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Peripherals company Razer is to honour orders placed via its website that used an erroneous 90 per cent discount code. Earlier this week a third-party generated coupon codes did the rounds online that allowed shoppers to buy anything they liked off the UK Razerzone at just 10 per cent of …
Read More »GAME becomes first European retailer to sell Nintendo eShop codes
As of today GAME customers are able to buy Nintendo eShop download codes in store and online. Codes will be available for both Wii U and 3DS titles and will be issued via a till receipt on the High Street or via email when purchased online. These codes can then …
Read More »Nintendo: "This is the year of 3DS"
The next 12 months will be crucial in the success of 3DS, says Nintendo. The firm believes this is the year that it will upgrade customers from DS to its latest portable, thanks to a major year of releases, headlined by Luigi’s Mansion, Animal Crossing, Brain Training, The Legend of …
Read More »MCV AWARDS 2013: Skylanders and trade marketing wins for Activision
Activision won twice at the MCV Awards last night. Its UK personnel claimed the Trade Marketing Team prize. Skylanders Giants meanwhile won the Third Party Hardware prize – previous game Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure. In total Activision was one of 18 winners at the MCV Awards last night. The full list …
Read More »MCV AWARDS 2013: Sales Triumph nod for Minecraft
Minecraft won an MCV Award last night. The 360 version of the popular digital download game was named Sales Triumph. Minecraft on 360 has been a bestseller on Xbox, and likely the format’s best selling single-format game for the last 12 months. It has held the number one spot pretty …
Read More »MCV AWARDS 2013: GAME’s Martyn Gibbs gets Special Recognition
Martyn Gibbs was presented the Special Recognition prize at last night’s MCV Awards. It was one of two wins recognising Gibbs and GAME, which is he is CEO of. Gibbs led the firm out trouble post-administration in the last 12 months – but this personal award was also acknowledging has …
Read More »MCV AWARDS 2013: HMV wins – "It’s good to be back."
HMV cemented its return from administration at the MCV Awards last night, picking up the award for Retail Concept. The firm won the award for its impressive Oxford Street games showcase, which last year featured FIFA 13, Halo 4 and Skylanders Giants. Two members of HMV’s games team collected the …
Read More »US games market falls 10% in March
Hit releases such as BioShock Infinite and Tomb Raider were sadly unable to stop another month of annual decline in the US video games market. Total video games industry sales declined ten per cent year-on-year to $1.9bn, Gamasutra reports. That is of course an improvement on February’s 25 per cent …
Read More »MCV AWARDS 2013: CentreSoft wins Grand Prix
Distributor CentreSoft won the final honour of the night at the MCV Awards: the Grand Prix. It also won the best high street distributor prize earlier in the night. The double-win comes after the firm celebrated its 30th year of trading last year. In its impressive history in the UK …
Read More »MCV AWARDS 2013: Two key wins for Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts won one of the top prizes at last night’s MCV Awards after ending 2012 as the No.1 publisher. The firm won the coveted Games Publisher of the Year prize, as voted for by a panel of 80 industry judges. It also claimed the important UK Sales Team prize. …
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