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Enough stock to last until January 2013, says manufacturer

Two collector’s editions for Assassin’s Creed 3 will be available in India on release, distributor E-xpress Interactive has confirmed. Aside from the standard edition, the Join or Die Edition and the Freedom Edition will be available for PS3 and Xbox 360. Due to limited supply, both collectors’ editions will be …

Kantar World Panel analyst Laurie Krohn discusses the changing face of retail and why it’s important to support the High Street retailer… The face of British retail is changing – and it has been for some time. The growing popularity of online shopping has brought a number of new challenges …

Electronics group Dixons Retail plans toramp up its support for gaming accessories. The firm, which owns Currys and PC World, described itself as the sleeping giant” of the peripherals sector and is keen to grab a bigger slice of sales going forwards. We have over 500 stores in the UK …

The negative sales trends currently plaguing retail will likely be reversed by the next console cycle, industry analyst Michael Pachter believes. Unfortunately, until whenever that time comes about, things will remain relatively down – including during this holiday season. "We expect October – December to be relatively flat, and expect …

FIFA 13 witnessed a historic launch at Game4u’s midnight launch events its Mumbai and Gurgaon stores. We tied up with Game4u to give its online preordered customers the opportunity to win a free copy of the game. After a couple of weeks of entries, we’ve picked one winner via lucky …

The standalone version of popular zombie mod DayZ will not be coming to retail, it seems. The game’s creator, Dean Hall, is currently working with Arma II developer Bohemia Interactive on a standalone version of the Arma II mod that has taken the indie PC games scene by storm. But …

FIFA 13 is not just the fastest-selling game in the EA Sports series to date – it is also the most profitable. In just two days, the game sold over 1.23m copies in the UK alone. That’s an increase of 27 per cent over last year’s record-breaking FIFA 12. FIFA …

Despite the struggles of the High Street, online retailer Amazon is expecting record business this Christmas. And as a result it is in the process of hiring 10,000 additional staff at its UK packing centres. It operates eight in total, the newest of which opened in Hemel Hempstead earlier this …

Retailer GAME has announced the return of its 99p Play Now Trade Later scheme – and this time it is available through its website. Each week the hottest new titles will be available for only 99p when trading in any two selected games,” the site explains. When your online order …