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Thu, Mar 19, 2009 | 15:15 GMT

Play.com and GAME see sales surge after BAFTAs

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A sales surge in UK game sales has followed last week’s BAFTA Awards, according to Play.com and GAME.

Play.com saw a 14 percent increase over targeted projections in new customers, and GAME said that games sporting BAFTA stickers have been flying off the shelves.

“The reaction in GAME stores and online to the BAFTAs has been fantastic,” said GAME Group’s Terry Scicluna

“In all GAME stores the nominated games were stickered as official BAFTA nominees, and in the last week the winning games have been re-stickered to highlight their Award success. It was brilliant that over 60,000 people voted for the GAME Award on our specially created site, which then linked through to game.co.uk so that customers could buy the games straight away.”

Lego Indiana Jones dated as June 6 for Europe by Play.com Live

A press release Play.com Live just put out – the focus of which is that Lego Indiana Jones is going to be playable at the event – has given a release date for the game as June 6.

The title previously had a June 3 date for the US, but no specific European date had been confirmed.

Activision’s not picking up the phone right now, but we’ve left a message. Gemma Atkinson and Indiana, eh? Play.com Live’s being held at Wembley Stadium on March 15-16.

Press release after the link. There’s pricing details and some stuff about a £5,000 Guitar Hero competition too.