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Warner Bros’ new fighting game Injustice: Gods Among Us is the new UK No.1. It’s the first Warner title to top the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 since LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes in mid-2012. The game improves upon the performance of its spiritual predecessor Mortal Kombat …
Read More »Apple’s tablet market share tumbles 10% in UK
While the iPad may still be able to lay claim to dominion over the UK tablet market, the growing popularity of Android tablets has led to a ten per cent dip in market share for Apple, according to YouGov’s Quarterly Tablet Tracker for Q1. The report shows that Apple’s market …
Read More »Razer to honour 90% discount code error
Peripherals company Razer is to honour orders placed via its website that used an erroneous 90 per cent discount code. Earlier this week a third-party generated coupon codes did the rounds online that allowed shoppers to buy anything they liked off the UK Razerzone at just 10 per cent of …
Read More »First PS4 UK TV ads planned for Champions League final – report
Sony will use May’s Champions League final to kickstart its PS4 marketing drive. PS4 Daily reports that SCEE has booked a slot during the May 25th event, which will be aired on ITV. Sony is already an existing Champions League sponsor having penned a deal reportedly worth $40m. The Champions …
Read More »Timeline: The long road to UK games tax relief
All the twists and turns as the seven-year saga for UK tax breaks continues
Read More »UK video games tax breaks in doubt as European Commission launches investigation
Having gained approval in the March 2012 Budget, plans for UK tax breaks for video games developers are now in doubt. The European Commission (EC) has announced that it plans to investigate the proposals, questioning whether there is an obvious market failure in the UK games industry. Specifically, it is …
Read More »Sony hints at sub-£400 PS4 launch price
PS4 could launch at a lower price than its predecessor the PS3. Admittedly, the PS3 launched in the UK at an eye-watering 425. Launching PS4 above that would be ‘brave’ to say the least. But with the new console packing plenty of tech, just how low can we expect it …
Read More »Say what you see – Catch Phrase the best performing paid game in UK App Store charts
Cult TV quiz IP Catch Phrase is back thanks to hugely popular iOS app Classic Catch Phrase. The game is second in the UK paid iPhone charts behind chat software WhatsApp Messenger and top of the paid iPad charts. In the free listings, meanwhile, King.com’s Candy Crush Saga continues to …
Read More »Three weeks at the top for BioShock: Infinite
BioShock Infinite remains the boss of the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 this week. It’s the third successive UK No.1 for the game, although sales declined 44 per cent week-on-week. Square Enix’s Tomb Raider is at No.2 for the fourth week in a row although it suffers a …
Read More »UK boxed game sales jump in March
2.67m boxed games were sold last month in what was a decent March for retail. That number is a slight 1.5 per cent drop over the same period in 2012, but it’s a big improvement over the significant declines posted in January and February. In fact, games stores generated 70.6m …
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