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The GameSpot team reveals what its been working on over the last year – and what to expect in the next twelve months Reborn in 2006 after a four-year hiatus, GameSpot UK has quickly distinguished itself as more than just a subsidiary of its American brethren. And now it’s working …
Read More »FIFA 15 remains in UK chart top spot despite Shadow of Mordor competition
Lord of the Rings spin-off Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor debuted in second in the UK software chart last week, failing to knock FIFA 15 from number one. According to the latest Ukie games charts, compiled by GfK Chart-Track,EA’s football juggernaut saw its second consecutive weekly top spot, holding off competition …
Read More »Vaizey: UK has ‘good ecology’ of games courses
But Culture Minister says industry-led Next Gen Skills Academy will improve on established education
Read More »Xbox One sales push past PS4 in UK after FIFA 15 and price cut sales spike
Sales of Microsoft’s Xbox One edged past PS4 this week as the machine enjoyed a massive sales spike on the back of FIFA 15. An anonymous retail source has told MCV that Xbox One hardware sales jumped 155 per cent week-on-week, presumably thanks to a combination of Microsoft’s recent price …
Read More »Microsoft (unofficially) cuts Xbox One UK price for the third time
The price for an Xbox One in the UK is now 100 less than it was when it launched back in November 2013. Although Microsoft has not officially announced this new price drop, Eurogamer spotted the new 329.99 price on the UK Microsoft store. The senior producer at Microsoft Studios …
Read More »UK PS4 sales up 300 per cent thanks to Destiny launch
PS4 has just posted its biggest week of the year in the US, and MCV can reveal it is the same for the UK, too. A senior industry source quoting Chart-Track data told MCV that PS4 sales spiked 300 per cent week-on-week after the launch of Destiny. Of course, a …
Read More »VIDEO: UK release date confirmed for Bloodborne
From Software’s PS4 exclusive Bloodborne now has a release date for Europe and America. The game will arrive in the UK on February 6th, just a day after the previously confirmed Japanese release date of February 5th. Also announced is a Collector’s Edition including an art book, soundtrack and steel …
Read More »More women than men play games in the UK
Women now account for a bigger share of the UK games market than males. That’s according to the Internet Advertising Bureau UK (IAB) whose recent survey discovered that females account for 52 per cent of those who’ve played some form of video games in the last six months. That number …
Read More »Destiny claims UK’s biggest new IP launch
Activision’s Destiny has officially been crowned as the best-selling new IP ever in the UK, beating former record-holder Watch Dogs. The PS4 version claimed the lion’s share of the sales with a 46 per cent share, while Xbox One accounted for 36 per cent. However, factor in the 14 per …
Read More »VIDEO: Here’s the FIFA 15 TV ad
Lionel Messi is the big name who is this year fronting EA’s TV campaign for FIFA 15. The ‘Fell the Game’ short depicts gamers experiencing their immersion on the pitch, while Messi himself acrobatically jumps about a living room. And a fish jumps out of some water. FIFA 15 is …
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