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The British courts have ordered ISPs to block a further 21 websites accused to sharing illegal material. Sites including FilesTube and TorrentReactor were among those named by the British Recording Music Industry (BPI). ISPs were ordered to block all sites on the list by October 30th. BT and Virgin Media …
Read More »10,000 retailers ready to open doors for Xbox One
Microsoft has said that over 10,000 retailers across the globe will be opening their doors for the launch of Xbox One on November 22nd. UK retail partners include GAME and Tesco. Although there’s of course the small matter of PS4’s North American launch on November 15th (Friday) to get out …
Read More »Activision hails ‘astounding’ retail for Call of Duty: Ghosts launch
Publisher Activision has praised retail for their ‘first class’ support of Call of Duty: Ghosts, as over 2,000 stores opened at midnight last week. Staff dressed up and stores – even supermarkets – were given a war-themed make over as the High Street prepared for what is traditionally the biggest …
Read More »Sony embarks on ‘biggest PlayStation launch campaign in history’
It may already be sold out at most stores but Sony is still spending more money than ever has on promoting the PlayStation 4. The blockbuster marketing campaign includes a multi-million pound in-store PlayStation rebrand. Alongside the usual TV, cinema, outdoor, print and digital advertising, Sony has partnered up with …
Read More »Ubisoft reveals PS4 Assassin’s Creed IV bundle
Gamers will be able to pick up a PS4 bundled with Assassin’s Creed IV when the console launches in the UK on November 29th. Although Ubisoft isn’t pitching it as such, it seems the SKU is more or less a direct replacement for the previously popular Watch Dogs bundle following …
Read More »Ex-Riot Games and Mediatonic devs form new UK studio
Cambridge-based mobile developer to focus on blooding new industry talent
Read More »Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag beats Battlefield 4 to No.1
Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag has won this week’s heated race to claim the UKIE GfK Chart-Track UK No.1 spot. EA’s Battlefield 4 has to settle for second place in its first week, although both titles fail to match the numbers recorded by their respective previous instalments – presumably …
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 »PC now the UK’s fastest growing games platform
Next-gen consoles finally have a competitor to be fearful of – the PC. UK trade body UKIE has revealed to MCV the latest data from its digital charts project, which shows that the market share for PC games (boxed and digital) has risen five per cent for the first half …
Read More »Activision to host star-studded Call of Duty: Ghosts launch
It’s almost Call of Duty time, and Activision is planning a star-studded launch party to celebrate. Football stars Daniel Sturridge and Andros Townsend will be joined by Wretch 32, Jamal Edwards and Martyn Littlewood, along with music duo Rizzle Kicks. The A-listers will all face-off against each other in Call …
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