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You can play Elite: Dangerous RIGHT NOW. Providing you’re willing to pay 100. That’s the price Frontier is charging for the game plus access to the Premium. The Standard Beta SKU is 50 and the game 35 – with the option of a further 35 for the DLC Expansion Pass. …
Read More »GameStop won’t be part of creative process, says CEO
GameStop’s Paul Raines has confirmed the retailer is exploring funding development of exclusive game content, though the CEO claims the firm would not involve itself in any form with the creative process. In an interview with Time, Raines explained that the recent reports stating as much were conceived over a …
Read More »GAME giving away free downloadable Charizard for Pokemon X and Y
The Pokemon Company has teamed up with GAME once again to give gamers a free downloadable character. Charizard, complete with Mega Stone (or Charizardite for those fans out there), can either be downloaded via Nintendo Zone, or gamers can ask for the character at the till. Fans will need to …
Read More »GameStop wants in on development to improve pre-order exclusives
Retailer GameStop wans to increase the amount of exclusive content it can offer customers who use it to pre-order games. VentureBeat reports that to do this it has embarked on a strategy of buddying up with publishers and developers – ideally early on in the development process. GamesStop indicated that …
Read More »Amazon refusing to abide by FTC requests to tackle mobile IAPs made by kids
A request by the US Federal Trade Commission designed to ease the problem of children making in-app purchases is reportedly being resisted by Amazon. The Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon has said it would rather defend its approach in court” than adhere to a structured program of increased disclosure, …
Read More »Oculus Rift dev kits removed from sale in China
Chinese developers are being blocked from buying Oculus Rift dev kits due to the number of units being sold on by buyers. Games In Asia reports that the company has even go so far as to cancel exiting pre-orders. It is a bummer that we’ve had to suspend sales in …
Read More »Study points to huge consumer interest in toys-to-life
Entertainment, media and technology market research firm Interpret has revealed that over 72 million children are interested in owning toys-to-life products. Based off its syndicated GameByte study, Interpret has found that what it calls ‘smart toys’ – as in, ones that integrate physical toys and video games – have a …
Read More »GAME Wallet adds new digital payment options
Reward Card points and Gift Card credit can now be combined in the GAME Reward app. Users of the GAME Reward app will now be able to combine any credit they have gained by spending cash in store with any Gift Card credit into a single GAME Wallet account. Furthermore, …
Read More »Google Glass goes on sale in the UK
The Explorer Edition of Google Glass has gone on sale in the UK. Customers wanting to get their hands on the wearable tech can now purchase it for 1,000 fromthe Google Play store, with shipping estimated to be between one and two days. The eyewear is available in Cotton, Charcoal, …
Read More »Rohde: Sony was ‘dancing in the aisles’ after £429 Xbox One reveal
Sony’s head of Worldwide Studios America Scott Rohde can remember the precise moment that Microsoft revealed the Xbox One’s RRP. That’s because it was a cause of celebration for the PS4 platform holder, the exec has said. "I’m not gonna lie. I remember exactly where I was," Rohde told ArsTechnica. …
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