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Despite news this morning that a deal to take GAME out of administration is now very close, a new report suggests OpCapita has not yet given up hope. The Independent reports that OpCapita has tabled a fresh bid to acquire GAME’s remaining 333 UK stores. In addition, it also believes …
Read More »VIDEO: Release date for Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
Activision has announced that Transformers: Fall of Cybertron will be released in the US on August 28th. That likely means a European and UK arrival on August 31st. The date comes from a new trailer for the game hosted by GameSpot that can be seen below.
Read More »GAME to exit administration as RBS consortium wins race
MCV has been led to believe that the GAME saga will come to a welcome close earlier than expected. Sources close to the negotiations are certain that a deal to save the retailer is incredibly close, with a likely exit from administration as early as tomorrow (Friday March 30th). Furthermore, …
Read More »EA’s FIFA Euro 2012 is a download-only title
The inevitable licensed Euro 2012 title from EA Sports will be a digital-only release, MCV can reveal. Furthermore, the game will skip a stand-alone release entirely and instead be made available as a DLC expansion for existing title FIFA 12. Called EA Sports UEFA Euro 2012, the download includes all …
Read More »RUMOUR: PS4 codenamed Orbis; Includes anti pre-owned tech; Due 2013
Yet another rumour has pointed to the next PlayStation launching alongside the Xbox 360 successor in 2013. But Kotaku claims to have word from what it calls a reliable source” of some quite detailed specs for the new machine, way beyond anything published to date. Firstly, it claims the new …
Read More »Irish GAME protestors explain their demands
The protestors staging sit-in protests at a number of GAME’s closed Irish stores have released a statement clarifying their demands. As we know, the disagreement hinges on GAME and PwC’s unwillingness to pay sacked workers for the remainder of their contract, owed holiday time or redundancy. The group say they …
Read More »Former Tesco man Mike Fethers joins HMV
Mike Fethers has joined HMV’s games team as its games peripherals and digital buyer. His previous roles include games peripherals buyer for Tesco. He replaces Gavin Howes who recently left HMV to accept a role at Carphone Warehouse. "I’m delighted to welcome Miketo HMV, not just for thegreat experienceand fresh …
Read More »Apple refunds Aussie iPad 3 buyers
Customers who felt mislead by the advertising of the iPad 3 in Australia are eligible for a refund following a complaint by The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. The BBC reports that some consumers were disgruntled by the fact that the iPad’s advertised 4G network capabilities are not in fact …
Read More »GAME stores facing abusive behaviour risk
Following reports of sporadic violence at some GAME stores, one outlet has taken the move of posting a warning to its customers at the door. Many customers have expressed their dissatisfaction at their inability to spend their Reward Point or other in-store credit. They are also not allowed to exchange …
Read More »Pre-owned "increases the cost of games"
Echoing the thoughts an arguments that have many times been the centre of near-furious debate at the Intent Media office, Silicon Knights boss Denis Dyack has argued that pre-owned is damaging the games industry. I would argue that used games actually increase the cost of games," he told GamesIndustry. "There …
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