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With uncertainty abounding about the viability of the next-gen market, Microsoft has demoed some tech that could create huge excitement for the future of the Xbox brand. The company took to CES to demo a new technology offer called IllumiRoom – quite possibly related to Microsoft’s Environmental Display patent unearthed …
Read More »Tesco surprises city with blockbuster Christmas
The UK’s leading retailer Tesco has reported its strongest Christmas in the UK for three years. Like-for-like sales were up 1.8 per cent in the six weeks ending January 5th. Online food sales were the star, climbing 18 per cent. It’s a fantastic turnaround for the supermarket, having reported a …
Read More »IDC predicts game disc revenue will "rise substantively" in 2014
The next-generation of consoles will be a huge commercial success according to a new report from the International Data Corporation. A new report entitled Worldwide Video Game and Entertainment Console Hardware and Packaged Software 2012-2016 Forecast reckons that the new offerings from Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft will stand largely unchallenged …
Read More »Major redundancies at Majesco UK – report
Zumba Fitness publisher Majesco has reportedly laid off a significant number of staff at its European HQ in Brompton. Games Industry claims to have first hand reports that the job losses could be fairly wide ranging”. It is also understood that Majesco’s Boston studio has also been closed, although the …
Read More »60m sales and counting for Windows 8
Microsoft has sold in excess of 60m Windows 8 licenses in the ten weeks wince the operating system was launched. 40m licenses were shifted in the first month. That puts the pace of sales roughly in line with those of its predecessor Windows 7. This [number] represents the cumulative sales …
Read More »Wii U Virtual Console is coming, promises GamePad play
Nintendo has said that development of the Wii U version of the Virtual Console is ongoing – and furthermore, it promises GamePad compatibility. Wii U’s current Virtual Console functionality is limited. Owners cannot purchase content from the eShop but are able to transfer games they previously downloaded on their Wii …
Read More »Painkiller Hell & Damnation gets new April release date
Nordic Games has announced a new release date for Painkiller Hell & Damnation. The PS3 and Xbox 360 shooter is now due out on April 5th in the UK. It was released on PC in October 2012 at a cost of just 24.99. A Collector’s Edition version is available for …
Read More »EVE and Dust 514 to merge servers tomorrow
CCP will tomorrow merge its established PC MMO EVE and experimental PS3 shooter Dust 514 tomorrow. The most notable change will be the inclusion of Dust players in EVE’s chat system. Dust mercenaries will also be able to join EVE corporations and accept contracts from NPC Faction Warfare militias. EVE …
Read More »Play.com to shut down retail business
The closure of the Jersey tax loophole last year has been blamed for the end of Play.com as we know it. The retailer has confirmed that it will from March 2013 become a marketplace-only service, allowing customers to sell goods via their site with Play taking a slice, much like …
Read More »OPINION: Will 2013 be the year that everything changes?
The 1990s. The Super Nintendo and Sega Mega Drive. The Game Boy and the Gamegear (or the Atari Lynx, if you like). If you were one of the millions of people that owned one of former pair and one of the latter pair then congratulations, you still fit the bill …
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