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There is uproar on the European PSN forums this afternoon following the delay of the Grand Theft Auto V pre-load. Customers who had been pre-ordered the PS3 game on Sony’s digital service had, via a message in their download queue, been previously told that the 17GB download would be available …
Read More »Sony apologises for Grand Theft Auto V leak, delays PSN pre-order pre-loads
Grand Theft Auto V became available to pre-order on the PlayStation Network this weekend, but a gaffe has left Sony in hot water. Sony Europe differs from Sony America in that it allows pre-ordered games to be pre-loaded onto a user’s machine – much like users of PC service Steam …
Read More »Crackdown and Dead Rising 2 next up in Games With Gold
Microsoft has named the two games that will feature this month in Xbox 360’s Games With Gold offer. As of today, Microsoft’s hugely popular (and arguably never bettered) Crackdown will be offered to free for Xbox Gold members. Then from August 16th Capcom’s Dead Rising 2 and its digital prologue …
Read More »Date set for MCV Awards 2014
The UK games trade’s biggest night of the year will return to London again on Thursday April 10th 2014. Around 600 retailers, publishers, developers, distributors, media and service providers will attend the MCV Industry Excellence Awards, recognising the strongest performers across all sectors of the business over the preceding 12 …
Read More »Xbox 360 MCV Quiz returns next month
Places are now available at the first Xbox 360 MCV Quiz of 2013. The event takes place on Thursday May 16th and will be held at Holborn’s Sway Bar. Guests can expect a battle of wits against other retailers, suppliers and the games media. There are thousands of pounds’ worth …
Read More »Video games tax breaks delayed in the UK
Games tax relief will not be approved by April 1stas the UK awaits confirmation from Europe. UK games trade body UKIE has stated that tax relief will still definitely happen, and the government is 100 per cent committed” to legislation. Tiga has also explained that tax relief is still awaiting …
Read More »Microsoft to spill Xbox 720 beans this week?
The press could get its first look at the Xbox 720 this Wednesday, it is being claimed. Wait, select press are going to be at the Microsoft fiscal year 2014 event this week?” Superannuation Tweeted. I thought that it was MS partners only. Hmm. There are a bunch of invite-only …
Read More »PlayStation 4 reveal scheduled for February 20th?
Sony has dropped a big hint that a PlayStation 4 reveal could be less than three weeks away. A trailer on PlayStation’s official YouTube channel carries the date, which comes at the end of a montage involving the traditional PlayStation icons. There is also a dedicated webpage counting down to …
Read More »UPDATED: Bully released on PS3 in Europe
Cult Rockstar hit Bully could finally be getting a PS3 release, it seems. Siliconera reports that ESRB ratings indicate that a number of Rockstar’s PS2 titles are being lined up for a digital release on the PlayStation Network including Bully, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, Red Dead Revolver, Midnight …
Read More »‘Oban’, ‘Kryptos’ and ‘Thebes’ – the latest PS4 and Xbox 720 rumours
The safe money is on both Sony and Microsoft announcing their next-gen consoles next year, so expect the rumour mill to intensify from this point onwards. VG247 has rounded up the latest batch of rumours that suggest new codenames for the mysterious hardware duo. New reports have reaffirmed previous claims …
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