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Gamers are taking to Twitter to lambast GAME after it appears their pre-orders for the Pip-Boy Edition of Fallout 4 were cancelled days before release. The 100 SKU includes the much-discussed real-life Pip-Boy wearable, and was exclusive to the retailer. Consumers had to place a 20 deposit to secure their …
Read More »Apple reduces iPhone 5C orders after low sales – report
The supposedly ‘budget’ debutant in Apple’s iPhone line-up is apparently not selling as well as was hoped. The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple has lowered orders for the device from its Asian manufacturing partners, while a handful of telecoms providers have admitted to lukewarm enthusiasm for the 5C from …
Read More »Weak demand leads Apple to halve iPhone 5 component orders
Apple has cut its iPhone 5 component orders by half due to ‘weaker-than-expected’ demand. People ‘familiar with the situation’ told WSJthat Apple’s orders of iPhone 5 screens for the January-March quarter dropped by half of what the company had previously planned to order. Also the company has cut orders for …
Read More »Hitari teams up with Royal Mail
Online independent games retailer Hitari has added a raft of new services after partnering with Royal Mail and DPD. It says doing so has allowed it to process orders and dispatch video games to its customers quicker than before. Parcel delivery firm DPD has been assigned as Hitari’s ‘preferred courier …
Read More »ShopTo experiences Mass Effect 3 order surge
The industry may be wincing from this morning’s disturbing news from retailer GAME, but one man’s loss is another man’s gain. Online indie retailer ShopTo.net has this morning seen record traffic levels as gamers looked to secure their copies of Mass Effect 3 that can no longer be supplied by …
Read More »GAME.co.uk back up and running after down time
The GAME Group has apologised for the technical issues that have marred the re-launch of the GAME and Gamestation websites. Both portals are now up and running. The pair were re-launched last Friday, gathering much attention. Gamestation’s 99 Xbox 360 console promotion, in particular, saw a record number of visitors …
Read More »Amazon reinstates 3DS orders
The US arm of online retailer Amazon has lifted its temporary block on 3DS sales. And no doubt much to the disappointment of the legions of conspiracy theorists and headline hunters, it transpires that the cause was nothing more sinister than a shipping complication. An internal Amazon.com shipping issue triggered …
Read More »First iPads to miss launch date
Apple will not be shipping its latest US iPad pre-orders until April 12th, speculating that the company is having trouble keeping up with demand for the device. Apple originally began taking orders on March 12th, with customers told to expect delivery on April 3rd (the same day the device makes …
Read More »Xboxs FFXIII to outsell PS3 version
The Xbox 360 version of Final Fantasy XIII is on track to outsell the PS3 SKU by two-to-one – that’s the prediction of discount shopping portal MyVoucherCodes.co.uk. The site comes to the conclusion based on the number of searches made on its server, with interest in the Xbox 360 title …
Read More »Pre-orders soar for Battlefield BC2
Hype for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has reached an all-time high, with EA reporting huge pre-orders for the shooter. The game is the sequel to the 2008 multiplayer hit and will arrive on March 5th on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. It’s also the first Battlefield title since last year’s …
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