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Microsoft has predicted that Halo 3, Mass Effect and PGR 4 will go on to become ‘evergreen’ sellers after it added the games to its Xbox 360 Classics Range. The titles will now retail for around 19.99, alongside other Xbox 360 Classics such as Crackdown, Gears Of War and Saints …
Read More »New Woolworths calls for games industry backing
The former commercial director of Woolworths has told MCV that games will play a key role” in his new nationwide retail chain. Tony Page has secured 10 million in funding for his new venture, which will contain many of the same product lines of Woolworths. Page says he can acquire …
Read More »Zoo becomes Zushi Games
A new label called Zushi Games launches next month, built from what was previously Zoo Digital Publishing.The original Sheffield-based Zoo was bought by US outfit Greenscreen Inc a year ago, but bosses Ian Stewart and Barry Hatch regained control of the firm via a management buy-out in November. The new …
Read More »Grainger Games targets four new stores
Indie chain Grainger Games has expanded its presence in the North East by opening the first of four new stores.The indie opened the doors to its new branch in Thornaby, North Yorkshire on Friday March 20th. Three additional branches will be opened over the next two months across the North …
Read More »Ubisoft signs deal with Quazal
Enterprise license will see multiplayer tech integration and long-term consultancy for upcoming titles
Read More »GAME wins Retail Week award
Leading UK High Street games specialist GAME has been crowned The Speciality Retailer of the Year winner at last night’s Oracle Retail Week Awards 2009. It beat off competition in the category from the likes of Pets at Home, Ann Summers, La Senza, HMV and Majestic Wine. The gaming industry …
Read More »PES Industry Cup less than a week away
The industry is preparing to take to the digital field once more next week as MCV joins forces with Konami to co-host the latest PES Industry Rankings gathering in London. The competition will see a number of top games industry figures lacing their digital boots for the 16 player one-on-one …
Read More »NPD: Wii Play passes 10m US sales
Having once again bossed the North American games market in what was another record-breaking month in February, Nintendo has revealed that Wii Play has now sold over 10m units in the territory. Sales of the Wii hit 753,000 in February, an increase of 74 per cent year-on-year. DS sold an …
Read More »Microsoft hints at Lost and Damned sales figures
Whilst we’re still waiting for the exact sales figures of Rockstar’s recently released Grand Theft Auto IV DLC The Lost and the Damned, Xbox 360 product manager Aaron Greenberg has said that the content has outperformed much of its boxed opposition. The Lost and the Damned is the most successful …
Read More »Microsoft: PS3 is haemorrhaging at retail
Following another bumper month at North American retail, Xbox 360 product manager Aaron Greenberg has stated that the Xbox 360 continues to exceed the company’s internal expectations – and that PS3 is consistently failing to meets Sony’s. [The 53 per cent year-on-year rise] exceeds even the high end of what …
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