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Dragon Age II is the UK’s new No.1, according to the latest chart info released by UKIE GfK Chart-Track. It’s EA’s third No.1 of 2011 and marks the fourth week the publisher has claimed a game at the chart summit. In doing so it bumps last week’s chart topper Pokemon …
Read More »UK games retail plunges in February
February was a tough month for UK retail, with sales of new boxed games down 23 per cent year-on-year. In total 3,261,590 games were sold last month. In terms of revenue retail took home 72.6m. This was down 22.1 per cent compared to February 2010. Once again 360 was the …
Read More »Date set for Arkham City
Publisher Warner Interactive has at last confirmed a firm release date for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC action outing Batman: Arkham Asylum. The game will be released in the UK on October 21st. It follows in the footsteps of Rocksteady Studios’ surprise hit Batman: Arkham Asylum, which in 2009 rocked …
Read More »Sony details Xperia Play launch
Sony’s plans to shake up the smartphone market are taking shape ahead of the UK launch of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play. The device will launch on Thursday, March 31st, with six games pre-installed. Sony Ericsson says it is being backed by its biggest UK marketing campaign ever, and is being …
Read More »Warner announces Mortal Kombat tournament
Warner Bros is running a UK Mortal Kombat tournament to promote the upcoming game. Kicking off on Monday, March 14th, the competitions challenges fans to compete at various GAME and Gamestation stores around the country. The finalists with battle in a special Fight Arena at this year’s The Gadget Show …
Read More »Jobs in danger at Sony UK studios
Staff across Sony’s UK studios are anxiously waiting to see if they will be spared from a restructuring process now underway. Sony Liverpool, Sony London, and Evolution Studios will each be affected by the reorganisation, Sony has confirmed. Unannounced projects will be streamlined or cut”, the firm said, though added …
Read More »Now Deus Ex gets UK date
Having received word of a rumoured Australian release date this morning, a UK release date for Square Enix’s Deus Ex: Human Revolution has been announced. GAME.co.uk has the scoop – it will hit UK retail on August 26th. The date won’t officially be announced until tomorrow, but MCV can confirm …
Read More »Two Worlds II delayed yet again
After what can only be described as a tumultuous path to market, TopWare’s console RPG Two Worlds II has seen its UK release date slip yet again. Amazon is currently listing the game as having a March 11th UK release date, a week later than the most recent date given …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Pokemon triumphs
Nintendo can celebrate a double triumph this morning with confirmation from UKIE GfK Chart-Track that Pokemon White and Pokemon Black have claimed first and second spots respectively in the UK charts. It’s the biggest release ever for a Pokemon title and the second biggest launch ever for a DS game. …
Read More »‘85% of UK will see 3DS ads’
Nintendo has a huge mainstream audience in its sights with the 3DS. It says that 85 per cent of the UK will have seen its TV ads three times in the run up to launch, while almost half a million will have had time to go hands on with the …
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