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Having skipped last year’s event Microsoft is listed amongst the confirmed companies for Tokyo Game Show 2013. With the Xbox One just months away the decision is a sign that Microsoft still harbours ambitions in the region – although the fact that the console is unlikely to arrive in Japan …
Read More »GameStop Expo to offer hands-on with Xbox One and PS4
The Xbox One and PS4 will both be playable at upcoming American consumer event GameStop Expo. The event, which is open to members of the retailer’s PowerUp Rewards customer loyalty scheme, takes place on August 28th in Las Vegas. That’s a good three months before the Xbox One and (presumably) …
Read More »New Intellectual Property Crime Unit to clamp down on piracy
In what is being described as an innovative new strategy”, a new Intellectual Property Crime Unit has been formed to help fight UK piracy. The Unit has the power to seize assets and shut down sites found to be hosting pirated material. Furthermore, it pledges to work with online advertisers, …
Read More »77PR wins Nintendo UK contract
London based agency 77PR has been appointed to handle Nintendo UK’s consumer lifestyle PR. The company previously worked with Nintendo on the Wii U’s launch in December 2012. From this point on it will also handle consumer press relations regarding game and hardware launches. Specialist and technology press enquiries will …
Read More »The Last of Us retains UK Charts top spot
Sony’s critically adored The Last of Us has claimed its third successive No.1 in the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. Digital sensation Minecraft enters the listings in second place following tis long-awaited boxed release. In fact, it’s an unusually busy Top Ten this week with no less than …
Read More »Angry Birds Trilogy catapulting to Wii and Wii U
Shock news – there are formats on which Angry Birds has not yet been released. Although that is shortly about to change. Activision has announced that Angry Birds Trilogy will be released on both Wii and Wii U on August 16th. The Wii U version offers play on either the …
Read More »Desilets: The future is digital and there’s nothing you can do about it
Acclaimed developer Patrice Desilets doesn’t believe the recent furore over the Xbox One’s digital strategy will halt the march toward a disc-less future. "Yeah, games come on disc, and I get it guys you were really pissed off," he said of the Xbox One backlash at the Gamelab conference in …
Read More »JAW humbled by Metal Gear Solid response
UPDATE: JAW has posted the following statement on its Facebook page. "Just a point of note, we will NOT be working on an MGS remake. We are incredibly humbled with the reaction we’ve had today, but there is NO realistic way we can work on MGS. Again, many many thanks …
Read More »Newcastle FC owner Mike Ashley buys HMV Oxford Street
Sports Direct owner and accomplished drinker Mike Ashley has purchased the lease for HMV Oxford Street. The Independent reports that Newcastle FC owner intends to open a new 60,000 sq ft sports outlet there having agreed to acquire the lease from Deloitte. Sports Direct already has one Oxford Street store …
Read More »Naughty Dog apologises for sex chat line numbers in The Last of Us
There are many hidden delights in The Last of Us, but one of them won’t be there for much longer. At one point in the game co-star Joel encounters a notice board with two phone numbers for a ‘pest control’ service. A Kotaku reader thought he’d give them a ring… …
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