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Telltale Games has announced a retail version of its thus far acclaimed adventure game take on The Walking Dead, heading for stores in time for the holidays. The developer revealed on Twitter that copies will be available in US shops for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 on December 4th. The …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Jayont R Sharma, Milestone Interactive (part one)
The console gaming industry in India owes Milestone Interactive a debt of gratitude. At a time when Sony itself was reluctant to support PlayStation in India amidst high piracy, the Mumbai-based distributor stuck to its guns and brought the PS2 to India on its own. Today, console gaming is the …
Read More »GameStop halts US Wii U pre-orders as nation’s stock runs dry
The early indications are very positive for Wii U. Retailer GameStop is one of five – the others being Best Buy, Toys R Us, Sears and Walmart – to have already sold out of their launch allocation of the Deluxe Wii U bundle. And the number of retailers offering stock …
Read More »Out now: Pro Evolution Soccer 2013, Borderlands 2
It’s funny how there always seems to be a festival or national holiday around high-profile game releases in India. It happened last month, with Sleeping Dogs, Darksiders 2 and Counter-Strike Global Offensive all releasing around Independence Day, Parsi New Year and Id. Last week was no different, but it didn’t …
Read More »Amazon’s games boss joins mobile publisher
Amazon’s video games boss has left the retailer for a role at mobile publisher and developer Tag Games. Graham Chambers – whose other significant roles over a 20-year career has included MD at Gauntlet Entertainment, MD at Ubisoft and sales director at Nintendo – takes the role of head of …
Read More »Game4u to hold FIFA 13 midnight launch
Specialist games retailer Game4u will hold a midnight launch for popular upcoming title FIFA 13. The midnight launch will be conducted at the following Game4u stores: Mumbai – Mega Mall, Andheri Mumbai – Infiniti Mall, Malad Gurgaon – MGF Metropolis Jalandhar – Viva Collage Ludhiana – MBD Neopolis The midnight …
Read More »OPINION: DVD hits £700m so far in 2012, highlighting the challenge for games retail
DVD and Blu-ray have already made more than 700m for UK retail this year. That entertainment sector is tracking ahead of last year, with 90.3m discs sold. And it is outstripping year-to-date sales of video games both in terms of units and value. With plenty of high-profile releases still on …
Read More »GAME reveals PS3 Super Slim trade-in deal – machine available at half price
The PS3 Super Slim can be yours for just 125 next Friday. That’s if you take advantage of GAME’s trade-in deal, which will offer both the standalone 500GB SKU and the FIFA 13 500GB bundle for half of their 249.99 shelf price. To get the discount you must hand over …
Read More »Retail unlikely to discount Wii U at launch
The discounting that ‘blighted’ the launch of 3DS at UK retail will likely be avoided for Wii U. There was a lot of stock of 3DS, which meant we felt we could go lower on price,” one senior retailer exec told MCV. But I don’t expect nearly as much Wii …
Read More »Game4u announces preorder promotions for upcoming blockbusters
Game4u has announced its preorder promotions for upcoming titles such as Assassin’s Creed 3, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Medal of Honor: Warfighter and Call of Duty: Black Ops II. The retailer had earlier revealed promotions for FIFA 13 and Resident Evil 6. Here’s what you can get when you …
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