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Hundreds of UK games stores opened their doors at midnight last night to usher in the long awaited arrival of Sony’s PlayStation Vita. Thousands of consumers across the country attended a number of midnight openings to be amongst the first to get their hands on the device. GAME’s Oxford Street …
Read More »GAME drops The Last Story: Limited Edition
The premium SKU of Wii RPG The Last Story will not be stocked at GAME when it is released this Friday. In fact, the chain has been cancelling pre-orders for the Limited Edition, according to VG247. Emails have been sent out to anyone that ordered the product will be sent …
Read More »Ubisoft MIA from GAME Vita launch line-up
UK retailer GAME will not be selling any of Ubisoft’s PlayStation Vita launch titles. Although it has not confirmed the reason, it is presumed that it is down to ongoing negotiations with individual suppliers regarding GAME’s troubled credit insurance status. At the moment GAME is having to strike deals with …
Read More »No Tekken 3DS stock at GAME
3DS owners hoping to buy a copy of new release Tekken 3DS Prime Edition will not be able to purchase it from GAME or Gamestation. Eurogamer has confirmation of the no-show from the retailer. Although no official reason for the issue has been given by either GAME or the title’s …
Read More »Vita midnight openings announced
The flagship GAME and GameStation stores will hold midnight events for PlayStation Vita. GAME Oxford Street is the official UK midnight launch, and will feature meet and greets with WipEout 2048 developers Karl Jones and Ami Ledger (who will be on hand to sign copies of the games). Fans will …
Read More »Darksiders II dated, pre-order incentives revealed
THQ has confirmed a June 29th release for console and PC title Darksiders II in the UK. The game will be released on June 26th in the US. Two UK retailers have also signed up to offer specific pre-order incentives for the title. Those who commit to a purchase from …
Read More »GAME’s banks hires PwC to conduct strategic review
GAME’s lenders have asked PwC to assess the firm’s medium and long-term future. The firm will look to understand how much of GAME’s issues are down to structural decline facing games retail and how much is down to the console cycle, reports The Telegraph. GAME is currently working on a …
Read More »Who will buy Metaboli?
Digital retailer Metaboli is an acquisition target for major video game firms. MCV has been told twice that distribution giant Arvato is set to buy the company, but twice Arvato has strenuously denied it. We are not currently in discussions with Metaboli about purchasing the business,” a spokesperson told MCV. …
Read More »Charity football event kicks off
A new industry five-a-side football tournament is set to raise over 2,000 for GamesAid. Organised by London creative agency SJS, the event will kick off on Tuesday, March 27th at Lucozade’s Power League at Wembley. SJS is hoping to attract around eight to 12 teams in a bid to raise …
Read More »Namco Bandai nets Star Trek publishing deal
The publishing rights for the video game tie-in of next year’s Star Trek movie have been acquired by Namco Bandai. Licensed movie titles are not the given they once were and have to some extent fallen out of favour. However, Namco clearly feels there is an opportunity to capitalise on …
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