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Tesco pushes MW3 pre-orders

The UK’s biggest supermarket is to begin taking pre-orders for this November’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 from midnight tonight. Tesco has placed in the ad in a number of national papers today, though it doesn’t state what price it will be selling the game for. It does, however, …

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LA Noire deal roundup

After a long, long wait Rockstar’s LA Noire will be released in the UK tomorrow. And such is the anticipation that major retailers are today advertising a number of cut-price deals on the game. As rounded up by Frugal Gaming, Asda will sell the title for 34.97 and Morrison’s for …

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Date for Sega Rally Online Arcade

Microsoft has confirmed that Sega Rally Online Arcade will be released on Xbox Live Arcade on May 18th. It will cost 800 MSP (6.85). The game, which was announced earlier this year, is a blend of the 2007 console release and the arcade cabinet version of the same name. It …

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Kotick: Hardware price cuts are coming

Echoing analysts predictions yesterday that Sony and Microsoft are preparing hardware price cuts, Activision boss Bobby Kotick has claimed that such a move is pending. We’ve more confidence in consumer spending," he told the Financial Times. "We feel like some of that has stabilised and there are price cuts on …

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Stores expect £99 Wii deal boom

High Street insiders say the new Wii trade price could spark a wave of sub-100 offers. Retailers may launch the new SKUs at that price on May 20th or wait until the bank holiday at the end of May. Sainsbury’s for one experimented with super-low Wii hardware prices in Q4 …

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Black Ops Escalation hits Xbox Live

The second map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops is now available to buy on Xbox Live. Called Escalation, the DLC contains four new online multiplayer maps – Hotel, Stockpile, Zoo and Convoy. It also contains a new zombie level called Call of the Dead that stars the likenesses …

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No UK price cut for PSP

A spokesperson for SCE UK has confirmed to MCV that the recent price cut to the PSP in mainland Europe will not apply in the UK. From today the machine will retail for just €129.99 – that’s almost a 25 per cent discount. "The price drop is for continental Europe …

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Nintendo stock on the fall

The stock market price of Japanese gaming specialist Nintendo has declined for four straight days in a row. The company’s total value has now decreased by over 15 per cent since the end of February. As reported by Andriasang, investment services company Fisco primarily points the finger at the disruption …

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Tretton: I don’t think price makes or kills a platform

Jack Tretton, the president and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America, has stressed that he does not believe the price of the NGP – which remains unconfirmed – will be the factor that ultimately decides its fate. "It’s not to say the price of the platform isn’t a consideration, but …

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Discounting hits Aussie retailers

It is regarded by many as a phenomenon unique to the UK video games market, but savage price wars are now spreading further afield. The majority of video games sales in both Australia and New Zealand are through specialist retailers, including EB Games, and JB HiFi, but a price war …

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