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A special PS4 bundle is coming to retail that includes Minecraft and FIFA 15 for no extra cost. The pack is only available for a limited time at 349.99 The firm has also confirmed that the Glacier White PS4 is also coming to market for the same price. There has …
Read More »Nintendo now allows digital purchases to be made on the web
Digital Wii U and 3DS games can now be purchased on the Nintendo web store. The platform holder has at last followed in the footsteps of Sony and Microsoft by allowing owners to pay for a digital download on its website and then have the content automatically downloaded to any …
Read More »GAME reports year of increased revenue and profit
Rejuvenated retailer GAME has reported strong revenue and profit growth for the year ending July 26th. Revenue was up 31 per cent to 861.8m year-on-year while gross profit jumped 20.5 per cent to 209.7m. Operating profit reached 24.8m, up from last year’s 3.3m loss, while profit from continuing operations was …
Read More »GAME app can now scan game front covers
Users of GAME’s smartphone app are now able to scan the front covers of games in store to access information and discounts. The new ‘Scan it!’ functionality uses a smartphone’s camera to view a game’s cover instead of scanning its barcode. It then offers a ‘personalised price’ depending on said …
Read More »FIFA 15 remains in UK chart top spot despite Shadow of Mordor competition
Lord of the Rings spin-off Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor debuted in second in the UK software chart last week, failing to knock FIFA 15 from number one. According to the latest Ukie games charts, compiled by GfK Chart-Track,EA’s football juggernaut saw its second consecutive weekly top spot, holding off competition …
Read More »SHELF LIFE: Forbidden Planet Cambridge
MCV chats with Ben Stevenson-Hall, assistant manager of the Cambridge branch of Forbidden Planet, about which video game properties have proved most successful for the merchandise specialist What video game merchandise do you stock, and what brands are most successful? The first thing that comes to mind is Minecraft. Minecraft …
Read More »GameStop adds to rewards programme, launches own-brand credit card
US-based retailer GameStop has altered its rewards programme with a new wave of loyalty incentives. The additions follow the launch of a credit card branded with the firm’s PowerUp Rewards programme earlier this week. The card allows customers to rack up bonus reward points and utilise in-store financing. The card’s …
Read More »PRICE ROUNDUP: Supermarkets flirt with a FIFA 15 price war
Sainsbury’s the Tesco have slashed a bit off the RRP of FIFA 15 today, although it’s hard to call the discounting a full-out price war. Videogamer‘s price roundup shows that the cheapest High Street price comes from Tesco, which has gone for a round 40. However, both Sainsbury’s and Tesco …
Read More »Email gaffe tells customers Phones4u won’t refund iPhone 6 purchases
Phones4u has told customers who have already put money down toward an iPhone 6 that they won’t be receiving a refund. The company went into administration earlier this month and has now gone back on a previous promise to refund the 136 people who had pre-ordered one of Apple’s new …
Read More »Tesco suspends UK MD Chris Bush over profit guidance overstatement
UK MD Chris Bush is among four executives said to have been suspended by Tesco regarded an overstatement of half-year profits. The BBC reports that an employee reported ‘an issue’ to the board and the UK’s financial regulator the Financial Conduct Authority on Friday which had previously led to Tesco …
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