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Play.com owner Rakuten has claimed that Nintendo’s Wii U has seen a 75 per cent sales spike in October. The company predicts that Wii U and iPad will be more popular than Xbox One and PS4 amongst children this Christmas. It adds that a Twitter analysis has revealed that its …
Read More »Everybody Plays launches The Game Finder
The UK family games site has launched a new tool to help parents find the games most suitable for their children. Dubbed The Game Finder, the new feature allows parents to submit a variety of criteria such as their child’s age, choice of console and level of questionable content. The …
Read More »Playmob leads season of charitable acts by game makers
Playmob, Wargaming and a collective of indies are doing their part for charity, and encouraging others to get involved
Read More »Sony kicks off PSN sale with 50% FIFA 14 discount
The PS3 and Vita versions of FIFA 14 can currently be had for half price on PSN. The deals mark the beginning of Sony’s ‘12 Deal of Christmas’ promotion which will run for… well, for 24 days as it happens, on PSN’s PlayStation Store. Each offer will kick off at …
Read More »GAME adds 12 new shops for Christmas
UK retailer GAME has opened 12 new stores in the run-up to the Christmas trading period. Game Retail’s stores director Dave Howard confirmed to MCV that the chain has opened four new permanent stores and eight temporary stores, while four stores have been relocated. The firm hopes the new outlets …
Read More »Vita/PS4 ‘Ultimate’ bundle in-bound this year
It’s not all about PS4 this Christmas for Sony, with the firm throwing 2.5m behind Vita, too. The company is putting together PS4 and Vita into an ‘Ultimate Bundle’, which will launch before Christmas. Gamers that own both consoles can stream their PS4 games to their Vita and play off-screen, …
Read More »William Hill slashes odds on Call of Duty: Ghosts for Christmas No.1
Call of Duty: Ghosts has been installed as the odds-on favourite to be this year’s UKIE GfK Chart-Track UK Christmas No.1. William Hill is offering 1/5 on the game, which arrives in the UK today but will be boosted by next-gen launches on Xbox One and PS4 on November 22nd …
Read More »GAME launches Christmas marketing campaign
GAME has announced its marketing campaign for the Christmas period. Dubbed ‘The Epic Season of Gaming’, GAME hopes to target both gamers and gift buyers. The campaign started on November 4th and will run until December 22nd. The retailer will be running 20 and 30 second TV spots throughout this …
Read More »UK games industry spending £128m on Christmas advertising
There may be fewer games on shelves from fewer publishers, but the UK boxed games industry will spend 128m on advertising this Q4 – 30m more than last year. The majority of that – 68m – will be spent promoting PS4 and Xbox One hardware and software, despite the fact …
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 …
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