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OpCapita picks up GAME retail chain, plans to keep 333 stores open Apr 1st 2012, 17:42 The staff of UK video game retailer GAME's remaining 333 stores can breathe a collective sigh or relief today: investment firm OpCapita is buying the chain. "We are pleased to have reached agreement with the Administrator," declared managing partner Henry Jackson, "We strongly believe there is a place on the high street for a video gaming specialist and GAME is a leading brand in the £2.8bn market in the UK." The retailer's UK assets will be transferred to Baker Acquisitions Limited, a OpCapita founded company. The firm stated that it has "no plans for any further store closures," and that it hopes to safeguard the remaining 3,200 jobs the chain still has under its belt. OpCapita picks up GAME retail chain, plans to keep 333 stores open originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 01 Apr 2012 13:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |  BBC, Guardian, MCV  | Email this | Comments Atari Pong review (1976) Apr 1st 2012, 16:19 Multiplayer gaming today has become an inherently and bewilderingly antisocial affair. You grab a controller, take up as much space as possible on your couch at home, then connect to some random game hosted by some random server filled with some random people with whom you do your damnedest to fill with some collection of lead thrown from some assortment of futuristic weaponry. Along the way, you'll be taunted, insulted and, if you're playing a Halo game, quite possibly physically shamed. Back in 1976, of course, things were a bit different. Pong was the height of at-home multiplayer gaming. Two dials, one button and one switch is all you had, and with your opponent sitting in extremely close proximity to you, chances are most of the heckling would be the good-natured variety. It is a vastly simplified experience versus what we have today, but in some ways a vastly superior one. Click on through to see why. Gallery: Atari Pong review Continue reading Atari Pong review (1976) Atari Pong review (1976) originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 01 Apr 2012 12:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments April Fools' Day roundup: the big toys, the small toys and the cats Apr 1st 2012, 16:00 Depending on where you are right now, you're either pretty much done with April Fools' Day (hence our bloated inbox thanks to all you lovely tipsters!) or it's just about to start on your side of the world. In fact, some of this year's submissions already got a head start, including the excellent 8-bit quest mode in Google Maps. Oh, don't worry, there's plenty more from Mountain View and the usual participants this year -- we've rounded up the best of the lot right after the break for your amusement. Keep an eye on this as we will be adding new goodies to the list throughout the day. [Thanks to everyone who sent these in] Continue reading April Fools' Day roundup: the big toys, the small toys and the cats April Fools' Day roundup: the big toys, the small toys and the cats originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 01 Apr 2012 12:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments

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