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GAME saw a 4.5 per cent dip in pre-tax adjusted profit in the last financial year. The final number reached 38m, down from the 39.8m in the previous year. Adjusted EBITDA earning fell 8.6 per cent to 46.9m. Group revenue was up 0.6 per cent at 866.6m, however, with UK …
Read More »FIFA 16 debuts in third in Japanese retail charts as Mario Maker returns to top
Wii U exclusive Super Mario Maker is riding high once again in Japan, as it fought off competition from Uncharted and FIFA to take the chart top spot. The DIY Nintendo title’s closest competitor came in the form of newcomer Pro Yakyu FamiSta Returns, which placed second, according to the …
Read More »‘Overly ambitious’ expansion leads Humble Bundle to cut a fifth of staff
Digital retailer Humble Bundle has been forced to let 12 of its staff members go, after the firm’s CEO admitted it had attempted to grow too quickly. Polygon, citing an anonymous source, reported that the job losses took place across the entire company last week, and accounted for around 20 …
Read More »PS3 version of PES 2016 outsells PS4 in Japan during debut week
Pro Evolution Soccer 2016’s Japanese launch has highlighted the huge number of gamers still playing on older consoles. According to the latest data from Famitsu, Konami’s football title would’ve claimed the retail chart top spot during its first week if platform sales were combined, shifting over 96,500 units between PS3 …
Read More »Riot asks League of Legends teams to pull G2A branding
League of Legends developer Riot appears to be going to war with online key seller G2A.com. The Daily Dot reports that the studio recently asked teams sponsored by the retailer at the 2015 League of Legends World Championships to remove its branding from their shirts and merchandise. And the teams …
Read More »Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon Wii U Premium bundle due out this month, costs £240
A new Wii U SKU will include two of the platform’s most popular multiplayer games. The Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon Wii U Premium Pack will include digital copies of the titular titles, coming with the racing game pre-installed and a download code voucher for the squid shooter. Mario Kart …
Read More »Humble Bundle launches monthly subscription service
Charity retailer Humble Bundle is now offering monthly games bundles to those who sign up for a subscription. The $12-a-month service will, as you might expect, offer a mystery selection of titles each month. Those who sign up before November 6th will also receive a copy of Legend of Grimrock …
Read More »Publishers now legally obliged to refund faulty digital goods
A new set of consumer rights laws comes into effect today that give buyers the right to a full refund on any faulty digital purchase for 30 days. This is particularly pertinent for gamers, with an increasing number of titles hitting shelves in a state many would consider to be …
Read More »Pachter: Yes, disc based games and consoles have a long future ahead
Retail can continue to happily sell disc-based physical video games for at least another 20 years, according to one leading analyst. GameStop CEO Paul Raines said earlier that he believes physical games retail will never go away, although the comments were dismissed as delusional, self-serving load of tosh” by former …
Read More »GAME is taking pre-orders on a £49.99 Merge VR headset
A cut-price virtual reality headset will go on sale exclusively at GAME next month. The Merge VR headset works with iOS and Android smartphones. It will retail for 49.99 and currently has a release date of October 30th. The tech will also be available to try in some GAME stores …
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