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THQ’s UFC Undisputed 3 helped the UK games retail market rise 10.2 per cent to generate 14m last week. There was also retail price activity on many boxed games. This caused a 14.8 per cent increase in overall unit sales which reached 615,298 during the week ending February 18th. EA’s …
Read More »Gotham City Imposters tops XBLA sales chart
Warner Bros’ online shooter Gotham City Imposters became last week’s best-selling Xbox Live Arcade game. The multiplayer-focused Batman title reached the No.1 spot ahead of Pinball FX2, Warp, The Simpsons Arcade Game and Fruit Ninja Kinect. This is in terms of full versions purchased. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 …
Read More »FEATURE: Top Games of 2012
Are you prepared to take pre-orders on this year’s biggest blockbusters? James Batchelor takes a look at the hottest games that retailers can expect throughout 2012 Q1 2012: HITTING THE GROUND RUNNING January may have been quiet but there’s no denying the supply of new titles into retail is picking …
Read More »Spec Ops: The Line due June 29th
Shooter Spec Ops: The Line will hit UK shelves in June with a host of pre-order bonuses, 2K Games has announced. The Xbox 360, PS3 and PC game will arrive on June 26th in North America and on June 29th in the UK. Consumers who pre-order the title will receive …
Read More »Software Sales Monitor: Market generates £12.7m
The arrival of several big new releases wasn’t enough to help grow the market week-on-week, with the UK games retail market value falling 14 per cent to 12.7m. Unit sales also dropped 12 per cent to 535,578 for the week ending February 11th. EA’s fantasy RPG Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning …
Read More »Splinter Cell: Retribution rumoured for 2012
A new Splinter Cell game is due to arrive this year, according to an apparent 2012 Ubisoft release schedule. UPDATE: Ubisoft has rubbished said schedule. If the list is to be believed, Assassin’s Creed III will arrive on PS3, 360, Wii U and PC, as expected, while Just Dance Final …
Read More »UKIE plans to make UK crowd funding legal
Industry trade body UKIE will publish a report next week outlining how to make crowd funding legal for UK games firms. It wants to change legislation so that publishers and other games companies can receive money from large numbers of individuals, in order to fund new projects. The news comes …
Read More »Asura’s Wrath pushed back two weeks
Capcom has delayed its Xbox 360 and PS3 action game Asura’s Wrath to March 9th. The title was previously due to hit UK shelves on February 24th. It’s a third-person hack ‘n’ slash action title with shooter and quick time event sections. Pre-order bonuses for Asura’s Wrath include the Devastator …
Read More »Software Sales Monitor: Market generates £12.1m
The UK games retail market remained steady with 12.1m generated from video game sales – the same as the week prior. Unit sales rose marginally with 571,229 games sold. But with little new releases on the shelves, there wasn’t enough to give the market a much-needed kick. EA’s FIFA 12 …
Read More »Bungie passes Halo duties to 343 next month
All Bungie-developed Halo games will have their online data handed over to Microsoft’s 343 studio on March 31st. 343 Industries will be responsible for game stats, player service records, hosting user-generated content and operating the in-game ‘Pro Service’ moving forwards. This also means things like Halo Reach’s daily challenges and …
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