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Amazon defeated the supermarkets to be crowned best general retail at the MCV Awards last night. The firm was the only online company in this new category. The specialist retail prize was scooped by GAME, having missed out on winning any awards last year. Meanwhile, star store was awarded to …
Read More »Amazon launches cloud music service
Online retailer Amazon has stolen a march on Apple and Google by launching a cloud music service for PC, Mac and Android devices. Amazon Cloud Drive, Amazon Cloud Player for Web and Amazon Cloud Player for Android all went live this morning in the US, and will let people upload …
Read More »eBay preparing Amazon rival?
eBay is to buy e-commerce solutions and services provider GSI Commerce for $2.4bn (1.5bn). The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of this year, and will give eBay access to GSI’s comprehensive portfolio of e-commerce solutions and digital marketing tools. The move is expected to provide growth …
Read More »Sign up for the ‘Sell on Amazon’ webinar
Amazon.co.uk is hosting a webinar to talk indie games retailers through the steps necessary to set up an account and start listing items on its online store. The webinar takes place on Wednesday, March 30th at 10am and will cover the following: – Overview of the ‘Sell on Amazon’ process– …
Read More »The true scale of Amazon’s 3DS pre-orders
Having revealed earlier in the week that the 3DS had already broken pre-order records at the retailer, Amazon has now revealed the true extent of the console’s impressive performance. At the time of writing 3DS has 71 per cent more pre-orders on Amazon.co.uk that former record holder PS3 did prior …
Read More »Apple suing Amazon.com
As many had expected, Apple is suing retailer Amazon.com over its use of the term ‘App Store’ to describe its new Android digital app portal. Bloomberg reports that Apple is seeking both to prevent the use of the term and for unspecified damages. The complaint was filed on March 18th. …
Read More »Now Amazon cuts 3DS price to £187
Amazon.co.uk has lowered the price of the 3DS to 187 making it the cheapest offering for consumers, along with Morrisons. The 3DS has also become the most pre-ordered gaming console on the online retailer’s website. Customers have placed 20 per cent more pre-orders on the handheld device than they did …
Read More »Brink pre-order deals revealed
Bethesda has announced retail partnerships that will drive pre-orders for Splash Damage’s upcoming sci-fi shooter Brink. GAME, GameStation, Play.com and Amazon will each offer exclusive packs of in-game content to any consumers that order the game ahead of its May 20th release date. Each pack will contain different body tattoos, …
Read More »XBLA hits heading to retail
Three of the most popular XBLA titles will no longer be download-only come April. Microsoft has confirmed that a triple pack containing Limbo, Trials HD and Splosion Man will be coming to retail, according to Gamasutra. The pack was first spotted on Amazon. The compilation will be released in the …
Read More »Amazon wins Angry Birds Rio exclusivity deal
Rovio's next game won't appear on Android Market, retailer claims
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