GAMEFest to Return at Insomnia58
GAMEFest, the consumer expo hosted by the UK’s largest video game retailer, GAME, is returning for its second ever event as part of Insomnia58. Held over the weekend of August 26-29 at the NEC Birmingham, Insomnia58 is an event with a plethora of eSports tournaments, exclusive games and special guest…
Double Fine Re-Acquires Rights To Publish Its Games At Retail, Partners With Nordic Games
Double Fine Productions, the game studio headed by the fan-favourite gaming personality Tim Schafer, has acquired the rights to publish and distribute Costume Quest and Stacking from Nordic Games. The two companies reached the agreement amicably, and have announced a new partnership. The deal will see Stacking, Costume Quest and…
PS4+ Vita Bundle Spotted, December Release Confirmed
Sony is to release an "Ultimate Bundle" before the end of this year, which includes both the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation Vita. The bundle would allow users to make use of the inter-device features between the two systems. The PS4 can, in many cases, stream a game to the…
PS4+ Vita Bundle Spotted, December Release Confirmed
Sony is to release an "Ultimate Bundle" before the end of this year, which includes both the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation Vita. The bundle would allow users to make use of the inter-device features between the two systems. The PS4 can, in many cases, stream a game to the…
Blockbuster To Close 72 Shops Across The UK
Blockbuster has been in trouble for a long while, even before recently entering administration for the second time last month. Things are getting progressively worst as the BBC has reported that the chain would be closing 72 stores across the UK. The companies administrator. Moorfields Corporate Recovery, has stated that…
UK Based Retailer Cancels a Customers Pre-order Over Twitter Comments
Shopto has cancelled a customers pre-order of the PlayStation 4 because of tweets said customer made to a friend. After this, Shopto then contacted the customer and the following exchange occurred: Shopto has since offered an apology via its website but still, it seems a little harsh... But what do…
Xbox One Retail Version of Battlefield 4 Will Still Run at 720p, 60FPS
Whilst both the Xbox One and PS4 editions of Battlefield 4 have been shown to run at 720p resolution with 60FPS it was confirmed that the game ran at higher resolution in the PS4 developer environment. At the Eurogamer Expo an EA rep guaranteed that retail editions of the game on Xbox One will…
UK Games Retail Reports Worst Month on Record
Just over 1 million boxed games were sold during the month of July, which is 40.4% lower than that of June, and 33.3% lower than July 2012. Total revenue generated from stores are just over £23 million from game sales, which is almost half that of June. July was forecast…
StarDrive (PC) is Out Now In Retail Stores
Videogame publisher Iceberg Interactive announces to have released StarDrive (PC) in European retail stores today. The StarDrive retail box includes a comprehensive manual, a trading card and comes in a deluxe slipcase with embossed characters and ships. Iceberg Interactive CEO Erik Schreuder says: “With this retail launch we are…
GAME UK announces Steam wallet codes now available in-store
After a long wait for UK residents, especially PC gamers, GAME UK has announced it will be stocking Steam's in-store funding solution for Valve's digital distribution service. Available in amounts of £5, £10, £15, and £20 (with an introductory 33% off extra Trade-In value if used against one), the voucher codes…