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Online retailer Amazon is to start offering Sunday delivery to its customers. VentureBeat reports that the company has struck a deal with the USPS (United States Postal Service), marking the first time the organisation has agreed to Sunday deliveries. If you’re an Amazon Prime member, you can order a backpack …
Read More »Target ships some Xbox Ones early in US; Consoles unusable until launch
Around 150 US consumers were the lucky recipients of their Xbox One consoles this weekend two weeks ahead of the machine’s official launch. Retailer Target has confirmed that due to a systems error” it shipped a small number of video game consoles prior to the street date”. Kotaku claims to …
Read More »GameStop recruiting 17,000 extra staff for Christmas in US
17,000 additional workers will be hired by GameStop in the US for work over the Christmas period. The games retailer is currently on the hunt for in-store game advisors, consumer electronic technicians for its refurbishment operation centre and warehouse personnel to work at the company’s two distribution centres. The majority …
Read More »Microsoft announces international Xbox One tour
A worldwide Xbox One promotional tour will kick off later this week. The Area One tour spans the UK, Europe, US and Canada and offers consumers the chance to get some hands-on time with Microsoft new machine ahead of its November 22nd launch. Playable games include Forza Motorsport 5, Ryse: …
Read More »NPD: US digital games spending up, but not enough to offset physical decline
Digital full game downloads and DLC spending grew 27 per cent in the US games market during Q2 2013. That didn’t stop the sector experiencing a three per cent overall decline in the video games content sector, with the total falling to $2.88bn. When hardware is added the decline increased …
Read More »Leak suggests early November release date for Xbox One
An apparent leak from an employee at US retailer Walmart suggests Xbox One will beat PS4 to market. Kotaku has received a list of supposedly confirmed midnight openings for the chain. Included on the list is a midnight launch for the Xbox One on November 8th. That’s a week before …
Read More »Sony quietly launches 12 GB flash-memory PS3 in US and Canada
A 12 GB flash-memory PS3 super slim model has been listed on Sony’s North American website, but the company doesn’t seem interested in creating any hubbub about it. The launch confirms last week’s report regarding a leaked Canadian retail advertisement promoting the $199 SKU’s arrival stateside. Curiously, beyond the listing …
Read More »No plans for Capcom Essentials bundle in UK
The recently leaked Capcom Essentials bundle has been confirmed – but it won’t be being released in the UK. As rumoured late last month, Capcom Essentials will be released on both PS3 and Xbox 360 and will include five games – Resident Evil 6, Super Street Fighter 4, Devil May …
Read More »European version of The Last of Us is censored
Elements of the multiplayer component of The Last of Us were censored in the European release, it has been discovered. Eurogamer reports that the European version lacks some of the gore found in the US release – specifically, weapons that lead to exploding heads have been calmed to avoid the …
Read More »US Ouya sales "relatively light for a new console"; Exclusive title TowerFall moves to PC
Kickstarter funded Android console Ouya’s first month on sale in the US has been given a lukewarm assessment by sales tracker NPD. "Retail sales for Ouya (not counting direct sales through ouya.tv) and were relatively light for a new console," NPD analyst Liam Callahan said, as reported by Joystiq. "This …
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