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The CEO of GAME is excited about the imminent return of Guitar Hero and Rock Band, because these games appeal to so many different gamers. Martyn Gibbs’ comments follows that of GameStop’s international boss, who told MCV last year that ‘now is a good time for Guitar Hero to come …
Read More »Price war erupts in PS4 vs Xbox One battle
Xbox One and PS4 are retailing for well below 300, as the price war between the consoles continues. Xbox announced last week that UK retailers would be lowering the cost of its console to 299.99 but some stores have gone even lower – GameStop is selling the system for under …
Read More »Jobs at risk at Square Enix London as staff are placed on consultation
Square Enix is expected to announce a number of redundancies from its UK office. The firm is attempting to improve its Western performance, and has told MCV that an undisclosed number of staff in the UK have been placed on consultation. MCV understands multiple PR and sales employees are amongst …
Read More »Xbox One UK price is now £299.99
The price of Xbox One at UK retail is 299.99, Microsoft has announced. The deal is led by retail, the platform holder tells MCV, and this price is for the UK only. The last retail-led Xbox One price cut was in September, when the price fell to 330. Despite being …
Read More »TIGA terminates Train2Game relationship
UK games development trade body TIGA has ended its long-standing relationship with distance-learning business Train2Game. TIGA had acted as an independent examination and awarding body for Train2Game since 2009, but says it will now no-longer award TIGA Diplomas, accredit any Train2Game courses, promote Train2Game or generally be involved with the …
Read More »OnLive closes down and sells assets to Sony
OnLive will shut its services this month, and has sold some of its assets to PlayStation. Sony has acquired OnLive’s patent portfolio which covers ‘substantial innovations in cloud gaming’. OnLive’s services will continue to operate until April 30th this year, and that includes OnLive’s Game Service, OnLive Desktop and Second …
Read More »The Legend of Zelda Wii U to miss 2015
UPDATE: The Legend of Zelda for Wii U will not arrive this year as planned, Nintendo has said, and it won’t be shown at E3 either. Zelda franchise boss Eiji Aonuma said in a video today that the development team has come across ‘new possibilities’ in its bid to create …
Read More »Who is Nintendo’s saviour DeNA?
On Tuesday March 17th, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata surprised a gathering of press with a major announcement about the future of its business. In recent years, with the spread of smart devices, we’ve increasingly heard a variety of opinions on the future of the dedicated video game system business, and …
Read More »Google Play deal is major coup for age rating bodies
Age ratings body PEGI says getting on the Google Play store is a major win for the games industry and consumers. PEGI struck a deal to rate apps and games on Google Play as part of an ‘international coalition’ of ratings bodies, which includes ESRB in the US, USK in …
Read More »GAME: Black Friday is going nowhere
The price war that erupted in the games market before Christmas may have hurt GAME’s bottom line, but the retailer says it won’t be backing away from Black Friday. Last year’s Black Friday saw major games and consoles cut by as much as 40 per cent, and GAME felt the …
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