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EA has revealed early details of the Battlefield 4 pre-order packs. The shooter, which launches this year, will come with a Premium Expansion Pack for consumers who pre-order the title. Meanwhile, those who pre-order the PC download version of the game from EA’s Origin Store will receive the Expansion Pack, …
Read More »Gears of War helps UK retail generate £13.4m last week
The UK games market made 13.4m last week. That’s a rise of 19 per cent over the week before, but it’s still a relatively low figure. The games market has struggled for momentum since the start of the year. All data is courtesy of UKIE/GfK Chart-Track. In total 506,625 games …
Read More »Tomb Raider holds PSN No.1
The No.1 selling game on the European PlayStation Network is Tomb Raider. The game has been No.1 since it launched on March 5th. With PSN allowing day-and-date releases of physical games on its digital store, its chart is often filled with retail games. And that’s certainly the case this week, …
Read More »Minecraft holds Xbox Live UK No.1 spot for ninth consecutive week
Minecraft is the No.1 UK Xbox Live Arcade game for the ninth week on the trot. It’s been No.1 since we started printing our exclusive XBLA charts back in February. The game has withheld stiff competition from free-to-play game Happy Wars, plus a string of price discounts in recent weeks. …
Read More »Ubisoft: "Innovation is not necessarily driven by teraflops alone"
Ubisoft exec Jade Raymond says that the games industry doesn’t necessarily need new consoles to create new ideas. Raymond, one of the minds behind the Assassin’s Creed series, hails the indie development scene for creating some of the market’s most exciting new concepts on less powerful platforms. Speaking about the …
Read More »Battlefield 4 revealed in 17-minute trailer, PS4 and Xbox 720 versions unconfirmed
Battlefield 4 will arrive this autumn on PS3, 360 and PC. A Wii U version is not in the works. And although EA won’t officially announce it, it looks like the game is shaping up to be a next-gen launch title, too. The title was revealed at both GDC in …
Read More »Games get convenience store boost
Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons say they will push games through their local convenience stores. All three already sell games through smaller outlets, but usually focus on major launches such as Call of Duty and FIFA. Although there are no plans to stock a wider range of games, the grocers’ buyers …
Read More »Former HMV commercial boss takes over at Blockbuster
Gary Warren has been appointed managing director of the new Blockbuster UK. The firm was acquired by ‘TS 1973 Investment Holdings’ (a subsidiary of investment firm Gordon Brothers Europe) earlier today. 264 stores have been saved with 2,000 members of staff. Warren (pictured right) is best known for his role …
Read More »Watch out Pokemon – new Moshi Monsters set for Christmas
If you thought Pokemon X and Y was going to have an easy ride this Christmas, think again. Mind Candy has announced a third Moshi Monsters game will be coming to retail this Q4. The title will be for DS and 3DS, with independent UK studio Sumo Digital hired for …
Read More »Nintendo moves to calm Wii U fears as unofficial UK price cuts fail
Nintendo UK has pledged to meet with retailers worried about the performance of its Wii U games console. Growing dissatisfaction towards the new hardware has seen retailers Amazon, Asda, ShopTo and GameStop slash 50 off its price. But even that has failed to stimulate sales. We have taken the decision …
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