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HMV’s retail sales dropped 8.2 per cent over Christmas. It is obviously still a challenging time for the entertainment specialist, but the results are better than they were when the Group last updated the City in December. The results are for the five weeks ending December 31st, 2011. HMV’s improved …
Read More »FAQ: Chris Lee
The FreeStyle Games co-founder gets the rapid-fire question treatment
Read More »UK Industry – what to look forward to in 2012
Two new consoles, the return of Grand Theft Auto and Tomb Raider, plus a string of top looking new IP. 2012 is already shaping up to be a blockbuster year for games. MCV – with the help of industry execs – offer 50 reasons why this new year will be …
Read More »US ‘pushed Spain’ to enact SOPA-style law
WikiLeaks cables show Spain has been called to act since 2008
Read More »Steam posts 100%+ growth for 7th consecutive year
Steam has reported yet another year of over 100 per cent growth in 2011.It’s the seventh year in a row that the digital retail platform has recorded an annual doubling in sales. Throughout the year Steam’s catalogue of titles passed over 1,8000 titles and its user base grew to over …
Read More »3DS sets new Japanese sales record
Think the 3DS is a flop? Think Again. Nintendo’s handheld has just set a brand new monthly sales record in Japan. Andriasang reports that Nintendo sold a total of 1,492,931 units in December. That’s the best performance of any console since Enterbrain started tracking sales in 1997. The console has …
Read More »Future relaunches Nintendo magazine
The first issue of Nintendo Gamer has arrived on shelves. The unofficial Nintendo magazine – formarly NGamer – is available in both print and on iPad. The cover price has been cut from 4.99 to 4.50. A new website, www.nintendo-gamer.net, will also go live in February, complemented by a strong …
Read More »50 things to look forward to in 2012
Two new consoles, the return of Grand Theft Auto and Tomb Raider, plus a string of top looking new IP. 2012 is already shaping up to be a blockbuster year for games. MCV offer 50 reasons why this new year will be a defining one for the UK games industry. …
Read More »Is Best Buy US in trouble too?
At a time when US electronics retail giant Best Buyexits the British market, a Forbesopinion editorialclaims that the firm is "going out of business" even in firm’s home North American market. Forbes contributing writer Larry Downes pointed out that Best Buy has been losing market share in the US market …
Read More »New questions asked about Xbox Live security
A month and a half on from Microsoft’s assurances that hackers are not accessing Xbox Live customer details, fresh evidence has appeared suggesting that a problem persists. In November 2010 UK newspaper The Sun ran a front page story focusing on the alleged hack, though Microsoft quickly moved to dismiss …
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