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The legendary Ultimate Warrior is being given away to those who pre-order WWE 2K14. Not the real Ultimate Warrior, we hasten to add, but a virtual one to use in the game. It’s the pre-order offer for 2K’s first crack at the WWE licence, which it acquired earlier in the …
Read More »Another Street Fighter IV coming to retail
Capcom is getting some seriously good mileage out of its 2009 hit, Street Fighter IV. Following on from 2010’s Super Street Fighter IV and 2011 Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition (that was meant to be the final version by the way), comes Ultra Street Fighter IV. The new game …
Read More »Microsoft exec bemoans poor Xbox One PR
Microsoft has admitted it got the messaging on Xbox One wrong. Speaking with IGN, Xbox division corporate vice president Marc Whitten said, shame on us” for failing to communicate its future vision for console gaming in a way that excited consumers. We’ve got to just talk more, get people understanding …
Read More »PS3 topples Xbox 360 in June
PlayStation dominated a decent month for UK games retail in June. PS3 was the best selling console, The Last of Us the No.1 game, while Sony was the most successful publisher. For the first time in years, more PS3 titles were sold last month than on any other platform. PS3 …
Read More »The Last of Us is No.1. Again.
It’s week five for The Last of Us at No.1. The PS3 exclusive continues to dominate and will continue to dominate because there’s almost nothing out for retailers to sell this summer. There was one game of note out this week, Nintendo RPG Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bros. The …
Read More »Fez downloaded 105,000 times in Steam sale
Just how popular is the Steam sale, really? Well, according to the makers of quirky platform game Fez, very. The game was downloaded 105,000 times in just 48 hours, the game’s developer Phil Fish tweeted last week. The critically acclaimed game was 50 per cent off last week, and was …
Read More »Asda cuts Wii U price by £100. Again.
Asda has once again aggressively slashed the price of Wii U. It’s the second time the retailer has cut 100 off Nintendo’s new console. It reduced the cost back in May. The Wii U Premium Set (which comes with Nintendoland) is now just 199, while the Basic Set is a …
Read More »Read our extensive interview with Bethesda’s Pete Hines in the latest MCV
This week’s issue of MCV is a bumper edition, featuring interviews with Ginx TV, Bethesda and the men behind E3 1995. We also analyse the June charts, which sees PS3 overtake Xbox 360 for the first time. There’s a whole lot more, too. Including the hottest accessories coming to market, …
Read More »Chart-Track: GTA V could topple Call of Duty
Grand Theft Auto V has the potential to be the biggest launch of the generation, GfK Chart-Track says. The fastest selling game of all time in the UK is Call of Duty: Black Ops, which sold 2m units in its first week.The game that made the most money after its …
Read More »UK games retail could make £1.28bn in six months
UK games retailers will do battle over a possible 1.28bn over the next six months, MCV?can reveal. That’s MCV’s calculation based on analyst predictions and GfK Chart-Track data. And includes software, hardware and accessories. UK games stores could earn between 1.15bn and 1.28bn, driven by new IP, returning blockbusters and …
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