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Imported copies of Star Wars: The Old Republic are being sold via EB Games to customers who specifically pre-order the title. The hotly anticipated MMO left Australian / New Zealand gamers wanting last year when it was announced that the gamewouldn’t be releasinghere at the same time as the rest …
Read More »UPDATED: 97p – Price cutting forced to the Brink
In a spectacular display of brutal retail price-cutting, Bethesda’s online shooter Brink has been slashed to just 97p on GameStop.co.uk. And the amazing thing is that the deal comes almost seven months to the day since the game was first released. And we’re not talking about a throwaway title here. …
Read More »UPDATED: Elder Scrolls V Skyrim cut to £22.49
Retailer Gamestation has this morning begun advertising an incredible discount on Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The chain will slash the price of the popular RPG to just 22.49 on Xbox 360 and PS3. The PC version will be cut to 19.99. It’s unusual for such an aggressive discount to be …
Read More »Best Buy UK withdrawal confirmed
It’s official – Best Buy as a brand is effectively retreating from Europe, closing all eleven of its UK stores. Simultaneously, Best Buy is buying out Carphone Warehouse in its joint US mobile business for 838 million. A statement today read: A consultation on the closure of its Best Buy …
Read More »Samsung could thwart iPhone 4S launch
The ongoing string of patent disputes between tech giant Apple and Korean electronics firm Samsung could be entering its most dangerous phase yet. The Guardian reports that Samsung is attempting to ban the sale of iPhone 4S after claiming that it breaches a patent relating to wireless technology. The pair …
Read More »Future to sell US operations?
Media powerhouse Future has in its latest pre-close trading update hinted that a sale of its US operations could be a possibility. The company predicts a six per cent drop in revenue for the year ending September 30th. The UK business, which has already reduced its headcount by ten per …
Read More »Play.com sold for £25m
Online entertainment retail giant Play.com has agreed to sell itself to Japanese company Rakuten. The agreed fee is 25m. Rakuten is the largest online retail operator in Japan. Play.com is its third European acquisition following moves for French site PriceMinister and German shopping portal Tradoria. In total the company operates …
Read More »PopCap cuts iOS prices, fingers point at EA
A range of games by casual giant PopCap have been reduced to their lowest possible price point on the App Store. The tactic sees several iPhone games reduced from 1.99 to 69p, including the likes of Plants vs Zombies and Peggle. While the App Store price cuts are a rarity …
Read More »PSP software slashed as Sony readies final push
Sony has announced a number of significant discounts on the price of digital PSP software. The move follows Sony’s announcement at Gamescom last week that it is to launch a remade and discounted version of the PSP, dubbed the E-1000, in Europe this autumn. Highlights of the sale include Sid …
Read More »TouchPad prices plummet in US
Following its surprise discontinuation last week, HP’s ‘fire sale’ of TouchPad tablets resulted in brisk sales and rapid selling out of stock over the weekend in the United States. Following the announcement of a withdrawal from WebOS powered hardware, HP again cut the price of the TouchPad to an astonishing …
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