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The European arm of rental specialist Blockbuster is up for sale, according to newspaper reports. The Scotsman claims that 50m is the asking price for the chain’s entire European network. That deal would include all 650 UK stores and 5,000 UK staffers. US finance house Winchester Capital has reportedly been …
Read More »Canada becomes official Gamescom partner
In a demonstration of its increasingly global reach, this year’s Gamescom has struck a deal with global development hub Canada that will see the territory enjoy a leading presence at the industry gathering this August. It’s the first year that the event has trialled the partner country concept. We are …
Read More »E3 Expo 2010 registration opens
Registration has opened for this year’s E3 Expo. The show runs from June 15th through 17th at the Los Angeles Convention Centre- and organisers say the event ‘sees the global video game industry convene for 72 hours to test drive the products and technologies that will define the future of …
Read More »BFBC2 fastest seller of 2010
Not content with storming to the top of the UK Charts and becoming the seventh number one of the year, EA’s Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has also become the fastest selling title of the year to date. In doing so it steals that crown from this year’s previous fastest sellers …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Bad Company 2 on target
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has become the seventh UK number one of the year having shot straight to the top of the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track UK All Formats Top 40 on its first week of release. Last week’s chart-topper, Sony’s Heavy Rain, keeps hold of a Top Five spot, though …
Read More »Sceptical reaction to pre-owned trials
Indies and analysts have already written off plans by supermarket chains to sell pre-owned games – just a week after trials began. Last week MCV reported that Asda and Tesco had started to test the viability of a trade-in offer in a small number of stores – two Tesco branches …
Read More »Eurogamer Expo set for Earls Court
Eurogamer Expo 2010 has been announced for London Earls Court, from Friday, October 1st to Sunday, October 3rd. Taking place in the Brompton Hall, the consumer show hopes to attract 20,000 gamers, and will once again feature some of the biggest games due for release ahead of the Christmas period. …
Read More »Best Buy to open fourth store in Aintree
Retail giant Best Buy has announced plans to open its fourth outlet in the UK in Aintree, near Liverpool. It will open four branches in spring this year, which will showcase the latest technologies such as games, consoles and other computer electronics. The Aintree store will be situated at London …
Read More »WHSmith completes games retreat
WHSmith has finally pulled out of games retail. The chain confirmed to publisher product managers this week that games buyer Graham Pert has moved to another area in the business, now looking after online. Ditching games comes after years spent battling skilful rivals in entertainment. Games have been a staple …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Mass Effect 2 still top
It’s two weeks and counting at the top of the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 for EA’s Mass Effect 2 this week – in fact, the top three remains exactly as it was, with Ubisoft’s Just Dance and Activision’s Modern Warfare 2 staying put in second and third respectively. …
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