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The release of LA Noire in the North American market yesterday has lead to a huge surge in Take-Two’s share price. The company’s shares closed at $17.10 at the end of trading yesterday, a daily jump of nearly 18 per cent. It’s the highest valuation of Take-Two since the EA …
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Modern Warfare 3 coming to Wii and DS?
Online indie retailer Gameseek is taking pre-orders on both Wii and DS versions of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Although the game has yet to be officially announced, several retailers are already taking pre-orders for the game on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. But Gameseek reckons it will also …
Read More »Premium Witcher 2 SKU discourages piracy
The Premium Edition of The Witcher 2 supports the boxed PC market and deters piracy, says Namco Bandai.The day-one premium edition – which is 34.99 – features a bundle of extras for the same price as the standard edition, in a bid to maximise retail sales and prevent illegal downloads. …
Read More »Modern Warfare 3 date is official
Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will, as everyone had suspected, be released worldwide on November 8th. The online arm of retailer GAME is now carrying a splash page for the game. Customers can also pre-order the title. A number of other retailers have opened pre-orders, too, including ShopTo …
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Fear studio to apply its FPS expertise to 'multiplayer-focused' title
Read More »HMV clarifies Brink/LA Noire deal
HMV has clarified the confusion around its Brink trade-in deal. As reported all day, the firm had been advertising the offer alongside LA Noire. The deal said that if consumers traded-in Brink they will get Rockstar’s upcoming title for just 4.99. The firm then later reneged on this deal and …
Read More »HMV’s LA Noire offer – on or off?
At the time of writing MCV is unable to confirm whether or not HMV is to press ahead with plans to offer LA Noire for just 4.99 to anyone who trades in a copy of Brink. The offer was advertised in stores throughout the weekend, appeared in at least one …
Read More ȣ100 Gears of War 3 Epic Edition announced
Retailers GAME and Gamestation are to be the exclusive stockists of the Gears of War 3 Epic Edition SKU. Priced at 99.99, the pack will include a limited edition 28.5cm Marcus Fenix statue designed by Epic Games art director Chris Perna. As well as a copy of the game, it …
Read More »Top 20 Indies – 2011
SHOPTO ShopTo continues to go from strength to strength. The site won best Independent Retailer at this year’s MCV Awards, and has drawn a large customer base in the five years it’s been running. It has many strings to its bow including its own iPhone app, text message ordering service, five-minute …
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