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After 14 long years in development, 2K Games’ literally very long awaited Duke Nukem Forever has debuted at No.1 in the UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. It does so despite a critical mauling, though any ill-effects of this were lessened by a review embargo that only lifted the …
Read More »LA Noire cant prevent UK market dip
The UK games market suffered another monthly drop in sales last month, despite impressive sales of Rockstar’s LA Noire. Just under 73.2m was generated at UK retail during May, a drop of 5.4 per cent compared to the 77.4m made over the same period in 2010. In terms of units …
Read More »No iCloud for UK until 2012
Apple has yet to sign agreements with record labels to enable the UK launch of the iTunes in the Cloud music service, according to a Telegraph report. The British Performing Right Society, an association of composers, songwriters and music publishers, told the Telegraph that negotiations were still at a "very …
Read More »Activision names Hepworth as UK MD
Activision UK will have a new MD from August as current boss Andrew Brown concentrates on Euro duties. Peter Hepworth will take over as UK MD for Activision in two months. He’s been with Activision since 2006, first as European CFO before moving up to become global sales and supply …
Read More »GAME prices Vita at £279.99
With a $299 RRP in place for the 3G versions of the PlayStation Vita in North America and a €300 price for the SKU in Europe, the first Uk retailer has gone live with its pre-order prices. GAME is currently listing the 3G version of the device for 279.99. It …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Three on the trot for LA Noire
It’s now three weeks and counting at the top of the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 for Rockstar’s ambitious crime caper LA Noire. Behind it Disney’s LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean climbs one place to second with Codemasters’ Dirt 3 doing the opposite. The rest of the Top …
Read More »FIFA 12 RRP upped to £54.99
GAME and Gamestation have won exclusive rights to stock the Ultimate Edition of FIFA 12. The retailer has also revealed something arguably more interesting – that FIFA 12 will carry an RRP of 54.99. Back in 2009 Activision’s Bobby Kotick enraged core gamers the world over by confirming that Call …
Read More »Ignition bringing El Shaddai west
Publisher UTV Ignition has announced that it is to publish stylish Xbox 360 and PS3 outing El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron in the West. The game will arrive at European retail on September 9th and in the US on July 26th. It was released in Japan last month. El …
Read More »OPINION: Crime spree
It’s easy to put LA Noire’s success down to the name of its publisher. Having the ability to say ‘from the makers of Grand Theft Auto’ is a strong marketing tool. It worked for Red Dead Redemption last year. Rockstar truly is living up to its name. But to make …
Read More »LA Noire pumps £10m into retail
Rockstar has done it again, with new IP L.A. Noire providing a major boost to UK games retail. 24m was taken by UK games stores last week – the highest figure since the first week of the year. MCV estimates that over 10m was generated by L.A. Noire alone, and …
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