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In what is likely to become a recurring theme, GameStop has revealed a Grand Theft Auto V specific trade-in offer. The UK website has released a list of 200 games, any two of which can be handed over allowing GTA V to be had for just 4.97. However, this offer …
Read More »Amazon introduces £10 minimum spend for free delivery
Online retailer Amazon has redefined the conditions under which it now offers Free Super Saver Delivery. Effective today the site will impose a minimum spend of 10 to qualify for free postage across a number of categories. There are some exemptions however, most notable of which are video games. Also …
Read More »Forza 5 will not require net connection on first play… but will to complete the game
Xbox One owners will not need to be connected to the internet to get Forza 5 working upon its initial install. Earlier this month it was reported that the game would need a one-time net connection before it would work. This is now apparently not the case. That’s not to …
Read More »Online retailers unite to fend off sales tax
A number of online retailers have signed a letter addressed to chancellor George Osborne calling for an end to the argument for an online sales tax. Online retailers have hit out against calls from some physical stores for a new online tax to level the playing field. The letter was …
Read More »Xbox One Reputation system will match trolls with trolls
Microsoft realises it can’t stop people being dicks. But it can protect everyone else from their insidious influence. That’s the idea behind Xbox One’s Reputation system, which will monitor a player’s behaviour and the responses they evoke in others over time to form a Reputation profile. As this develops, trolls …
Read More »EA’s online-only Darkspore could be broken for good
A problem with EA and Maxis title Darkspore has this weekend served a perfect illustrations of the perils faced by consumers with online-only titles. Polygon reports that the game has been pulled from Steam following persistent and unresolved server problems that are preventing many players from accessing the game or …
Read More »PS4 and Xbox One for £26.88 per month? ShopTo introduces finance options
Online retailer ShopTo has introduced a range of financing option which it hopes will entice gamers to take the next-gen plunge. Customers will now be given the option at checkout to choose from a range of finance options with the ability to tweak repayment timescales and deposits. We are the …
Read More »New-look Xbox 360 available now… if you can find it
Microsoft last week announced a new-look redesigned Xbox 360 that we were told was available straight away. Have you seen one on the High Street yet? Because MCV hasn’t. Nor can it find anyone that has. In fact, after having a quick look online we found that just GAME and …
Read More »Xbox One pre-owned and online policies are "definitive", unlikely to change in near-term
Those hoping for a swift U-turn from Microsoft look set for disappointment. Microsoft’s studios boss Phil Spencer has told CVG that the policies regarding Xbox One’s online and software authorisation requirements are definitive” and will remain in place. For now. "We wanted to set our definitive policy in black and …
Read More »"We have a product for people who aren’t able to get some form of connectivity, it’s called Xbox 360"
The public reaction to Xbox One’s online requirements is not realistic, Microsoft’s interactive entertainment business boss Don Mattrick has argued. Speaking in a video interview with Gametrailers (as transcribed by Spong) an somewhat flustered looking Mattrick cautiously argued that the online reaction had been unrealistic. "The average internet connection is …
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