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GAME has been revealed as the exclusive High Street supplier of the digital version of Minecraft: Xbox One Edition. Buyers can buy a code to download the game for 13.59. Furthermore, it’s also being offered for free with purchases of the Xbox One console for 329.99. The retailer is also …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Martyn Gibbs on being back in the GAME
GAME, at least the old GAME, used to be notoriously slow at launching things. We recall the days they would speak to us about updating their website or launching a new piece of tech. It would often take a good six months at least before we saw it in the …
Read More »PICTURES: Two launch events welcome Destiny to UK games retail
The long wait for Destiny is over, with Activision’s shooter officially launching this morning ahead of what could be a record-breaking game launch in the UK. Destiny is the most pre-ordered new IP in GAME’s history and looks set to eclipse the record set by Watch Dogs earlier this year. …
Read More »Destiny becomes GAME’s most pre-ordered new IP
Ahead of its official worldwide release tomorrow, Destiny has claimed a big UK sales milestone. Retailer GAME says that the Activision shooter has become its most pre-ordered new IP ever – not a bad achievement considering that it comes less than ten months into the new console cycle. We look …
Read More »GAME plans 300 midnight openings for Destiny, main event at Stratford
Around 300 GAME stores will be opening their doors at midnight on Monday night (September 8th) for the midnight launch of Bungie’s shooter Destiny. GAME’s main event takes place at its Westfield store in Stratford where goodie bags will be given out to attendees and there will be a chance …
Read More »Shelf Life: GAME Edinburgh
We speak to Ewan Shaw, senior sales assistant at GAME Edinburgh about the store’s expertise on a variety of gaming content, the retailer’s in-store events and why people come in time and time again. Tell us about your store team. Our team has a combined age of 350 years, which …
Read More »Get any free game you want with an Xbox One console purchase for one week only
Microsoft is offering US gamers the chance to claim any game they like free when they pick up n Xbox One console. The deal is valid between September 7th and September 13th and according to Xbox Wire includes any game currently available for the machine. And yes, with Destiny due …
Read More »Pre-order bonus for those who buy Destiny AND Call of Duty from GAME
GAME is offering an extra bit of content for Destiny – but with a big caveat. As spotted by Videogamer, a Level 20 Legendary Blacksmith Armour Shader is available only to those of both buy any version of Destiny AND pre-order a copy of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. The …
Read More »How PewDiePie fired Skate 3 back into the charts
If you follow the UK charts as closely as we do, you will have noticed that Skate 3 has been in the Top 40 all year. This week the game sits at No.20. The reason why this is worth noting is because Skate 3 is four years-old. There is no …
Read More »Games retail gets involved in the Ice Bucket Challenge
It turns out everyone in the games industry is getting buckets of ice cold water thrown over their heads. The whole thing is designed to support ALS, in an effort to raise awareness of the motor neurone disease. And some cash, as well. Plenty of games industry folk have done …
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