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The official UK launch event for Call of Duty: Ghosts will take place at GAME’s Stratford store at Westfield tonight. The event begins at 6:00pm although there will be raffles drawn at 6:30pm, 7:30pm and 8:30pm, the winners of which will get a free ticket and transport to the official …
Read More »HMV app returns to App Store – minus in-app downloads
The controversial HMV music download app is back on iOS although its key bit of functionality has been cut. The app hit the headlines last week when it was revealed that users could use it to purchase and download music and have it automatically added to their iTunes library – …
Read More »Exclusive: The UK PC download charts
UKIE’s digital charts project has taken huge strides this year, with more data than ever so that we now have a semi-accurate picture of the UK PC download market. MCV can reveal the latest data from that project, including data from IPSOS and GfK Chart-Track, including data from Q2 2013 …
Read More »Asda confirms £39.97 price for COD: Ghosts; outlines midnight events + deals
UK supermarket Asda will be selling Call of Duty: Ghosts for 39.97 from midnight on the evening of Monday November 4th. The Hardened Edition of the game will also be on sale for 69.00 as well as COD-branded Turtle Beach headsets for 69.97. Gamers will also be able to pick …
Read More »GAME offers chance to pay for Xbox One and PS4 early, jump the queue on launch night
Consumers are being offered the chance to jump straight to the front of the queue when buying either Xbox One or PS4. Its new Get Gaming Quicker scheme allows shoppers to head into their local GAME and sort their next-gen order ahead of the official launch date. At that time …
Read More »Blockbuster promises next-gen console pre-order refunds
Troubled UK retailer Blockbuster WILL refund customers who have paid for PS4 or Xbox One pre-orders. Having announced its intention to re-enter administration yesterday, the chain’s Twitter feed was responding to pre-order enquiries with what could easily have been interpreted as non-committal statements. However, it has now categorically stated that …
Read More »Borderlands 2 on pace to break 2K sales records
Borderlands 2 has shipped over 7.5m copies at retail, and is on track to become 2K Games’ highest-selling title ever. Take-Two revealed the latest figures for physical copies of Gearbox’s sequel as part of the publisher’s Q2 2014 financial results. "Borderlands 2 has sold-in over 7.5 million units and counting, …
Read More »Blockbuster won’t honour PS4 or Xbox One pre-orders
Troubled retailer Blockbuster has confirmed that it will not be honouring PS4 or Xbox One pre-orders. The chain announced its intention to re-enter administration earlier today. It has this afternoon been asked a number of times on Twitter about next-gen console pre-orders, to which it has been replying: We are …
Read More »All 264 Blockbuster stores to continue trading as buyer is sought
Blockbuster has said that all of its 264 UK stores will continue trading for the time being while a buyer for the chain is sought. However, 32 redundancies have already been made from its UK head office. It was announced just moments ago that Blockbuster UK is to enter administration …
Read More »IMAGES: Assassin’s Creed 4 midnight launch in Mumbai
Games The Shop held a midnight launch for Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag in Mumbai last night. The launch witnessed a healthy turnout as fans showed up to pick up the game along with a host of merchandise that the retailer was giving away, including t-shirts, bags, posters and keychains. …
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