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Do we need High Street shops? It’s a legitimate question, particularly following a year where digital games made more money than boxed ones (according to the latest estimates, at least). If the future of this industry is in downloads, or streaming, or some combination of the two, how can a …
Read More »Capcom: Next-gen games require eight-to-ten times more development
The amount of work needed to produce a PS4 or Xbox One game is vastly more than was seen with the previous-gen machines. That’s according to Capcom’s senior manager of technology management at its consumer games department Masaru Ijuin, who said on the Capcom blog: It’s clear that heightened game …
Read More »New RoboCop film gets free-to-play smartphone tie-in
Glu Mobile has released a RoboCop game on iOS that ties in to next month’s movie return for the Detroit law enforcer. An android version is due for release on January 15th. The game is free-to-play and takes the form of a cover shooter in which the resurrected Alex Murphy …
Read More »2K Sports cancels MLB 2K series
Three strikes! Is that a suitable baseball analogy? Sorry we’re British and don’t really understand… Regardless, 2K Sports has confirmed that it has dropped its MLB 2K baseball series. MLB 2K13, which was panned by critics, will stand as the final release in the series. "[We have] decided not to …
Read More »Sony: PS4 back in stock this week
PS4 is back in stock this week, Sony says. The platform holder has taken advertising in the national papers today to reveal that customers can now buy its next-gen console from games retailers across the UK. GAME has already told consumers that it is now offering both PS4 and Xbox …
Read More »REVIEW OF THE YEAR: The fall of Blockbuster
Last week, the High Street told MCV it feels 2014 will be a good year for video games retailing. But 2013, at least the first half of it, remains one to forget. Blockbuster is no more. The entertainment brand had been a staple of the UK High Street since 1989 …
Read More »GAME secures extra Xbox One stock for Christmas
The High Street retailer has brought extra Xbox One stock to stores in time for Christmas. A spokesperson for GAME said the retailer worked ‘closely with Microsoft’ to ensure that thousands of consoles arrived in stores in the next few days. With many stores across the UK out of stock …
Read More »UK games industry records charity Christmas single; GAME pledges GamesAid support
The UK games industry is making a bid for Christmas No.1 Choir Games On Song has produced a Christmas single named Games for Good. The single features ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’ and ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas.’ The single launches on December 18th and was produced by …
Read More »Ubisoft: Watch Dogs could have been "best-rated next-gen launch game"
It’s a very intense decision” – that’s how North American Ubisoft president Laurent Detoc describes the process leading up to the delay of a game. Speaking to IGN, the exec explained that as late as August of this year Ubisoft still hoped to have Watch Dogs ready for the launch …
Read More »GAME: ‘Worried Gamers WILL get their PS4 before Christmas’
UK retail giant GAME says all customers who pre-ordered a PS4 and Xbox One for delivery before Christmas will get their console ahead of December 25th. It follows a number of complaints from customers who have had their next-gen games machine cancelled. GAME claims it has sold hundreds of thousands …
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