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Major ad drive for Batman game

Major ad drive for Batman game

The Dark Knight won’t be hiding in the shadows over the coming weeks as Warner kicks off a big marketing campaign for Batman: Arkham City.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Oct 5th 2011 at 2:24PM in News
Resident Evil Revelations out January 27th

Resident Evil Revelations out January 27th

Capcom’s 3DS survival horror shooter Resident Evil Revelations will hit UK shelves in January next year.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Oct 5th 2011 at 10:41AM in News
iPhone 4S announced, hits UK October 14th

iPhone 4S announced, hits UK October 14th

Apple has as expected tonight revealed the next iteration of its successful iPhone – the iPhone 4S.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 4th 2011 at 7:48PM in News
There will be no iPhone 5 tonight

There will be no iPhone 5 tonight

Those hoping to pick up a brand new, redesigned iPhone tomorrow look set for a disappointment.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 4th 2011 at 3:09PM in News

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ANALYSIS: (On)Live and Kicking

ANALYSIS: (On)Live and Kicking

Pundits will have you believe the next generation of games hardware won’t arrive until 2013 or later. However last week, at 12.01am on September 22nd, a fifth home gaming format ...

Michael French
by Michael French
on Oct 3rd 2011 at 3:48PM in News
UK CHARTS: FIFA 12 smashes FIFA 11 records

UK CHARTS: FIFA 12 smashes FIFA 11 records

EA’s FIFA 12 has shot to the top of the UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 this week in an impressive way.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 3rd 2011 at 10:02AM in News
UK Software Sales Monitor: Market jumps to £27.7m

UK Software Sales Monitor: Market jumps to £27.7m

The UK games retail market generated £27.7m last week, a 136 per cent rise week-on-week and the second highest number this year.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Sep 30th 2011 at 11:54AM in News

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Games market steps up a Gear

Games market steps up a Gear

Christmas came early for UK retail last week: physical game sales rose to its highest point since the first week of the year.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Sep 29th 2011 at 8:37AM in News
Future to sell US operations?

Future to sell US operations?

Media powerhouse Future has in its latest pre-close trading update hinted that a sale of its US operations could be a possibility.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 28th 2011 at 9:28AM in News
Blockbuster adds games to Unlimited rental memberships

Blockbuster adds games to Unlimited rental memberships

The UK arm of rental chain Blockbuster has announced that as of today members of its Unlimited Rental Plan can now rent games at no additional charge.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 27th 2011 at 3:12PM in News
Apple staff told to cancel October holidays

Apple staff told to cancel October holidays

Claims have emerged that staff members of UK Apple stores have been told to cancel any holiday booked for the first two weeks of October.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 27th 2011 at 11:12AM in News

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GAME and Gamestation announce midnight openings for FIFA 12

GAME and Gamestation announce midnight openings for FIFA 12

A total of 243 GAME and 165 Gamestation stores will open their doors just before midnight on Thursday September 29th in anticipation of FIFA 12’s release.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 26th 2011 at 3:39PM in News
Star Wars Old Republic finally gets 2011 release date

Star Wars Old Republic finally gets 2011 release date

Talk about by the skin of its teeth. BioWare has ended a year of speculation by finally announcing a final release date for MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 26th 2011 at 8:17AM in News
Six-month Kinect roadshow revealed

Six-month Kinect roadshow revealed

Microsoft has outlined dates for a six-month Kinect tour which will visit UK shopping centres, Disney on Ice shows and The Clothes Show.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Sep 22nd 2011 at 11:19AM in News

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OnLive.co.uk is finally here

OnLive.co.uk is finally here

The future or just a flash in the pan? Either way, the OnLive journey is going to be a fascinating one and today’s the day the service finally launches in ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 22nd 2011 at 8:25AM in News
UK CHARTS: August 2011

UK CHARTS: August 2011

The fact that Deus Ex is No.2 after just two days on sale says as much about the state of UK games retail as it does about the performance of ...

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Sep 21st 2011 at 3:27PM in News
CryEngine 3 powering Homefront 2

CryEngine 3 powering Homefront 2

The Homefront 2 project will be created with Crytek’s cutting-edge game platform CryEngine 3, the company has told Develop.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 20th 2011 at 1:42PM in News
Amazon App Store arrives in UK

Amazon App Store arrives in UK

Amazon's Android App Store has begun rolling out world wide after the service first launched in the US in March.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Sep 20th 2011 at 12:07PM in News
UK CHARTS: Dead Island unmoved at No.1

UK CHARTS: Dead Island unmoved at No.1

Deep Silver’s console and PC title Dead Island has claimed its second week at No.1 in the UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats Top 40.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 19th 2011 at 9:52AM in News
OPINION: Fergal Gara & SCE UK; Dead Island's success; GameCity prize

OPINION: Fergal Gara & SCE UK; Dead Island's success; GameCity prize

Over THE past few weeks we’ve reported on managerial role changes at Microsoft, Activision, HMV, Disney and Comet.

Michael French
by Michael French
on Sep 16th 2011 at 8:30AM in News
UK Software Sales Monitor: Market jumps to £17.6m

UK Software Sales Monitor: Market jumps to £17.6m

The weekly games software market value hit £17.6m this week – up 28 per cent over the £13.7m generated last week.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Sep 15th 2011 at 6:00PM in News
UK release date for Final Fantasy XIII-2 announced

UK release date for Final Fantasy XIII-2 announced

Square Enix has announced the release dates for PS3 and Xbox 360 RPG Final Fantasy XIII-2 in every key territory.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 15th 2011 at 2:26PM in News
Dead Island ships 1m in US

Dead Island ships 1m in US

Publisher Deep Silver has announced that it has now shipped 1m units of console and PC hit Dead Island in the US.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 15th 2011 at 2:13PM in News