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Read More »European Wii sales hit 14.2m units
Nintendo has sold 8.3 million units of its Wii console in 2008, making it the largest annual home console seller in European history. The figure is a 58 per cent increase over 2007, and takes the total European Wii installed base to 14.2 million units. Nintendo’s DS also broke European …
Read More »Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 to arrive on March 27th
KOEI has announced Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 will be released on Xbox 360 and PS3 in Europe on March 27. Gundam 2 is the latest game in the long-running Dynasty Warriors franchise, a series that is hugely popular in Japan. This version trades in the traditional sword-based battles for armoured …
Read More »Cats: The Video Game due soon?
Cats, Evita and more top stage musicals could all soon have their own video games, as the company in charge of Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s most famous brands enters discussions with video games companies. The Really Useful Group, the international musical entertainment company founded in 1977 by Lloyd-Webber, has begun preliminary discussions …
Read More »Sega and THQ end joint trade event
Sega and THQ’s annual Business Partners Summit has been retired after two successful years. MCV understands that both companies wanted to find alternative routes to showcase their products to European retail in 2009. Sega has confirmed to MCV that it will be switching support to this year’s less US-centric E3. …
Read More »Dara O’Briain announced as host for BAFTAs
Mock the Week star â??delightedâ?? to present 2009 event
Read More »HMV saves 269 jobs at Zavvi
HMV’s buyout of 14 Zavvi stores has saved 269 jobs at the beleaguered entertainment chain, it has emerged. Zavvi administrator Ernst & Young has revealed the locations of the stores – after MCV broke the news yesterday. The nine stores HMV has bought in the UK include one in Crewe, …
Read More »More sales falls at entertainment retailers
There was more doom and gloom on the High Street this morning as two major players in the entertainment retail sector reported significant sales declines over the Christmas period, The Retail Bulletin reports. Argos suffered a 7.5 per cent like-for-like decline in the 18 weeks to January 3rd compared to …
Read More »Dara O’Briain to host BAFTAs
Irish comedian Dara O’Briain is set to host this year’s GAME British Academy Video Games Awards. As well as being a popular stand up comic, O’Briain has presented a number of TV shows including Live At The Apollo and Mock The Week. He is also a graduate of Dublin’s University …
Read More »HMV snaps up 14 Zavvi stores
HMV has acquired 14 Zavvi stores from its rival’s administrators, Ernst & Young. HMV expects the cost of its acquisition to be around 2m, including a purchase price of 700,000 plus the refit and rebranding of the outlets. The locations of the stores are currently unclear, but they are in …
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