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The Black Friday sales event has had a deeply negative effect on games retail. That’s according to sources speaking to MCV, who say that the period is ‘the worst thing’ to happen to shops. Retailers say that Black Friday is a major factor in the UK software market being down, …
Read More »Star Citizen dev promises to share current production schedules
With a release date seemingly no closer to arriving, RSI has said that it will now publicise updated internal production schedules on a regular basis. We have taken a lot of flak over the last couple of years for the extending timeline of Star Citizen, but the simple fact is …
Read More »Vive and Oculus Rift sales predicted to hit 770k by year end
2016 has been the year of VR, but how many units are actually in the hands of consumers? That’s the big question that still hangs over the sector, and one that SuperData has now tried to answer. As reported by Upload VR, the research specialist predicts the following install bases …
Read More »UK physical games market down 50% year-on-year
Last week, the UK boxed games market was down by more than 50 per cent year-on-year. According to GfK figures, the sales period for the week ending Saturday, November 12th 2016 saw 651,637 games sold, a 52 per cent dip when compared with the week ending Saturday, November 14th 2015. …
Read More »Amazon ordered to repay in-app purchases
A Seattle judge has ruled that Amazon must repay in-app purchases made without consent on Kindle and Android devices between 2011 and 2014. The decision is a result of a successful FTC lawsuit, although its calls for a lump sum refund of over $25m was rejected for being ‘too high’. …
Read More »£280 Mass Effect Andromeda Collector’s Edition includes RC Nomad
The top-end Mass Effect Andromeda SKU will include a remote control version of the game’s Mako-like Nomad explorer. The Collector’s Edition will retail for 279.99 in the UK and is exclusive to GAME. The RC Nomad is controlled via a smartphone app. It boasts an in-built camera, six-wheel drive with …
Read More »Hasbro is being sued by Peak Games over a My Little Pony game
Turkish developer Peak Games is suing Hasbro as they claim that the recent My Little Pony: Puzzle Party game copies their game Toy Blast. According to VentureBeat, Peak Games filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in San Francisco and have alleged that Hasbro’s Backflip Studios have taken their …
Read More »GAME is charging people £10 to try PSVR for 20 minutes
Retailer GAME is charging customers to try out PSVR, with 10 getting you 20 minutes with Sony’s new VR headset. Only certain stores appear to be running the promotion, and anyone wanting to try out PSVR must book a slot in advance, so it likely won’t appeal to those who …
Read More »GAME, King and Telltale headline this week’s MCV
This week, we catch up with High Street retailer GAME. CFO Mark Gifford and CEO Martyn Gibbs dismiss cash concerns and discuss hardware, GameStop’s publishing business and the launch of Nintendo NX. We also talk to King about its new game, multiplayer-focused card game Shuffle Cats, and to Telltale’s head …
Read More »GAME wants to stock GameStop’s titles
GAME says it has no intention of following in the footsteps of its big rival GameStop, and begin publishing its own titles. GameStop entered publishing earlier this year and has already released one game, Insomniac’s Song of the Deep (pictured). The title was made available via digital platforms, with the …
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