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UK PC retailer Overclockers has announced three new PCs that it intends to sell on the strength of their streaming credentials. The StreamR Elite System can be equipped with a range of Nvidia graphics cards and includes an Intel Core i7-5820K CPU, all of which is plugged into MSI X99S …
Read More »Rory McIlory PGA Tour becomes first-ever golf game to score consecutive No.1s in the UK
Rory McIlroy has done the double, staying at the top of the charts for a second week – making it the very first golf game to do so in the UK. Rory McIlory PGA Tour – the first title in the franchise without the name of former box star Tiger …
Read More »GAME to grow PC offer with new Razer partnership
PC peripherals specialist Razer has teamed up with GAME to offer a number of additional products the retailer. The deal will see items currently not widely available in the UK” available both online an in-store. Products will include Razer’s Chroma range. The new partnership with GAME represents a continued focus …
Read More »First Amazon Prime Day video game deals appear
Ahead of Amazon’s members-only Prime Day sale tomorrow, the promotion’s first video game offers have started to appear. For those not in the know, Prime Day is much like Amazon’s highly popular Black Friday sales – except you have to be subscribed to the retail giant’s 79/year service (which counts …
Read More »O2 customers can get free Skylanders from GAME
A Skylanders figure triple-pack is now available for free for O2 customers. GAME has teamed up with the company to give away the goodies to those with the O2 Priority app. Users can use the app to generate a code that will net them the figures from any GAME store. …
Read More »1TB PS4 dated, includes bundled PlayStation TV
Sony has said that its new 1TB PS4 will be released in the UK on July 15th. Furthermore, the SKU – called the 1TB Ultimate Player Edition PlayStation 4 – will for a limited time at participating retailers and only at launch” include a free PlayStation TV microconsole. In addition, …
Read More »Amazon’s ‘Prime Day’ will have ‘more deals than Black Friday’
Online retailer Amazon is to celebrate its 20th birthday on July 15th with what it promises to be a massive sale. Called ‘Prime Day’, the promotion is described as a global shopping event” and will apparently have more deals than Black Friday”. However, the catch is that it will only …
Read More »GameStop hasn’t given up on pre-owned digital games
The idea of pre-owned digital games has been flying around for a while, and retailer GameStop still hopes to one day get the idea off the ground. "It’s still an opportunity that’s out there," GameStop merchandising director Eric Bright told GameSpot during a meeting at E3 last month. "I think …
Read More »Indiependence Day anti-sale hopes to help squeezed indie developers
A number of indie games developers intend to celebrate American Independence day tomorrow by not putting their games on sale. With the intensifying race to the bottom threatening the bottom line for many smaller (and some not so small) developers, the promotion hopes not only to highlight the situation but …
Read More »Fallout 4 Pip-Boy Edition pre-orders bring GAME website to a standstill
Gamers trying to get their hands on GAME’s fresh batch of Fallout 4 Pip-Boy Edition have had a frustrating morning. A fresh allocation of the SKU – which includes a Pip-Boy smartphone accessory and is exclusive to GAME in the UK – was supposed to go live at 9am this …
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