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As previously rumoured, Nintendo will be bundling its Wind Waker remake in with the Wii U this Christmas. Reports first emerged of earlier this month but now Nintendo has made it official, announcing The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD Premium Pack. This SKU will include a Black 32GB …
Read More »Nintendo cuts Wii U price in North America, UK to follow?
The price of the Premium Wii U bundle has been slashed by $50 in the US and Canada. The price cut will come into effect on September 20th, according to CVG. Nintendo of America also plans to phase out the 8GB Basic model by focuses on more compelling game-and-console bundles …
Read More »A broader future for CCP’s EVE Online universe
It’s an unwritten rule that all articles about Eve Online must start by waxing lyrical about ‘real stories’ from the game’s universe. We’ve all heard them. The space battles that saw more than 4,000 players fighting simultaneously. The fleet that ambushed and destroyed a Titan, the devastating battleship that takes …
Read More »HMV’s 60 years of entertainment – but where are games?
Entertainment retailer HMV has been running a Six Decades of Entertainment promotion throughout the summer, but video games will not feature in it. The chain has so far offered discounts on classic films and albums from the ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s with the ‘90s and ‘00s still to come. …
Read More »ERA: Games retail will outperform video and music combined in 2013
Video games are expected to generate more revenue than both video and music combined this year. That’s according to the Entertainment Retailers Association, which predicts that Xbox One, PS4 and a slew of triple-A games – including GTA V, FIFA, Battlefield and Call of Duty – will drive more people …
Read More »GAME wants 30% of online games market
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 »Indies: PS4 and Xbox One games must cost £50 or less
Independent retailers are urging Microsoft and Sony to keep the cost of Xbox One and PS4 games at or below the 50 mark. Retail lists have pencilled in Xbox One and PS4 game prices as anywhere between 50 to 70. EA so far is the only company to confirm its …
Read More »EA’s Humble Origin Bundle backs GamesAid charity
Industry charity to benefit from future sales of fundraising entertainment pack
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: Grant heads up Skylanders, top vacancies
InMCV’s weekly round-up of the latest personnel news and hottest job opportunities, Activision hires Ubisoft’s Rachael Grant and we look at the best positions available. Just Dance UK brand manager takes on Skylanders Rachael Grant has joined Activision as UK brand manager for Skylanders. Grant comes from an extensive background …
Read More »GamesAid gets a cut of EA’s Humble Origin Bundle
Electronic Arts is giving a slice of the cash raised by its current Humble Bundle to UK games industry charity GamesAid. Found at HumbleBundle.com, the pay-what-you-want download package includes some of the biggest games in EA Origin’s catalogue, including Dead Space and Dead Space 3, Crysis 2, the 2010 Medal …
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