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Gamers on the continent have faced paying up to 42 per cent more for their copies of Grand Theft Auto V than those buying it in the UK. That’s according to Idealo, which found that pre-order prices for the game across Europe suggest UK gamers have actually got it pretty …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V goes on sale in Spain – report
Remember the days when getting hold of a game early was as easy as popping down to your local indie? These are not those days. Unless you’re Spanish. A report on the Spanish version of Gamereactor reckons that a number of chains have put the game on sale today. The …
Read More »PS Vita TV likely to get Western release, Sony suggests
Sony has calmed fears that the recently announced PS Vita TV will not be launched in the West. Much of the game press latched onto a comment made by PlayStation CEO Andrew House in an interview with TechOn in which he stated that Sony is planning to sell the PS …
Read More »Xbox One release date confirmed
The Xbox One has, at long last, got a confirmed global release date. The machine will be released on November 22nd in the UK and US. That means it will arrive AFTER the PS4 in America (November 15th) but BEFORE it in Europe (November 29th). November 22nd is also the …
Read More »Xbox One release date to be announced today
Microsoft will announce its worldwide release plans for the Xbox One later today. That’s according to retail sources, with CVG spotting that both GAME’s Xbox store at Boxpark and online retailer ShopTohave confirmed as much on Twitter. Microsoft has for some time resolutely stuck to its ‘November’ launch plans, although …
Read More »European broadband issues delaying PS4 Gaikai streaming rollout
There’s currently no timeline as to when European PS4 owners will be able to stream PS3 content onto their machines. SCEE president and CEO Jim Ryan told Edge that the service is expected to arrive in North America in early 2014. But he’s not able to date a European rollout …
Read More »Ghostlight’s Devil Survivor 2 campaign hits target
Devil Survivor 2 will be released on DS in Europe. That’s because Ghostlight’s campaign to attract enough pre-orders to make its release in Europe financially viable has been a success. After a herculean push over the last week, I am delighted to say that Devil Survivor 2 has reached its …
Read More »No more PlayStation Home updates in Japan – is the end nigh?
The future of Sony’s ambitious virtual world PlayStation Home looks very uncertain. Kotaku reports that Sony Japan has confirmed that there will be no further updates to the Japanese version of PlayStation Home from September, with no new content being added beyond that point. Support in other Asian regions will …
Read More »Microsoft blames Kinect localisation, and not supply constraints, for Xbox One delays
The complexities behind localising Kinect for numerous languages are causing Xbox one launch delays across eight European territories, Microsoft has claimed. It was recently announced that The Xbox One’s launch has been delayed in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Sweden and Switzerland. Speaking to OXM, the firm’s head of …
Read More »PS3 price cut to 199; Sony to offer discount on PS4 titles
Sony has cut the price of the PlayStation 3 to €199 in Europe. The 12GB Super Slim PlayStation 3 will also see similar price cuts across America, with Sony reducing the price tag to $199. SCE president and CEO Andrew House confirmed the cut during Sony’s Gamescom presentation, along with …
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