Bioshock Inifnite April 16, 2013
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UK Chart: Bioshock Infinite Narrowly Ahead

2500 copies separate Bioshock Infinite (-44%) and Tomb Raider (-43%) this week as the top two remain the same for the third consecutive week.

FIFA 13  (-21%) swaps places with Defiance (-41%) as the latter remains comfortable; with a large majority of sales on Xbox 360. Luigi’s Mansion 2 (-35%) remains in place to complete the top five.

Both Call of Duty: Black Ops II (-35%) and Assassin’s Creed III (-30%) move up one place each, breaching Gears of War: Judgment (-50%) as it suffers heavy losses to land at eighth.

Lego Batman 2 makes its first appearance in the top ten for over sixth months as it rises four places to ninth ahead of Far Cry 3 which takes two places to complete the top ten.

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Child using iPad - Image via novemberwolf on Flickr Creative Commons April 12, 2013
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Office of Fair Trading Investigate ‘Free’ Games, Following In-App Purchase Blunders

Are youngster’s being tricked into spending cash in otherwise ‘free’ apps? The UK’s Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is hoping to find out, launching an investigation designed to discover if the freemium model is unfairly hounding game-playing children.

The OFT’s new investigation will look into whether kids are being “unfairly pressured or encouraged” to cough up for paid content in free games — such as new levels, features or additional in-game currency like coins or gems.

The enquiry comes following a recent spate of several prominent news stories revealing how numerous children have found themselves racking up huge bills unknowingly. Continue Reading →

Bioshock Infinite April 9, 2013
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UK Chart: BioShock Holds Lofty Position

BioShock Infinite (-75%) remains atop the UK chart for a second consecutive week, ahead of Tomb Raider (-34%), which sits at second for its third week.

New entry Defiance takes third, dropping Gears of War Judgement (-67%) to sixth, as FIFA 13 (-15%) and Luigi’s Mansion 2 (-46%) stick at fourth and fifth respectively. Defiance is the first console release for Rift developer Trion Worlds, which has its first foray released before the TV tie-in hits later this month.

Call of Duty: Black Ops II (-24%) maintains its position at seventh ahead of several titles on the rise; Assassin’s Creed III (-26%) up one to eighth, Skylanders Giants (-15%) up six from fifteenth and Need for Speed Most Wanted (-12%) up seven from seventeenth.

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BioShock Infinite — Booker DeWitt April 7, 2013
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Gaming Reads Weekly – April 7th

Keeping on top of your endless Twitter stream or a RSS list can be a little daunting. So, to help Gamebrit brings together a selection of some of the gaming stories that caught our eye from the last seven days and are worthy of your attention — here’s your round-up for the week ending Sunday, April 7th.

Sit back, relax and grab a drink and give the gaming articles you may have missed this week a read: Continue Reading →

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Jeremy McGrath’s Offroad PS3 Review

Jeremy McGrath, known for his illustrious supercross career, decided to ditch the motorbikes for his latest, swapping it instead for a new passion: off-road 4×4′s. Offroad may have time to rev its engines on Xbox Live for a while now, but in March 2013 the racer finally appeared on the European PlayStation Network.

So, has this cut-price downloadable run out of grip, or is this PSN release worthy of a fresh set of tires? Continue Reading →

Wii U Sales Boost April 3, 2013
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UK Wii U Sales Up 125%

Nintendo received some good news over the Easter break as its Wii U console saw a reported sales boost, up 125 percent.

Sales of the Wii successor were no doubt spurred by the recent price drops along with last weeks launch of Monster Hunter 3: Ultimate.

According to MCV UK, Capcom’s release accounted for almost half of the revenue generated by Wii U software in the last week of sales. Lego City: Undercover also gave sales a small shot in the arm. Continue Reading →

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Razer Naga Gaming Mouse Review

When it comes to gaming peripherals, Razer offers a vast amount of devices, catering to all sorts of players and genres.

The companies Naga mouse range is very much aimed at MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) players, with its abundance of buttons and high level of customisation.

So, does this myriad of options enhance gameplay or end up being more trouble than it’s worth? Continue Reading →

Bioshock Infinite April 1, 2013
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UK Chart: Bioshock Infinite Peaks Busy Week

Bioshock Infinite strikes the skyline of the UK chart at launch week, toppling Bioshock 2′s launch sales by around 9000 copies.

Bioshock Infinite’s chart-topping release has failed to topple best launch of the year so far: Tomb Raider, despite a mid-week release. Tomb Raider sticks at second with promotions lifting weekly sales by 45%. Continue Reading →