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Read More »PSPs to lose PlayStation Store access next week
Sony has confirmed that the PlayStation Store will become inaccessible for some PSP users from September 15th. IGN reports that PSPs in Europe, Oceania, Asia, and some parts of Africa will be cut off from Sony’s digital content store. Fortunately past purchases and downloads will remain accessible and users will …
Read More »Nintendo reveals new free game offer for new 3DS buyers
Another free game offer has been unveiled to try and tempt consumers into buying a 3DS system this Christmas. To qualify gamers must register a new 3DS or 3DS XL and either Super Smash Bros or Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire between today (September 11th) and January 12th 2015. Once that’s …
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 »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 »Amazon Fire TV pre-orders open in the UK
The latest entrant in the Android console sector, Amazon Fire TV, is now available to pre-order in the UK. The microconsole costs 79, although Amazon Prime members are able to buy it for 49 until Monday September 8th. It will actually be released on October 23rd. For the money buyers …
Read More »Nintendo’s Amiibo figures priced in the UK
Nintendo is now taking pre-orders for its toys-to-life Amiibo figure range. The figures, which will interact with specific games for the Wii U, the New 3DS and older 3DS models for which users have purchased the required accessory, will retail for 10.99 each. That’s in and around the same price …
Read More »The Evil Within release date moved forward… again
Bethesda has brought forward the release of The Evil Within for a second time in the UK. Shinji Mikami’s survival horror title was originally due out on October 28th but was in July moved to an October 17th release. Now European gamers will be able to get their hands on …
Read More »Metro Redux takes UK retail chart top spot as re-releases claim top three
Metro Redux was the best-selling game at UK retail last week, according to the latest Ukie Games Charts, compiled by GfK Chart-Track. The success of the double-pack re-release of the post-apocalyptic first-person shooter series on PS4, Xbox One and PC means that publisher Deep Silver has scored its first number …
Read More »Fable dev and Angry Birds publisher among Top 50 UK Mobile Innovators
The creator of the Fable franchise and the publisher of hit mobiles games such as Angry Birds and Cut The Rope have been highlighted among the Top 50 British firms working in the mobile space. Another Place and Chillingo were two of the firms included in Mobile Entertainment’s Top 50 …
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