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Sony’s PS4 arrives in the UK and Europe today and a new report has found that the machine currently has the advantage over its rival Xbox One on social media. The Telegraph reports that Sythesio has analysed social media, forums and online comments since the start of the month, finding …
Read More »PICTURES: PS4 arrives at PlayStation’s pop-up lounge
PS4 has arrived in the UK. Following Xbox One’s arrival last Friday, that means that the next-gen is now officially the current-gen. PS3 and Xbox 360 are SO last-gen. Blaine Smith from Bedford was the first person to pre-order the PS4 from GAME and was the first in line to …
Read More »Sony giving away two free PlayStation Mobile games each week
Remember PlayStation Mobile? Sony suddenly seems to have, and has announced a brand new games offer for the platform. Starting today the platform holder is to give away two free games each week for the next five weeks. The titles will work on Vita and on PlayStation Certified smartphones or …
Read More »Japanese sales point to serious declines for Final Fantasy and 3D Mario
It’s not often that a pair of games topping the charts brings bad news for their respective publishers. PS3 title Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII and Wii U platformer Super Mario 3D World entered the weekly Japanese charts in first and second spots today, but both point to serious declines …
Read More »PS4 digital game prices reduced on PSN
The price of several PS4 game downloads on PSN has been reduced, bringing parity with the Xbox One versions. Eurogamer reports that games such as FIFA 14, Need for Speed Rivals and Battlefield 4 have now been cut to 54.99 on PSN. That’s a lot less than the 62.99 at …
Read More »Amazon bringing Sunday deliveries to London this Christmas
Online retailer Amazon is to start offering Sunday deliveries in the UK for the first time this Christmas. The website is teaming up with a number of local courier and delivery firms in a move that further reduces the immediacy advantage currently enjoyed by the High Street. Throughout the Christmas …
Read More »GAME adds 12 new shops for Christmas
UK retailer GAME has opened 12 new stores in the run-up to the Christmas trading period. Game Retail’s stores director Dave Howard confirmed to MCV that the chain has opened four new permanent stores and eight temporary stores, while four stores have been relocated. The firm hopes the new outlets …
Read More »O2 to sell PS4s on contract; 65 stores have launch day stock
Still hunting for a launch day PS4? Then O2 may be your surprising saviour. The mobile network is offering launch day stock of the console at 65 of its UK stores. The cmachine is available as part of a bundle including a Sony Xperia Z1 handset. Also included is a …
Read More »PS4’s digital games prices will be adjusted before Friday launch
Sony has said that further alterations will be made to PS4 digital game pricing before the console’s official UK launch on Friday (November 29th). EA in particular has come in for some stick for charging 59.99 (previously 62.99) for digital versions of its launch line-up, not least because that’s 5 …
Read More »And so the inevitable happens – Angry Birds Go is big on IAPs, has energy system
It all comes down to whether you think Angry Birds was popular because it was good, cheap and offered tonnes of content or because people simply couldn’t resist the little birds. If you think it’s the latter, then new kart racing title Angry Birds Go presents the inevitable conclusion of …
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