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A further blow has been delivered to GAME this morning with reports that Mario Party 9 will not be stocked by the retailer. Eurogamer reports that official confirmation should arrive shortly. It’s the third Nintendo-published title in a row to cut GAME loose on release day following the chain’s failure …
Read More »Leaked memo details GAME-EA rift
While MCV is still awaiting an official response from GAME regarding the news that Mass Effect 3 won’t be in-stores next week, an internal memo from current group channel director Tom Devine has shed some light on the situation. The document, obtained by IGN, appears to confirm Eurogamer’s claims that …
Read More »Hidden Chronicles peaks at 33.1m users
Zynga’s popular casual Facebook puzzler Hidden Chronicles has finally seen its growth slow to 33.1m monthly active users. The social network game has seen a massive increase in popularity since launching two months ago, and is still the third most popular title on Facebook, behind Zynga’s CityVille and Texas HoldEm …
Read More »Mass Effect 3 will not be stocked in GAME
GAME’s run of missing titles upon their release has reached a new low with confirmation that it will not be stocking Mass Effect 3. Furthermore, Eurogamer claims that SSX will be the last EA game to be stocked by the retailer when it is released this Friday. This sounds like …
Read More »Ubisoft Vita titles arriving in GAME tomorrow
The UK’s leading games retailer GAME will be stocking Ubisoft’s Vita launch games from tomorrow. The confirmation comes from VG247, who were simply told: To confirm the Vita Ubisoft titles will be available in all of GAME’s channels from tomorrow.” Titles included in Ubisoft’s Vita launch range are Rayman Origins, …
Read More »Now GAME drops The Last Story entirely
GAME stores are confirming that they will not be stocking the standard edition of Nintendo’s Wii title The Last Story tomorrow. Furthermore, the game has been removed from both the GAME and Gamestation websites and customers who had pre-orders in place have been notified of their cancellation. Yesterday the retailer …
Read More »GAME and HMV hold supplier crunch talks
Troubled retailers GAME and HMV have held crucial talks with its major suppliers. HMV invited its key games partners to its offices earlier in the month in order to discuss how they can better support the struggling entertainment giant. The event was an intimate affair, which publishers in the room …
Read More »GAME to close Gameplay.co.uk and 35 stores
GAME will close Gameplay.co.uk next week, MCV can reveal. All that website’s customers will now be served via Gamestation.co.uk as of March 1st. The move makes sense for GAME. It acquired Gameplay back in 2004 but since then it has become a forgotten brand at the retail specialist. The site …
Read More »Rayman Origins tops Vita review chart
Ubisoft’s colourful platformer Rayman Origins has emerged as the critics’ favourite of the PlayStation Vita launch range. The game currently carries an average review score of 89 per cent on Metacritic. It has been praised for the quality of its visuals, which are said to be an ideal match with …
Read More »GAME: Ubisoft Vita stock shock a "fluid situation"
News that GAME would not be stocking Ubisoft’s launch line-up for PlayStation Vita surprised many yesterday, but the retailer said there may still be hope. Marketing director Anna-Marie Mason told MCV at last night’s launch that this was a "fluid situation" and that the retailer was compensating for any customers …
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