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Read More »Mirror’s Edge 2 appears on EA website
A sequel to Mirror’s Edge looks set to debut at E3 this year. Rumours about a sequel to the DICE first person adventure has long been touted. It was a great game and garnered a cult following, but it didn’t sell particularly well back in 2008. It’s cropped up on …
Read More »Wii U sales boost following Xbox One reveal
Sales of the Wii U have rocketed on Amazon.co.uk in the days following Microsoft’s Xbox One reveal. As spotted by Nintendo Life, last night the Wii U Premium machine had climbed from 243rd in the retailer’s ‘Movers and Shakers’ list to 50th, with sales increasing 386 per cent. At the …
Read More »Square Enix America CEO leaves company
Mike Fischer leaves game publisher for Amazon's digital music and video in Japan
Read More »Square Enix president departs for Amazon
Square Enix CEO and president Mike Fischer has left Square Enix of America for a job with Amazon. Polygon reports Fischer quit the company earlier this month, and is now the vice president of digital music and video for Amazon in Japan. Fischer worked at Namco, Sega and Microsoft before …
Read More »Amazon introduces virtual coin currency for Kindle Fire app purchases
Amazon has announced the launch of its new virtual currency, Amazon Coins. The debut doesn’t change anything from a business standpoint, as app developers still receive the 70 per cent revenue cut that’s always been received from any real money purchases. From a consumer standpoint, the currency can be used …
Read More »Amazon developing smartphone with 3D screen – report
A smartphone with a 3D screen could be on the way from retailer-come-tech giant Amazon, according to online reports. The Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon is currently developing a wide range of assorted tech products designed to accompany its Kindle tablet brand. One of them is supposedly a high-end …
Read More »Déjà vu! Amazon follows Asda’s lead (again) by slashing Wii U to £149
A second retailer has cut the price of the Wii U to just 149. MCV reported yesterday that Asda had slashed a further 50 off the console’s price, making the 8GB Basic SKU available for just 149 and the 32GB Premium SKU for 199. That’s a 100 saving on their …
Read More »Amazon UK download plans ‘a mystery’
Publishers are in the dark over Amazon’s UK?PC download store. UK?PC firms have already signed a contract with the retail giant to get their games on the store, which was expected early in 2012. But the store was delayed, with no new launch date set. Amazon’s head of games Graham …
Read More »Xbox comes to Amazon Kindle
Microsoft’s Xbox SmartGlass app has launched on Amazon’s smash-hit Kindle tablet. The app has been available on Windows Phone, iOS and Android for some time, but needed to be created specifically for Amazon’s Fire tablet. SmartGlass, which was unveiled at E3 last year, allows users to view their Xbox friends …
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