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GAME is now selling the White PS4 Destiny bundle for the same RRP of a normal PS4. The console was on sale 379.99 but can now be bought for a penny below 350. The price cut follows a mini-price war over the normal black PS4 destiny bundle, which is available …
Read More »Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris pre-order bonuses revealed
Square Enix has revealed the pre-order incentives for its upcoming Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris Gold Edition. This physical version of the game comes with a 3” Lara figure, a concept art book, a map of the title’s Overworld as well as a Season Pass. Those buying the …
Read More »Gamers can play Far Cry 4 in GAME next week
GAME’s latest lock-in event is letting its customers play Far Cry 4 a whole three months before launch. The lock-ins will take place between Thursday August 28th and 29th in 12 GAME stores (detailed below). GAME’s lock-in events is part of the retailer’s ambitions to become a hub where players …
Read More »1TB Call of Duty Xbox One is exclusive to GAME in the UK
Retailer GAME has grabbed a big hardware exclusive for this Q4. The chain will be the only place to grab official stock of the Limited Edition Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Xbox One in the UK – that’s the only model to offer a 1TB hard drive. The SKU was …
Read More »Expect more Sony game announcements at Tokyo Game Show
Sony had to drop some announcements from its Gamescom 2014 presentation as there wasn’t enough time to fit them all in. That’s according to Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida who told Famitsu, via Gematsu, that PS4 game announcements will as a result provide the focus of its Tokyo Game …
Read More »GAME shares surge following 30% sales jump
Markets may regard retail flotations as a risk, but GAME’s early success on the stock exchange prove that they can prove very successful GAME Digital has reported a sales increase of 30 per cent for the year ending July 26th, which includes the period following its flotation in June. Throughout …
Read More »Gamers can now buy digital Xbox games direct from GAME
Xbox has joined the ever-growing number of games companies that are selling digital games directly through High Street retailers. From August 15th, GAME will be selling Seasons Passes for the likes of Forza 5, Halo 4 and Gears of War Judgment, as well as individual digital games such as State …
Read More »GAME lands WWE 2K15 Hulkamania Edition exclusivity
The Hulkamania Edition of WWE 2K15 will only be available at GAME in the UK, 2K has announced. The special edition of the wrestling title will only be available on PS4 and Xbox One and will include multiple goodies themed around the Hulkster. As well as a copy of WWE …
Read More »Shelf Life: GAME Southampton
We speak to GAME Southampton sales assistant Tom Dent about the importance of knowing the titles you’re selling, making the effort for midnight launches and the effect Mario Kart can have on team bonding. Tell us about your store team. Our team currently consists of 14 passionate gamers. Although we …
Read More »GAME to host Diablo III Ultimate Evil Edition lock-ins
GAME is to host in-store hands-on sessions with Diablo III: Reaper of Souls – Ultimate Evil Edition. The latest version of Blizzard’s gothic RPG introduces the game and its Reaper of Souls expansion pack to current gen consoles, as well as providing last-gen console owners with access to the expansion …
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