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Technical problems with the new-looks PlayStation Store yesterday have lead to its postponement in the UK. The new-look digital storefront, which was demoed only last week, was supposed to roll out yesterday. And it did, for a while at least. However, a host of complaints from users including problems with …
Read More »‘Hitman is something to fear this Christmas’, warns Square
All eyes may be on Call of Duty, but Square Enix says it’s Hitman that will be the ‘last big game of the year’. The publisher has warned rivals not to underestimate the return of Agent 47 on November 20th – and has triggered a massive campaign to show how …
Read More »Wii U TV campaign is go
The first mass market Wii U TV ad went live this week – as part of a campaign as big as the first Wii’s launch. The ads started appearing yesterday (October 17th) after the successful debut of the sampling tour last month, with a 60-second ad airing during Saturday’s X …
Read More »Microsoft rules out Xbox 360 UK price cut; Nintendo has "nothing to announce"
The Xbox 360 will not be receiving a price cut in the UK this Christmas, Microsoft has told MCV. It emerged this morning that $50 has been slashed off the price of both the 4GB and 250GB versions of the console in North America. And shortly after that we learnt …
Read More »FIFA 13 holds off Dishonored and XCOM in UK charts
EA’s FIFA 13 makes it a hat-trick of No.1s this week despite some very high-profile competition. Bethesda’s Dishonored is the star of this week’s newcomers, charting at No.2 and becoming the biggest new IP launch of the year, beating Square Enix’s Sleeping Dogs. Pokemon Black 2 and Pokemon White 2 …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Wii are talking to U
MCV talks to Nintendo’s new UK marketing director Shelly Pearce… We have always been listening, but maybe people weren’t aware.” If there’s one person that knows the conventional wisdom of ‘Nintendo doesn’t get the internet’ isn’t quite true, it’s Shelly Pearce. The 14 year veteran of Nintendo – a decade …
Read More »PS3 smashes through 5m barrier in the UK
EXCLUSIVE:The PlayStation 3 has surpassed 5m consoles sold in the UK, MCV can reveal. The firm reached the milestone as a new-look 500GB PS3 hit the market on September 28th, causing a 138 per cent jump in sales that week. A 12GB SKU is out today (October 12th). And the …
Read More »Kickstarter UK launches this month
A launch date for Kickstarter UK has been set. The service expands into the new region on October 31st, and users are allowed to start building their projects right now – though none can go live until the end of the month. Kickstarter has provided a solid FAQ post on …
Read More »UK CHARTS: FIFA 13 holds on to No1; Resident Evil 6 debuts in 2nd
EA’s FIFA 13 has clung on to the UK top spot, despite a 72 per cent week-on-week drop in sales. The latest figures from UKIE and GfK Chart-Track show that Capcom’s Resident Evil 6 managed second place in its first week, although it becomes the fourth biggest release of the …
Read More »PlayStation Mobile goes live – full launch line-up here
Sony has this morning entered a new phase in its mobile gaming masterplan. PlayStation Mobile is live in the UK, allowing owners of PlayStation Vita or certain certified Android devices the chance to buy third party and PlayStation-produced content. For the time being there are 12 compatible devices – PlayStation …
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