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Several online retailers have priced PlayStation Vita’s launch titles, while listing Uncharted: Golden Abyss with a 44.99 RRP. ShopTo, The Hut and Play.com are among those which have placed the launch line-up available to pre-order online.RRPs range from 24.99 to 44.99 on ShopTo, although Uncharted is the only Vita title …
Read More »EA’s new UK PR team finalised for 2012
Electronic Arts has completed the restructure of its UK PR team ahead of the New Year. The department will still be led by head of PR Shaun White, who has been at EA for over six years.But White will now be supported by two new PR managers: James Bruce and …
Read More »July release for Sega’s Anarchy Reigns
Sega has confirmed a July 6th release date for Xbox 360 and PS3 brawler Anarchy Reigns in Europe. It will be released in the US on July 3rd and in Australia on July 5th. The game is developed by Platinum Games, creators of Vanquish and Bayonetta, as well as Konami’s …
Read More »Games cost 27% less in the UK than Germany
Admittedly, we can’t afford to drive our cars or heat our homes, but at least gaming remains affordable in the UK. That’s the finding of price comparison site Idealo, which claims that on average PS3 games are 25.4 per cent cheaper in the UK than in major European market Germany. …
Read More »UK CHARTS: November 2011
At last, UK games retail has reason to cheer following a strong month of sales. But November wasn’t all about Call of Duty:?Modern Warfare 3 and Assassin’s Creed:?Revelations. Back in?2009, terrified publishers ran away from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, delaying their games into 2010. This year, Activision’s competition …
Read More »Imagine Online heads to the High Street
Ubisoft has released a physical starter pack for its browser-based game and popular girls’ property Imagine Online. This launched in France last week but will arrive in the UK and the rest of Europe next year. It is priced at €14.99 and includes one-month diamond membership for the browser-based free-to-play …
Read More »Senior staff bolster THQ UK
THQ has appointed industry veteran Julian Woods as vice president of UK & Export, putting him in charge of all THQ operations in the UK. Woods (left) joins after 16 years at Microsoft, where his most recent position was regional director for Middle East and Africa. I’m incredibly excited,” he …
Read More »Partnertrans scraps UK office
QA and localisation firm Partnertrans is to shut down its Brighton office in favour of two new divisions in Montreal and the US, the company has confirmed. Iris Ludolf, co-founder of the German headquartered outfit, said the company has been gradually reducing its UK workforce by not replacing workers who …
Read More »Nintendo UK appoints new PR boss
Jo Bartlett has been named as the new head of UK communications at Nintendo. She fills the role left by Rob Saunders who left Nintendo for Apple earlier this year, as exclusively revealed by MCV. Bartlett will work alongside existing team members Lewis Digby and EmilyWoolliscroftand will oversee all press …
Read More »Buahin back at Sony
Popular Rosemary Buahin has returned to Sony Computer Entertainment UK as head of trade marketing. She rejoins after a three-year term at Warner Bros. Interactive. Previously, she was trade marketing manager at Sony for four and a half years. She now reports directly to Alan Duncan, SCE UK marketing director.Duncan …
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