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Time is running out if you want to be in with a chance of winning 2,000 of stock for your store. Nordic Games is giving away 50 copies of the hit Wii karaoke game, We Sing – and this week is your last chance to enter. All you have to …
Read More »Konami announces Saw 2
Konami has announced it is working on a sequel to last year’s Saw: The Game, due for release this autumn. Saw 2 will feature a new storyline set between the second and third films, and follows on from the events of the first game. It will be released on Xbox …
Read More »Prince Of Persia returns on May 21st
Ubisoft has announced Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands will be released in the UK on May 21st. The upcoming action game will hit shelves on the same day that Disney flick Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time hits cinemas. While the film retells the story of Ubisoft’s best-selling …
Read More »Retail reveals Split/Second DLC
Disney’s Split/Second: Velocity hasn’t even hit shelves yet but word of digital add-ons has already emerged through pre-order initiatives. Online retail giant Play.com will be giving away the first DLC pack for the upcoming racer free to anyone that pre-orders the game through its site. While this deal has yet …
Read More »Publishers praised for PEGI compliance
PEGI SA, the organisation that manages the PEGI ratings system, has praised games publishers for their high level of compliance with its advertising guidelines. In the first ever PEGI Advertising Compliance report, 83.2 per cent of game ads and packshots were found to display the new colour-coded ratings system correctly …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: Red Dead Redemption
Click here to access the RETAIL BIZ Previews section, where you’ll find the definitive guide to some of the hottest titles due to hit shelves over the next few weeks. This week, we saddle up with Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption, the upcoming blockbuster that invites gamers to explore the Old …
Read More »Gears of War movie in trouble?
Fresh rumours suggest the movie adaptation of Microsoft’s hugely popular Gears Of War has suffered severe setbacks. Insiders from New Line Cinema, the Hollywood studio handling the project, claim that the story and budget have been scaled back and director Len Wiseman has pulled out from the film’s production, according …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: Just Cause 2 still top
Square Enix’s Just Cause 2 may have missed out to the evergreen Just Dance in the All Formats chart, but it still dominates the console charts. The open-world action game holds onto the top spot of both the Xbox 360 and PS3 charts for a second week, and retains a …
Read More »Microsoft sues Datel over 360 pads
Microsoft is suing accessories specialist Datel over patent infringement surrounding its third-party Xbox 360 controllers. The platform holder claims technology used in Datel’s TurboFire and WildFire joypads infringe several US patents granted to Microsoft over the past three years. Microsoft has filed the complaint in both the US and the …
Read More »LEGO Harry Potter due in June
Warner Bros has announced LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1 – 4 will be released in the UK on June 25th. The game was originally slated for a vague May launch, but the publisher’s latest release schedule shows that it has been pushed back by a month. LEGO Harry Potter is …
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