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PC-only Sims 4 tops UK charts

The latest iteration of EA’s The Sims series is No.1 in the GfK Chart-Track All Formats charts this week. This is a pretty remarkable feat given that the game is only available on PC – and these charts don’t take into account digital sales, either. So it’s fair to say …

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Shelf Life: GAME Edinburgh

We speak to Ewan Shaw, senior sales assistant at GAME Edinburgh about the store’s expertise on a variety of gaming content, the retailer’s in-store events and why people come in time and time again. Tell us about your store team. Our team has a combined age of 350 years, which …

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Shelf Life: The Game Place

The Game Place’s Steven Osborne on why his store’s website is important to the business – despite few people using it – and what he thinks about offering digital game codes in store. How has business been for you recently? There have been some very flat days and very loud …

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UKIE reveals new policy manifesto

UK video games trade body UKIE has called for further government support for the games industry. Earlier this week it revealed a new policy manifesto at a Westminister Political Reception. The key points of this manifesto are support to allow growth of UK games companies, promotion of the UK industry …

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Shelf Life: GamesNation

We speak to Sam Drysdale of Paignton-based games retailer GamesNation about why the store is focused on selling pre-owned stock over new, and the events that the team is running. How has business been for you recently? We haven’t been open long but it’s going really well. We found a …

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Project Cars gets UK release date

Project Cars has been dated, according to GAME. The PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC versions of Slightly Mad Studios’ crowd-funded racing title will be hitting shelves on November 21st. And the Wii U SKU is still on track for a 2015 release. The above was revealed by GAME via …

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Bithell admits the pressure is on with Volume

Mike Bithell’s story is inspiring for any aspiring developer. His game, Thomas Was Alone, has gone from being Flash title made during a game jam to being one of the better-known indie releases in recent memory. It made Bithell a star. He even appeared on stage during PlayStation’s Gamescom press …

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GamesGrabr launches online store

Video game social network GamesGrabr has teamed up with digital distribution service Sony DADC Genba to sell games. Right now only digital PC titles through Steam are available. Over time GamesGrabr says it has plans to sell games across a variety of platforms and also aims to be selling boxed …

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Players to receive Smash Bros Soundtrack for registering the game

Fans who register both the 3DS and Wii U versions of Super Smash Bros on Club Nintendo will be rewarded with the title’s soundtrack. Super Smash Bros for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U Premium Sound Selection packages together songs taken from – or inspired by – songs from the games. …

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