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Sainsbury’s is to stop selling physical entertainment products online in favour of an entirely on-demand model. The UK supermarket announced it is to halt sales of physical products across its Sainsbury’s Entertainment website from March 2014. As a result, Sainsbury’s will cease online sales of physical products including video games …
Read More »Sony looking to cut $100m from Entertainment Division budget
Sony has enlisted management consultancy firm Bain and Co to find $100 million – about 62 million – in cuts, a person close to the firm has revealed. As part of the firms plan to make further cost savings and return itself to profit, the planned cuts will involve job …
Read More »UK retail ready for ‘biggest console launch ever’
High Street and online retail giants are braced for the launch of Xbox One. Leading retailers have told MCV that they are preparing mass midnight openings and special events to herald the launch of Microsoft’s new console on November 22nd. We can’t wait for Xbox One,” said Ian Chambers, GAME’s …
Read More »Ziff Davis launches IGN Africa
Media giant IGN has expanded its operations within Africa with the creation of the new brand. IGN Africa is a result of a new partnership between owner Ziff Davis International and Instance Media, which publishes games publication NAG and owns the annual rAge Expo. The new brand will cover both …
Read More »Candy Crush Saga tops 500m downloads
Candy Crush Saga today celebrates its first anniversary with an impressive milestone. The sickly sweet title debuted last February on Facebook and launched on mobile devices shortly after. Despite its short life span, the title has already been downloaded to over 500m devices. Developer King didn’t reveal how many active …
Read More »Sony takes over London skyline with PS4
No, you’re not seeing things. Those are the PlayStation symbols on a skyscraper. The PlayStation 4 launch is just two weeks away, but its not just the console itself that’s been keeping the guys at Sony busy. London’s OXO Tower has been conquered by the Sony UK team, which took …
Read More »Read everything you need to know about the Xbox One in this week’s MCV
It’s the Xbox One launch issue of MCV, which details everything you need to know about Microsoft’s next console ahead of its launch on November 22nd. We talk strategy with UK marketing boss Harvey Eagle and learn of the long journey behind the machine that would eventually become the Xbox …
Read More »UK retailers offer exclusive Dark Souls II pre-order merchandise
Namco Bandai is rewarding consumers who pre-order Dark Souls II with a host of exclusive loot. The items, which range from t-shirts to comics and iPhone cases, are exclusive to individual retailers, so Dark Souls fans will have a bevvy of treats to choose from when placing their pre-order. These …
Read More »Twitch now the biggest video site for gamers
More gamers are tuning in to Twitch for their gaming videos than any other site. Analytics firm comScore found the video platform to boast the largest audience and most-engaged users across all sites dedicated to the gaming audience. Despite not naming the firms specifically, comScore claims Twitch has over ten …
Read More »LGC: ‘MMO is dead, except for EVE: Online,’ says CCP Games
CCP Games prepares the launch of the MMO’s twentieth expansion. David Reid, CMO at CCP Games says the franchise is continuing to grow despite the declining state of rival MMO titles. He confessed that never accepting a game is finished is key to ensuring its long-term success. If you want …
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