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The UK’s largest independent games retailer, CHIPS, has re-launched its ecommerce website with the product offering expanded to include DVDs, CDs and books. The site, which also boasts a new design, no longer features pre-owned stock or mobile phone downloads. And CHIPS’ joint MD Don McCabe hopes that the new …
Read More »Ben 10 set to be top Xmas brand
Publisher D3P has told MCV that Ben 10 will be a leading force this Christmas, following news that Ben 10: Protector of Earth for DS, PS2, Wii and PSP has sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide. The Cartoon Network-owned property has already been a huge global hit, with two movies …
Read More »Fallout 3 set for global takeover
Bethesda Softworks has announced a new partnership with Connect Entertainment, arranging for its latest bestseller Fallout 3 to be distributed across a range of emerging markets throughout the world. Released in North America and Europe towards the end of October, the publisher’s first venture with the iconic post-apocalyptic RPG licence …
Read More »Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
The MCV team would like to wish all our readers a Merry Christmas and a prosperous and happy New Year. We’d also like to thank you for all your support during 2008 as MCV and MCVuk.com goes from strength to strength, and maintains its position as the leading source of …
Read More »2008 Review Part Two
With 2008 drawing to a close, MCV looks back at the news that defined the last 12 months in the games industry. In Q2 we saw PEGI and the BBFC go to war, more delays to PS3 Home, the blockbuster release of GTA IV, a tremor in the Force at …
Read More »EUK failure was ‘too much’ for Zavvi to cope with
The group founding partners of Zavvi have singled out the demise of EUK as having a big part to play in the chain’s going into administration . In a statement released following the news that broke this morning, Simon Douglas and Steve Peckham said: "We have done all that is …
Read More »Zavvi enters administration
Entertainment retailer Zavvi has fallen into administration following the collapse of EUK, auditor Ernst and Young has confirmed. The High Street chain – formally known at Virgin Megastores – has 114 UK stores and employs over 3,000 members of staff. Ernst and Young will now act as administrator for Zavvi …
Read More »Nintendo plots Xmas day ad blitz
Nintendo is planning extensive TV advertising on Christmas Day in support of its Boxing Day release, 100 Classic Book Collection. The platform holder is optimistic the game can capitalise on the post-Christmas sales rush, with the title’s 19.99 price tag set to be a major selling point. As this title …
Read More »New edu-games for DS announced
PlayV has announced that its range of educational titles will be released on Nintendo DS in February 2009. The Mind Your Language series has been fully accredited by international language school Inlingua and teaches a variety of tongues, including Spanish, French, German and even Japanese. PlayV’s marketing manager Brian Faller …
Read More »A year to remember
Despite traditionally being the quieter time of the year, the first six months saw new iterations in the Metal Gear Solid, Devil May Cry, Grand Theft Auto, Mario Kart, Gran Turismo and Super Smash Bros. franchises – and that’s not including the release of a certain Wii Fit. There’s been …
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