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EA has revealed that the software attach ratio (the number of games bought per console sold) for Xbox One is down compared to Xbox 360. PS4, however, is tracking ahead of PS3. I’m actually pretty bullish on what I’m seeing so far,” EA COO Peter Moore told investors last night, …
Read More »GAME ups entertainment market share
Retailer GAME increased its share of the UK entertainment market by 2.3 per cent year-on-year for the 12 weeks ending December 22nd. Kantar Worldpanel numbers claim that Amazon was the only retailer to see more growth in the sector, increasing its share by 5.9 per cent. It says that GAME …
Read More »VIDEO: New trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Activision has released a new teaser video for the upcoming Amazing Spider-Man 2. In it we see the web crawler forming an unlikely alliance with Kraven the Hunter who, according to the trailer’s narration, will help Spidey become what he was meant to be – the ultimate hunter”. The game …
Read More »GAME tops UK retail Christmas league table
OC&C Strategy Consultants’ Christmas 2013 league table has named GAME and the UK’s big High Street winner. The chain apparently boasted the largest growth of any UK retailer not only in-store but also online, Retail Week reports. While OC&C did note that the success story is more generally about the …
Read More »GAME teases PC on-demand service
Sony might not be the only firm planning to introduce its own cloud gaming service. In the wake of Sony’s PlayStation Now announcement, GAME has hinted that it could move into the game streaming market, before telling MCV that it hopes to be involved with PlayStation Now. I’m not going …
Read More »Plastic Surgery kids’ game removed from App Store
A game that saw players practicing plastic surgery on overweight patients has been removed from both the Apple and Google app stores. The BBC reports that the game, which went under the titles Plastic Surgery for Barbie and simply Plastic Surgery, was rated as suitable for nine year olds and …
Read More »Games for Oculus Rift could cost more than on Xbox One and PS4
Some still believe that virtual reality will be the next big thing in games – and it might come at a cost. Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe has admitted that games for the hyped Oculus Rift VR system could cost more than those available on the likes of PS4, Xbox One …
Read More »Limited Edition Titanfall Xbox One controller is a GAME exclusive
Microsoft has revealed a Limited Edition Titanfall controller for Xbox One. It will be available on or before Titanfall’s release on Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC on March 14th. The device will be a GAME exclusive in the UK. The design is inspired from one of the game’s guns, …
Read More »GAME preparing for stock market floatation – report
Less than two years after it nearly vanished altogether, GAME could be ready to re-join the stock market. Sky News reports that Game Retail will this week finalise plans for a 300m flotation by appointing HSBC, Canaccord Genuity and Liberum Securities to co-ordinate an initial public offering scheduled to take …
Read More »GAME sales up 90% over Christmas
Like-for-like sales at the UK’s leading video games retailer GAME grew 90 per cent year-on-year for the six weeks ending January 4th. Total sales jumped 83 per cent with online sales rocketing by 213 per cent. This strong overall performance for our second peak trading period was driven by our …
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