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The body of evidence pointing to an E3 2015 reveal for Dark Souls 3 is growing. IGN has obtained a promo image for the game, which you can see below, which carries a launch date of early 2016. It was first reported last week that the game was in line …
Read More »GameStop bundles PS4 and Elder Scrolls Online for £279.97
Hot on the heels of Microsoft’s official Xbox One price drop, one retailer has cut the price of PS4 to well below 299. GameStop is currently advertising a bundle including a 500GB PS4 console and The Elder Scrolls Online for just 279.97. That’s more or less the same as the …
Read More »GAME announces Batman and Elder Scrolls Online midnight launches
High Street retailer GAME has detailed a series of midnight events planned for the launches of Batman: Arkham Knight and The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited. 76 stores will be opening their doors on June 8th at 11:59pm for the launch of The Elder Scrolls Online. Meanwhile on June 22nd …
Read More »Fallout 4 reveal sends sales of series rocketing
Bethesda’s catalogue of console Fallout titles has received a huge boost in sales following this week’s reveal of Fallout 4. Videogamer spotted Amazon’s Movers & Shakers chart which has shown significant increases in the sales of many Fallout games. Sales of the PS3 version of Fallout 3: Game of the …
Read More »Square Enix UK outsources retail business to Koch Media
Koch Media will handle the sales and distribution of Square Enix’s retail games in the UK, the firm has announced. The partnership follows a similar set-up between the two companies across Europe. Square Enix returns the favour for Deep Silver – Koch Media’s publishing arm – in the US. Square …
Read More »GameStop acquires ThinkGeek owner Geeknet
Games retail superpower GameStop has broadened its reach with the acquisition of Geeknet. GameStop has acquired all of the ThinkGeek owner’s common stock for $20 per share. As recently as May 22nd it was trading at $7.90 per share, but had in recent days shot up to just under $20. …
Read More »Prima owner acquires BradyGames
Gaming’s two strategy guide powerhouses are now one. Prima owner Penguin Random House – which itself was formed by a merger in 2013 – has acquired rival BradyGames and merged it into its own label. Brady’s online content has been migrated onto Primagames.com, with existing Brady account owners able to …
Read More »GOG refusing to sell Hatred, according to dev
Hatred developer Destructive Creations has announced GOG will not carry its controversial shooter Hatred when it releases next week. The studio claims the digital storefront has refused to distribute the game.” Hatred was previously delisted from Steam’s Greenlight pages, before Valve approved the game for release on its popular distribution …
Read More »Sports Interactive takes home winners cup from MCV Games 5s
Members of the games industry gathered yesterday to compete over the much sought after MCV Games 5s football tournament winners cup. But it was Football Manager company Sports Interactive that lifted the trophy at the end of the day, besting GAME DC – one of two teams from the retailer …
Read More »Project CARS first Bandai Namco consecutive No.1 in 16 years, Wolfenstein: The Old Blood debuts in second place
Project CARS is No.1 in the UK All Formats Top 40 for the second week running, and is the first Bandai Namco game to achieve this feat since Ridge Racer Type 4 in 1999. The publisher’s racing title maintains the top spot in spite of a 64 per cent drop …
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