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GAMESCOM: As MCV revealed last month, Sony has dropped the PlayStation 3 to 199.99. UK retail is expected to go even lower than that, with a price of 179.99 expected to be the norm. Although some outlets could be even more aggressive. Sony made the announcement during its Gamescom press …

Online retail giant Play.com has had a makeover, with an emphasis on smoother navigation and tidier pages. The company claims the new site makes it even easier for consumers to find the product their looking for, either via the search bar or drop down menus that appear for each category. …

id Software is integrating a slightly different approach to the Online Pass system in its upcoming shooter Rage. Within the game users will from time to time stumble upon sewer hatches. When discovered the level contained underneath is then downloaded. However, only those who have inputted the in-game code will …

Challenged retailers would do well to learn from one of the High Street’s success stories, Apple, says the new head of EA Sports. In an interview with MCV, Andrew Wilson – EA Sports former studios head, last week promoted to president of the label – said not enough games retailers …

GAME will be selling PlayStation Network games in-store across all its 620 UK stores by mid-September. This morning the pair announced a partnership to start selling digital content at bricks and mortar – at first a range of over 50 games will be sold via 42 stores, gradually rolling out …

Today’s the day when Nintendo hopes that thousands of consumers who have until now been sitting on the fence over 3DS will finally buy the handheld. That’s because as of today the device has had a significant cut in trade price. But as is always the way with a big …

EB Games Australia has revealed a first list of confirmed EB EXPO titles, although further announcements are expected as the date draws nearer. The list doesn’t confirm which titles will be on display and which will be playable by the public, but is a good indication of building support for …

After a brief increase last week, the market value dipped again to 10.7m. This is inline with the week ending July 16th – also 10.7m – which was the market’s lowest point so far this year. However, unit sales were up compared to the week ending July 16th. 578,444 units …

Tomorrow is 3DS price cut day, and MCV has the complete run-down of all the deals that can be had on the High Street. So far the lowest price out there is Tesco‘s unbelievable 115 offer. It must be noted, though, that despite pictures of in-store POS carrying the price, …

OnLive CEO Steve Perlman has told MCV that next year some of OnLive’s publishing partners are planning to ship disc products that contain a code entitling consumers to play via OnLive at no extra cost. They know that that means their customer can play wherever they are and have a …