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Nearly 400 retail and distribution delegates from across Europe, Africa, Australia and beyond will descend on Lisbon in Portugal for a strictly non-media event running between Wednesday June 4th and Friday June 6th. The 2008 Business Partners Summit follows the success of last year’s inaugural Malta event, which was praised …
Read More »Gizmondo to return this year
A new Gizmondo website has gone live and promises the return of one of gaming’s most notorious brands by the end of the year. The legend is reborn”, begins the flashy video posted over at gizmondolive.com, which also references an open source environment,” a Gizmondo live marketplace,” and Create your …
Read More »God of War III almost two years away
Consumer games site GamesRadar is claiming that a ‘reliable Sony source’ has told it that the highly anticipated God of War III for PS3 will not be released until Christmas 2009. Although official information about the game is more or less non-existent at the moment, it is said to support …
Read More »Games set to star at Toy Fair
Organisers of Toy Fair ’08 believe the games-related products on show at the expo would offer specialist retailers a useful extra source of revenue. The event takes place from Wednesday, July 30th to Saturday, February 2nd. Games products on display include Swinxs BV’s Swinxs console, which contains four nifty wristbands …
Read More »Tesco to open department store chain
Supermarket giant Tesco plans to build a chain of department stores in town centres across the country, designed to rival the likes of Debenhams, Marks and Spencer and BHS, according to a document obtained by Property Week. The shops will concentrate on non-food ranges such as clothing, homewares and toys. …
Read More »OPINION: Zavvi rules out ‘crazy discounting
High Street entertainment giant Zavvi is looking to snatch more online market share than ever in 2008 – but has ruled out taking part in price wars to achieve its aim. Speaking exclusively to Mcvuk.com as part of our Opinion section, Zavvi MD Simon Douglas said: With everything going on …
Read More »Zavvi New Year
Douglas on… Rebranding "We basically took a brand that’s been on the High Street for 30 years – one of the strongest brands in the UK and the world – and changed it overnight. Of course we had our concerns that putting up Zavvi signs may have put people off. …
Read More »JAPAN: PSP Skype delayed
A problem with the bundled microphone accessory has delayed the launch of Sony’s Skype bundle for PSP in Japan. Kotaku reports that some of the components in the PSP accessory failed to meet Skype’s certification standards, and preferring not to launch without an official peripheral, Sony has placed its release …
Read More »World of Warcraft hits 10m subscribers
Having just passed the 9 million milestone in November, MMO giant Blizzard has now announced that its global phenomenon World of Warcraft has accrued over 10 million users worldwide. Of those users, 2 million are based in Europe, 2.5 million in North America and 5.5 million in Asia. Blizzard CEO …
Read More »US: Guitar Hero series hits $1 billion
NPD Group figures confirm that the franchise as a whole has raked in a cool $1 billion in North America alone. Since its initial release in 2005, the Guitar Hero franchise has sold in excess of 14 million units in North America alone, according to The NPD Group. In ten …
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