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Best Buy will this weekend open its 11th UK store in Enfield, North London. It’s situated in the Enfield Retail Park alongside the likes of Toys R Us, Comet and Currys. It’s also just up the road from PC World, which was the first in the UK to get the …
Read More »This year’s FIFA ad debuts on Sunday
EA’s annual all-star FIFA ad has become somewhat of a tradition, and this Sunday the UK public will get their first look at this year’s version. Running under the tag line FIFA 12 – Love Football, Play Football”, the ad will debut during the Manchester United and Arsenal match this …
Read More »Former Activision exec calls for new consoles
Xbox 360 is approaching its sixth birthday, and the Wii and PS3 their fifth. This is when a new console cycle would traditionally begin. But the market has changed. The Wii U is on the way, of course, but a true next-gen console is at the very least two years …
Read More »Disney reveals video game movie Wreck-It Ralph
Disney used its recent D23 Expo to unveil a brand new animated film that revolves around the life of video game characters. Whereas Toy Story told the tale of what toys the do the minute our backs are turned, Wreck-It Ralph will do the same for video game icons. It …
Read More »Nordic dates We Sing: UK Hits
We Sing: UK Hits, the latest release in Nordic Games’ popular karaoke series, will be released on Wii in the UK on September 30th. It’s the first release in the series this year and the fourth in total, though will be joined by We Sing: Rock by Christmas. Featured artists …
Read More »Deus Ex on PC includes free OnLive code
It has emerged that all copies of Deus Ex: Human Revolution for PC in the US include a free code to access the game on OnLive. Effectively this means that as well as playing it on PC, gamers will also be able to play the game on an array of …
Read More »First Bungie Aerospace title lands on iOS next week
Crimson: Steam Pirates will be the first game to emerge from Bungie in this new, post-Halo era. More specifically, it’s the first title to be released from the Bungie Aerospace division. It will arrive next week on iOS and is developed by Harebrained Schemes. It’s described as a turn-based, steampunk …
Read More »Sony on why 3DS has struggled
It’s a weird world we live in where a person has to explicitly say they’re not commenting on a rival’s device before they’re able to comment on a rival’s device. Nonetheless, SCEE’s senior studio director Mick Hocking did exactly that when asked about the early struggles of the 3DS. So …
Read More »Apple preparing budget iPhone 4 SKU
You could run entire websites based around nothing but Apple rumours. Indeed, folk actually do. Picking the wheat from the chaff is a tough task when it comes to Apple, but now global news agency Reuters has come out with what it claims is reliable information about Apple’s 2011 plans …
Read More »GameStop slashes Deus Ex: HR to £20.97
This Friday’s release of Square Enix’s Deus Ex: Human Revolution not only marks the beginning of the holiday games buying season, but also it seems the now traditional price wars at retail. And it’s online newcomer GameStop.co.uk that has fired the first shot. The retailer is currently selling the Xbox …
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