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PS4 will remain in short supply until around April, predicts Sony. The new console has been a huge success for the platform holder. According to UK retailers, PS4 is the best-selling games machine this year so far, and since January has sold around double the number of units of its …
Read More »Mario Kart ride-on coming to UK
Jakks Pacific has partnered with Nintendo to launch the first ever Nintendo licensed Mario Kart ride-on. Known as the Super Mario Kart Ride-On, the vehicle is the real life counterpart to Mario’s kart as seen in the Mario Kart 7 video game. While it doesn’t come with a barrage of …
Read More »More games added to Microsoft’s Xbox Live sale
Microsoft is currently offering a host of significant discounts to digital Xbox 360 games. 75 per cent or more has been cut off the price of games such as Mass Effect, Batman: Arkham City, The Guardian of Middle Earth, Asura’s Wrath and Dust while two thirds have been lopped off …
Read More »100 exclusive GAME Thief lock-ins up for grabs
GAME and Sony have teamed up to offer 100 exclusive store lock-ins with upcoming release Thief. These differ from GAME’s regular lock-ins in that the events, which will take place on the day before the game’s release on Thursday February 27th, are only for the winners and their mates. Those …
Read More »Microsoft takes on the High Street with competitive Xbox One digital pricing
The price of one of Xbox One’s leading exclusives is being significantly cut on Xbox Live. The platform holder said last month that competitive digital software pricing was on the agenda”, and this looks set to begin with what could be a cut to 34.99 for Ryse: Son or Rome. …
Read More »Game4u extends digital service to Singapore, Malaysia
Games retailer Game4u has expanded the operations of its digital distribution service – downloads4u – to Singapore and Malaysia. Through the service, Game4u will make its digital catalogue of over 700 PC and Mac games available to the two South-East Asian markets. PC gaming is popular in South-East Asia and …
Read More »Read our exclusive interview with Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick in the latest MCV
From the battle between GAME and CEX, to Evolve-maker Turtle Rock going it along without Valve, we’ve got it all covered in the latest MCV. We kick off the issue with a battle of the CEXes. The High Street’s two biggest games retailers are clashing head-to-head as GAME launches its …
Read More »January retail games sales jump 24 per cent
UK games retailers enjoyed a bumper January, despite a severe lack of new games. According to UKIE/GfK Chart-Track figures, 2.2m physical games were sold in UK stores last month, which is 5.4 per cent up over January 2013. The combined revenue of these games topped 58.5m, a 23.9 per cent …
Read More »GAME is selling ‘pheromone fuelled underwear’ for Valentine’s
First there was the Christmas Tinner. Now GAME is selling pants. The retailer is once again offering a limited edition item in one of its stores – pheromone fuelled his ‘n’ hers underwear for Valentine’s. There’s some token research, too. According to new research by GAME, this Valentine’s Day one …
Read More »Xbox One Media Remote spotted on Amazon
A listing for an Xbox One Media Remote has now cropped up in the UK. The Xbox One Media Remote yesterday appeared on Amazon’s Canadian website, but has now appeared on the retailer’s UK arm priced at 19.99 and has a release date of April 4th. Control your Xbox One …
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