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Ubisoft MIA from GAME Vita launch line-up

Ubisoft MIA from GAME Vita launch line-up

UK retailer GAME will not be selling any of Ubisoft’s PlayStation Vita launch titles.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 21st 2012 at 3:58PM in News
Digital Vita games '17% more expensive' than retail

Digital Vita games '17% more expensive' than retail

The launch games for the PlayStation Vita cost an average of 17 per cent more to download over PSN than they do to buy on the High Street or online.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 21st 2012 at 1:41PM in News
UPDATED: Vita game downloads - complete UK price list

UPDATED: Vita game downloads - complete UK price list

Sony has at last released the complete UK digital launch line-up for PlayStation Vita and, interestingly, Sony has chosen not to mirror its overseas strategy and has priced the digital ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 21st 2012 at 12:59PM in News
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Vita Wi-Fi for £197 at Asda tonight

Vita Wi-Fi for £197 at Asda tonight

Asda has become the first UK supermarket to promote its PlayStation Vita price – and it’s the lowest price we’ve yet seen for the console.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 21st 2012 at 9:44AM in News
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No Tekken 3DS stock at GAME

No Tekken 3DS stock at GAME

3DS owners hoping to buy a copy of new release Tekken 3DS Prime Edition will not be able to purchase it from GAME or Gamestation.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 17th 2012 at 3:11PM in News
Vita's monster High Street marketing blitz revealed

Vita's monster High Street marketing blitz revealed

Pop-up shops, Land Rovers and mass midnight openings will greet the arrival of PlayStation Vita next week.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Feb 17th 2012 at 11:00AM in News
What's Out Today? w/e February 17th, 2012

What's Out Today? w/e February 17th, 2012

Fighting fans have plenty to grapple with this week, thanks to the return of THQ's popular MMA series.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Feb 17th 2012 at 10:21AM in News
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Software Sales Monitor: Market generates £12.7m

Software Sales Monitor: Market generates £12.7m

The arrival of several big new releases wasn’t enough to help grow the market week-on-week, with the UK games retail market value falling 14 per cent to £12.7m.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Feb 16th 2012 at 10:40AM in News
Back to the Future boxed game due April 27th

Back to the Future boxed game due April 27th

Back to the Future: The Game arrives in UK stores in April, Deep Silver has announced.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Feb 14th 2012 at 2:41PM in News
Blockbuster: 'We want more exclusive DLC'

Blockbuster: 'We want more exclusive DLC'

Rental giant Blockbuster has called for more publishers to give it exclusive DLC.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Feb 14th 2012 at 9:29AM in News
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Vita download prices - MotorStorm for £4.79

Vita download prices - MotorStorm for £4.79

The first prices for Vita games downloadable from the PlayStation Network have been confirmed by Sony.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 13th 2012 at 2:18PM in News
UK CHARTS: Kingdoms of Amalur reigns at No.1

UK CHARTS: Kingdoms of Amalur reigns at No.1

The latest RPG franchise from Electronic Arts has stormed the charts in its debut week, taking No.1.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Feb 13th 2012 at 9:47AM in News
UK boxed games market plunges 30% in January

UK boxed games market plunges 30% in January

January was a grim month for UK games retail, with sales down 30 per cent year-on-year.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Feb 10th 2012 at 1:45PM in News
Xbox 360 and Call of Duty still king in US

Xbox 360 and Call of Duty still king in US

Microsoft and Activision had the best performing products in the US last month.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Feb 10th 2012 at 11:31AM in News
US game sales drop by $390 in January

US game sales drop by $390 in January

A lack of new releases and the comparatively strong sales in 2011 saw the US video games market drop by almost $400m last month.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Feb 10th 2012 at 11:16AM in News
What's Out Today? w/e February 10th, 2012

What's Out Today? w/e February 10th, 2012

There's a healthy spate of new releases on shelves this week, including supernatural shooters, surreal puzzle games and sprawling RPGs.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Feb 10th 2012 at 10:19AM in News
India games chain to open 150 stores

India games chain to open 150 stores

An Indian games retailer hopes to have over 150 outlets in operation by 2015.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Feb 8th 2012 at 5:00PM in News
Rising Star 'won't abandon retail'

Rising Star 'won't abandon retail'

It may have launched a new digital label, but Rising Star has no plans to ditch boxed product.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Feb 8th 2012 at 3:40PM in News
Valentine's Day love ready for Catherine

Valentine's Day love ready for Catherine

Catherine is making advances on the High Street, thanks to publisher Deep Silver’s seductive POS campaign.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Feb 8th 2012 at 3:20PM in News
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Amazon 'in process' of opening High Street store

Amazon 'in process' of opening High Street store

Online retailer Amazon is preparing to open its very first bricks and mortar outlet in Seattle, reports suggest.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Feb 7th 2012 at 5:15PM in News
Amazon is the UK's No.1 entertainment retailer

Amazon is the UK's No.1 entertainment retailer

New numbers from Kantar Worldpanel suggest that Amazon overtook HMV in the three months ending December 25th to become the UK’s biggest entertainment retailer for the first time.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 7th 2012 at 2:31PM in News
GAME confirms 46 job losses from Basingstoke HQ

GAME confirms 46 job losses from Basingstoke HQ

Retail chain GAME has confirmed that it is to cut 46 jobs from its Basingstoke HQ, MCV can reveal.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 7th 2012 at 11:30AM in News
TIGA suggests developers are shunning retail products

TIGA suggests developers are shunning retail products

Over two thirds of UK games developers are now working on digital games, with only a third left to focus solely on retail games.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 7th 2012 at 10:42AM in News
Next Xbox pre-owned block "would be fantastic"

Next Xbox pre-owned block "would be fantastic"

A design director at developer Volition has claimed that any next-gen move to block the use of pre-owned software “would be fantastic”.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 6th 2012 at 4:02PM in News
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