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The competition from supermarkets and online retailers has lead HMV to admit that it is reconsidering its interest in the video games market. Though the retailer’s market share remained static for both music and DVDa, its gaming market share fell by 16 per cent over Christmas. Games now account for …
Read More »OnLive debuting Windows Desktop for iPad this Thursday
Though we are still waiting for the appearance of OnLive’s long-awaited gaming app, the company will this Thursday release a new iPad app that brings the Windows 7 desktop to the device. Called OnLive Desktop, the software provides instant, streaming access to programmes such as Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint. …
Read More »US developer receives death sentence in Iran
A dual US-Iranian citizen has been sentenced to death for allegedly producing games encoded with western-leaning sentiments, as part of a wider CIA plan to stimulate a revolution within the country, according to state media reports. Tehran aired a televised confession of Arizona-born Amir Mirza Hekmati(pictured), who appeared to admit …
Read More »GAME could face lender action as UK Xmas sales plunge 17.6%
A UK and Ireland Christmas sales slump of 17.6 per cent for the eight weeks ending January 7th has lead GAME to admit that it might have to rely on the good will of lenders to survive. Described by BBC Radio 5’s Breakfast programme this morning as the worst UK …
Read More »Sony shifts 6.5m PlayStation consoles over Christmas
In excess of 6.5m PlayStation consoles were sold worldwide in the period between November 18th to December 31st, Sony has estimated. Of those sales the new PlayStation Vita contributed half a million units following its Japanese launch on December 17th. Sony added that over 70 Vita games are currently in …
Read More »Venture capitalist takes control of Jagex
A New York venture capital firm has purchased further shares in Jagex to increase its stake to 55 per cent, effectively transferring control of the Runescape developer from the UK to the US. Financial documents seen by Develop show that Insight Venture Partners has acquired another twenty per cent of …
Read More »Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition revealed
Warner Bros Interactive has announced a new version of its 2011 fighting game Mortal Kombat. Called Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition, the SKU includes all of the DLC that has been released for the title since it arrived on consoles. That means that on the disc gamers will find four new …
Read More »Christmas sales climb 10% at GameStop
GameStop has defied the odds by posting an impressive increase in sales of new games for the Christmas period – showing up retailers in the UK who failed to do the same. New game sales were up 9.9 per cent year-on-year for the nine weeks ending December 31st, with the …
Read More »ION reveals redesigned iCade
A new version of the popular arcade controller adapter for iPad, the iCade, has been revealed by maker ION. The original iCade housed the iPad and was designed to make it appear like a miniature arcade cabinet, complete with arcade joystick and eight-button arrangement. This new version, Engadget reports, features …
Read More »Lovefilm counter Netflix appearance with subs discount
Just hours after streaming film service Netflix launched on both PS3 and Xbox 360 in the UK, rival Lovefilm has reduced the price of its service to undercut it. As of today a Lovefilm account costs just 4.99 a month in the UK. Before the cut it cost 5.99 – …
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