The eGames Launched as Part of London Games Festival
As part of the UK's commitment to support the burgeoning games industry, the eGames has been launched as a way to 'positively shape the future of competitive gaming' and establish a competition structure similar to that of the Olympics. With support from the UK Government, the eGames will begin with…
EGX 2016 Is Coming Back to the NEC for September 22-25
Following the overwhelming success of EGX 2015, Gamer Network have decided to have EGX 2016 back at the NEC in Birmingham, between September the 22nd to the 25th. They've taken into account much of the feedback from this year's event, including queue times for games and the fact that some…
VSFighting 4 Coming to Birmingham on 23-25th of August
Get ready fighting game fans as Electronic Dojo, Birmingham's centre for the FGC, has announced that its VSFighting Tournament series is coming back for its 4th iteration in August of this year. This year, the tournament will be hosted at the Millennium Point in Central Birmingham - and better still,…
Murdered: Soul Suspect Receives Pre Order Discount
It is always nice to receive a bonus for choosing to pre-order a game, and Square Enix have today revealed the ultimate incentive for reserving your copy of it's upcoming release Murdered: Soul Suspect. If you decide to order before the day that the paranormal investigation game can be sold,…
HMV Abandoning Pre-Owned Games Market
UK based retailed HMV will be pulling out of the pre-owned games market. Remaining stock will be sold at a discount and stores will no longer buy games from customers. This news is according to one branch talking to Eurogamer, as well as two other anonymous sources. Due to all…
Gfinity continues to develop the UK eSports industry
UK based professional gaming teams can rejoice as eSports are becoming easier to access for Europeans. Gfinity is now the leading in UK based eSports, bringing the concept to a larger audience. With tournaments being accessible all over the world, it is good to have a company representing the UK.…
GAME stores to open new trade-in locations
After retailer, GAME, went into administration in 2012, almost half of their UK based stores where closed down, and the company had taken quite a hit. Just under two years later, and under new ownership, it appears that the UK best known games retailer may be on the rise again.…
Sony Has Registered Two Trademarks for the Acronym LBP
As reported by dualshockers, Sony has recently filled trademarks for "LBP" in the UK. At least one of these trademarks have been speculated to be for the LittleBigPlanet Hub on the PS3 but the other, described as "computer game software", is looking to be an actual game title. It is…
Hello Games Studio Flooded…..Again
It's been a bad Christmas for UK-based indie developer Hello Games. On Christmas Eve, the developers at the studio discovered that their workplace had been flooded due to the inclement weather which is currently battering the southern part of the UK. Presumably losing a ton of assets and code, Hello…
UK Christmas Sales Charts Show Surprise Re-Entry
The UK sales figures for the Christmas period reveal mostly what was expected all along - FIFA, Call of Duty and Assassin's Creed take the top three positions, while the other big releases of the last few months - Batman, Gran Turismo, GTA V, Forza etc obviously take their place…
Moshi Monsters Founder is to be Awarded an OBE in 2014
Michael Acton Smith, the founder of the extremely popular Moshi Monsters series, has been awarded an OBE in the Queens New Years Honours List for 2014. The OBE is recognising Mr Smith in the category of Industry and economy in the entrepreneurs section. A fantastic award and very much deserved.…
Sony UK Boss Believes That £350 Price Tag is no Longer Considered Huge
Sony UK boss Fergal Gara has recently stated in a conversation with VG247 that the price of hardware is no longer the main problem that it once was in preventing consumers from participating in console gaming. Gara believed that the rapid turnover of mobile technology, such as the Apple iPhone or…
First Impressions of the PS4 in the UK and the problems [Update]
The PlayStation 4, Sony's next gen console is out now but the release for myself has not been as good as I was expecting. Much like with the release problems on release day of the Xbox One my PlayStation 4 is not behaving as expected. The console from a glance looks nice…
Xbox One UK Weekend Sales Double The 360
The Xbox One launched worldwide on Friday, 22nd November, whereupon it sold a combined total of 1 million units. Those stats represented a worldwide scale, with figures coming in from the 13 territories in which the console launched. The UK weekly sales chart has revealed part of the UK's contribution…
All Blockbuster UK Stores to Close
The rental chain Blockbuster may completely close by the end of the year. According to sources who talked to MCVUK, all Blockbuster UK stores have been told they will cease operating in any capacity. This news follows after Blockbuster entered administration for the second time and that they would close…
UK Study Finds Gameplay Doesn’t Negatively Affect Children
The university of Glasgow conducted a study recently using a survey of mothers, asking about their children and video games. The study included a sample of roughly 11,000 children, tracking their behavior over time. This was achieved by asking parents to report on average screen time, and the behavior of…
Prince William Sides with the PlayStation 4
While visiting the BAFTA Headquarters in London in order to launch the "Give Something Back" campaign, the future king of Britain mentioned the upcoming PlayStation 4, stating: “It's very addictive. I'd like to get one but I'm not sure how my wife would feel about it.” The Give Something Back…
Loud and Proud – 73% of Mobile Gamers Play with Sound On
Statistics are continuing to amaze and this time it comes from Appington. Specializing in apps such as Amplify which allow developers to add sounds to their games with greater ease Appington have invested their time into figuring out who plays mobile titles with the sound on. According to the data the company have access…
GAME UK are Offering a Round the World Gaming Adventure
UK retailer GAME just announced via their Facebook page that they (in partnership with StaTravel) are now offering the ultimate gaming adventure, a worldwide gaming tour! "Take the ultimate gaming journey! From the setting of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag's glorious Nassau, the mind blowing game development paradise of Tokyo, through…
UK Retailer Condemns Rivals Regarding Breaking Pokémon X and Y’s Street Date
In an interview with MCVUK, GAME category director Charlotte Knight condemned its rival stores for breaking Pokémon X and Y's street date. Stores such as Amazon UK, Tesco, HMV and ASDA released or shipped the game one or even two days earlier than worldwide release date forcing GAME to sell the product…
GAME is NOT Offering the Musical Chest With The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Pre-Orders
Earlier this week, we reported that Nintendo and GAME were teaming up to bring a nifty little pre-order bonus for fans buying the new Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. However, GAME have since denied this over twitter with the following statement: "You may have seen last night @NintendoUK tweeted…