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The industry was rocked by heavy discounting this week, as High Street giants GAME and Gamestation joined independent retailers in buying extra stock from supermarkets. The latest round of price slashing kicked off at Sainsbury’s over the weekend, with the retailer cutting 30 off the price of Xbox 360 and …
Read More »TGS: Microsoft and Square Enix team up
Ahead of tomorrow’s Tokyo Game Show, Microsoft has spoken of its partnership with acclaimed Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest publisher Square Enix which will see the two showcase product side-by-side at the event. Microsoft sees its close ties with Square Enix as key to future success in the Japanese games …
Read More »Is Nintendo prepping new hardware range?
Momentum is growing behind rumours that Nintendo is preparing to unveil updates to both of its market leading consoles. Talk of a redesigned DS has been doing the rounds for quite some time, and the latest murmurings suggest that a new handheld boasting two touch screens, an integrated digital camera …
Read More »GAME posts record first half profits
UK retail’s leading games specialist is in rude health, having revealed its interim results for the first six months ended July 31st 2008. The main highlights were record first half profits of 36.4m before non-recurring costs and tax, total Group sales growth of 54.1 per cent and a like-for-like sales …
Read More »Halo 3 expansion announced
Halo developer Bungie has finally lifted the lid on the much-delayed announcement of its new project , revealing a brand new gameplay expansion for Xbox 360 global hit Halo 3 – and sparking a little controversy in the process. A countdown concluded weeks of build-up on Bungie’s site yesterday to …
Read More »Halo 3 update arrives as new game touted
Developer Bungie has today released the latest in a long-line of significant updates to its globally popular Xbox 360 title Halo 3 – whilst at the same time dropping even more bizarre hints about the direction of its seemingly soon-to-be revealed new title. The new Halo 3 update, dubbed TU2, …
Read More »Burnout heads to PSN this Thursday
An important step toward what most consider to be the inevitable digital delivery future arrives this week when EA’s Burnout Paradise becomes available to download for PS3 users via Sony’s PlayStation Network Store. The move was first confirmed last month. The European price has not yet been confirmed, though US …
Read More »Bungie hints at new title reveal
In the fashion that has become typical of the Halo developer, Bungie has posted an ambiguous message on its website that most are presuming to be the preamble to the unveiling of a brand new project. Under the header ‘Keep it Clean’, the message, which was posted by Bungie member …
Read More »Zavvi: We’re bigger than GAME
High Street chain Zavvi celebrates its first birthday this week, and the firm has told MCV that its video game offering now rivals the range available at GAME. Video games account for 30 per cent of Zavvi’s business, putting it ahead of music in terms of sales, and CEO Simon …
Read More »GAME takeover rumours resurface
The Royal Bank of Scotland has relit the touchpaper on the long-running rumour of US retail giant GameStop’s interest in acquiring The GAME Group. The rumination came in an RBS note to analysts today, in which it also allayed fears that Morrisons’ ‘crazy’ prices drops on games this week will …
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