UK retail giant GAME wants 30 per cent of the online video games market. The firm says it hopes to achieve this before 2014, and will do it via new services and cloud-based technology. GAME is the UK’s market-leading games retailer, but its online presence has historically lagged behind its …
Read More »GAME plans to conquer 30 per cent of online games retail in the latest issue of MCV
Gamescom Dailies not enough for you? Fear not – you can download your weekly dose of MCV right here. For those who are still not satisfied by not one, not two but three special daily editions of MCV to coincide with the world’s biggest games show, this week’s issue is …
Read More »GAME to host Diablo III lock-in events
Blizzard has teamed up with GAME to stage Diablo III lock-in events across the UK in celebration of the game’s console debut. The events will be held at 18 of the retailer’s stores across the UK and take place on August 29th and 30th. Consumers will be able to go …
Read More »Pokemon Rumble U figures now available at GAME
Nintendo’s first foray into the world of NFC collecting is now available at UK retailer GAME. The chain is now selling blind-packed Pokemon Rumble U figures for 3.99 a shot. It looks as if all of the 18 figures that were released in Japan are included as part of the …
Read More »GameStop offers discounted Xbox One game upgrades
Current 360 owners who intend to upgrade to Xbox One are being offered an added incentive in the US by retailer GameStop. The company says that those who buy the Xbox 360 versions of either Call of Duty: Ghosts, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Battlefield 4, FIFA 14 and Madden …
Read More »Spurs launches internet kids’ game Tottenham Turfies
London football club Tottenham Hotspur has launched a new children’s internet game called Tottenham Turfies. It will be playable in browsers and will also be released on both Android and iOS. Spurs reckons it’s the world’s first fully-interactive digital experience for children to be created and developed by a football …
Read More »Skyrim crowned this generation’s greatest game in Amazon poll
Amazon.co.uk has named the winner of it’s The Generation’s Greatest Game competition – and it’s Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The epic RPG had to fend off Sony’s latecomer The Last of Us in the semi-final, despite the PS3 title only being released two weeks into the competition’s initial …
Read More »GAME teams up with Insomnia Gaming Festival
UK retailer GAME has been named as the official retail partner for Multiplay’s Insomnia Gaming Festival later this month. Insomnia, taking place between August 23rd-26th, will offer a big eSports tournament and will also host the inaugural Minecraft Expo UK. We’re delighted to be working with Multiplay to support the …
Read More »See Watch Dogs and Assassin’s Creed IV TONIGHT at GAME lock-ins
Gamers can get a closer look at two of gaming’s hottest upcoming releases tonight. Ubisoft and GAME have teamed up to run four lock-ins at GAME stores at 6pm this evening where gamers will have the chance to see demos of the E3 builds of both Watch Dogs and Assassin’s …
Read More »GAME handing out Shiny Pokemons from the end of August
Pokemon fans are being offered the chance to grab some rare digital versions of three in-game creatures from GAME stores. From August 30th participating GAME stores will be offering fans the chance to obtain ‘Shiny’ versions of Legendary Pokemon – Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina. Being ‘Shiny’ means they’ll be a …
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