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Following its digital release on PC in February, Gearbox’s Homeworld Remastered is getting a physical release next month. While self-published on digital, Ubisoft has stepped up to provide digital publishing duties for the game, which will be available exclusively from GAME from May 8th. The retail version includes remasters of …
Read More »Dark Souls II remaster tops Japanese software charts as Bloodborne slips
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin was the best-selling game of last week in Japan, but its success couldn’t keep PS4 hardware sales buoyant. According to the latest data from Famitsu, From Software’s remastered and remixed PS4 edition of the 2014 title debuted at number one with just …
Read More »GameStop preparing retro hardware pilot scheme in US
Sales and trade-in of retro hardware, games and accessories is to be reintroduced to GameStop stores in the US. IGN reports that the program is planned for introduction in 250 of its stores, with most” retro systems dating back to the NES being supported including the SNES, Mega Drive (known …
Read More »Amazon takes fake review suppliers to court
The operators of a website that sells four and five star reviews for Amazon products is being taken to court by the online retail giant. GeekWire reports that Amazon has accused Jay Gentile of selling fake ‘verified reviews’ to suppliers and even supplying advice on how they can trick Amazon …
Read More »Amiibo exclusives listed by North American retailers
On the heels of yesterday’s new amiibo reveals by Nintendo, North American retailers have listed which will be exclusive offerings. Target is now taking pre-orders for its exclusive, Jigglypuff, while pre-orders for the Toys R Us-exclusive Greninja start tomorrow. GameStop had started taking pre-orders for its exclusive Ness amiibo, but …
Read More »Knight becomes GAME’s UK Retail MD in senior management shuffle
GAME has announced some changes to its senior management team following its recent strategic realignment. As announced last week, GAME has now been split into three divisions – GAME Retail, GAME eSports and Events and GAME Digital Solutions. Former category director Charlotte Knight, who has been with the company for …
Read More »EU wants to end regional digital pricing, enforce Digital Single Market
The European Commission has announced plans that, if passed, will turn the digital video games market on its head. Currently sellers such as Valve (Steam), Sony (PlayStation Network) and Microsoft (Xbox Live) funnel customers through regional portals according to their location. This is done partially for rights reasons but primarily …
Read More »GameStop annual sales show slight increase in 2014
GameStop has released its annual financial results for its past fiscal year, with the specialty chain reporting revenue of $9.3bn for the period. Games Industry reports that the figure translates to a modest 2.8 per cent increase, instead of the 14 per cent sales growth GameStop had projected for the …
Read More »GAME: Black Friday is going nowhere
The price war that erupted in the games market before Christmas may have hurt GAME’s bottom line, but the retailer says it won’t be backing away from Black Friday. Last year’s Black Friday saw major games and consoles cut by as much as 40 per cent, and GAME felt the …
Read More »Pokémon retail promotion to offer GAME customers a free Shiny Charizard
A new promotion surrounding the last four Pokmon titles is to kick off next Friday at GAME. From April 3rd, GAME customers will be able to walk into their local store and ask for a free code for the elusive Shiny Charizard, a special version of the iconic dragon monster …
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