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Just two physical games sold over 1m units in the UK last year, according toUKIE and GfK Chart-Track data. Call of Duty: Black Ops II and FIFA 13 were comfortably the No.1 and No.2 sellers last year. In contrast, there were five million sellers in the UK in 2011 – …
Read More »Overall UK games market down 17.4% in 2012
The ERA has said that the UK video games market declined 17.4 per cent to 1.598bn in 2012. Those numbers include both physical and digital sales. By contrast, music was down just 5.5 per cent and video 10 per cent. The overall entertainment market decline was 12 per cent, with …
Read More »Zynga Japan office shutting down
Zynga will be closing its offices in Japan by the end of January, according to the company’s head of operations in the territory. Kenji Matsubara, CEO of Japan operations, took to Facebook to announce the news. Matusabara thanked users for playing the social and mobile company’s titles, and also revealed …
Read More »Minecraft Christmas is a song, is in the UK charts
Maybe one day it’ll be regarded alongside festive hits like Merry Christmas Everybody, All I Want For Christmas Is You and Fairytale Of New York? Anyway, there’s a song called Minecraft Christmas. The Official Charts Company has it at number 52 in the midweek UK charts. English Band Area 11 …
Read More »Book now to see GamesAid’s The Games on Song Choir
Members of the UK games industry trying their hand at a choir. That’s got to be worth 20 of your money, right? The Games on Song Choir will be holding its first performance at the GamesAid Christmas Concert on Wednesday 19th December at St. Stephen’s, Rosslyn Hill. The fun begins …
Read More »Wii U sold 307k in its first week in Japan – report
Unconfirmed reports suggest that the Wii U sold 307,471 units in its first week on sale in Japan. That’s 70,000 fewer units than the Wii sold in its debut week. It’s also nearly 15,000 fewer than PlayStation Vita sold in its first week. The number comes from French games site …
Read More »Black Ops claims 4th No.1 as Wii U software dips in UK charts
Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops II is the UK’s best selling game for the fourth week in a row. The busy festive shopping period sees sales of the title slip just 15 per cent. It’s only the fourth game to spend four consecutive weeks at No.1 this year, with …
Read More »GREE targets UK market
GREE is keen to conquer the UK, the leading mobile and social games firm told MCV. The Japanese publisher opened a UK studio in London earlier this year. It is working on five titles, including a Moshi Monsters game, which it hopes will help it win over UK gamers. The …
Read More »"UK eSports needs more investment"
Professional gaming in the UK is lagging behind its rivals in Asia, the US and Europe in terms of sponsorship, says eSports specialist Multiplay. The firm says that eSports is as popular in the UK as it is in other territories, but it’s not generating the same commercial attention. And …
Read More »We investigate the eSports phenomenon in this week’s MCV
This week’s MCV isnow available to view online – and it features a detailed investigation of the eSports craze. We also discuss the potential of Wii U, the call for global release dates, and review last week’s LGC. We’ve listed the contents in full below. Download our iPad app now,which …
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