Sega and PopCap will convene in London for the ultimate event dedicated to digital games. The London Games Conference takes place on November 10th and will see 300 industry execs head to the UK capital. Bright minds from global games industry …
Read More »London Games Conference – don’t miss out
UK's digital download summit is just two weeks away; 10% ticket discount for UKIE, Tiga and Game Republic members
Read More »GAME and Gamestation plan midnight openings for Battlefield 3
It’s one of the biggest releases of the year so far, and retail is preparing a huge operation to welcome EA’s Battlefield 3 to UK retail. Both GAME and Gamestation will be opening hundreds of stores on midnight on the night of Thursday October 27th. Most will open at around …
Read More »The promiscuous hardcore gamer
Consoles need to take more advantage of the hardcore social gamer, writes Rick Gibson
Read More »Roles axed at Tesco’s non-food operations
The UK’s most powerful retailer Tesco is to cut an estimated 34 roles from its non-food department. Marketing Magazine reports that difficult economic times” have been blamed, and in particular the poor performance of electronics and entertainment. The retailer says it hopes to find alternative jobs for all those affected, …
Read More »John Lewis offers free wi-fi to all UK customers
Multi-channel retailer John Lewis has announced intentions to offer free in-store wi-fi courtesy of BT Openzone in all of its UK stores. Saying that 60 per cent of its customers research a product online before heading to a store to make a purchase. Now John Lewis wants to encourage such …
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