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A new consumer website has launched that intends to offer unrivalled coverage of downloadable digital games content. It’s called dlcentral.co.uk and is run by freelancer Nathan Irvine. Irvine’s a familiar face to many in the industry following his successful eight year stint at Future publishing where he began at PSM2 …
Read More »HMV bank syndicate turned down offers higher than Hilco’s
Hilco’s bid for HMV’s debt was not the highest on the table, it has been claimed. The Telegraph reports that the eight-bank syndicate of lenders including RBS and Lloyds who are owed the bulk of HMV’s outstanding debt feared that their reputations would be tarnished were they to turn the …
Read More »Hilco could close up to half of HMV stores
HMV now looks very likely to survive on the UK High Street – at a price. The Daily Mail reports that Hilco could close around half of HMV’s 223 UK stores in the hope that a streamlined version of the chain can live on. It’s the same strategy that the …
Read More »Slender Rising tries to recapture Eight Pages horror on your iOS device, free version available
Developer Michael Hegemann has released his take on the hugely popular Slender Man game Slender. Called Slender Rising, the 1.49 download (a free version is also available) follows the template laid down by free PC outing Slender in that players are tasked with finding pages scattered throughout both the Cursed …
Read More »RC airplane included in Splinter Cell Blacklist Collector’s Edition
Ubisoft has confirmed a pretty amazing inclusion in its freshly revealed Splinter Cell Blacklist Collector’s Edition SKU. Called the Paladin Multi-Mission Aircraft Edition, IGN reports that the $169.99 SKU is headlined by a dual-motor radio controlled versions of the Paladin airplane used as a base by gruff hero Sam Fisher …
Read More »PS3 gets its Blue and Red on
Sony is to release two new colour variations of its PS3 console in the UK. The new Garnet Red and Azurite Blue versions both come in 500GB flavours. Both include two Dualshock 3 controllers. Both SKUs are due for release on February 15th and will be priced along the same …
Read More »Black Ops II gets its first 2013 UK No.1
Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops II is once again at the top of the GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. It’s the game’s seventh No.1 and the first following its six-week run at the tail end of 2012. It also managed the rare feat of growing sales week-on-week – …
Read More »Short-shipped Ni No Kuni Wizard’s Edition selling for $400
A hard-to-find version of Namco Bandai RPG Ni No Kuni is currently selling for up to four times more than its RRP on eBay. The publisher announced earlier this week that a computer glitch had led to more orders being accepted for the $99.99 Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the …
Read More »Record iPhone and iPad sales challenge Apple detractors
Apple is on the ropes as customers flock from iOS to Android, right? Perhaps not. The tech company last night reported record Q1 sales of 47.8m iPhones and 22.9m iPads. That’s up on last year’s sales of 37m and 15.4m respectively. That works out as over 800,000 iOS device sales …
Read More »Apple finally takes action on underage labour
Apple has stuck to its word and begun to cut ties with Chinese suppliers who are found to employ underage workers. Apple last year joined forces with the Fair Labor Association (FLA) after a report from the organisation found evidence of the practise at some of Apple’s suppliers. Now the …
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