Game industry business news

Ambitious Gem unveils two new divisions

Following the announcement of its new corporate identity last week, Gem has launched two new divisions to complement its core distribution business. Gem Creative is a new in-house creative design and production studio, which offers support for trade and consumer advertising campaigns, point of sale material, repackaging, bundling design and …

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PSP sales rocket after Lite launch

Sony has hailed the launch of PSP Slim & Lite as a success after the relaunched console notched up a four-fold increase in portable hardware sales. The revamped system launched across retail on September 14th. And ahead of the release of a range of lifestyle software under the Go! brand, …

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PSP sales rocket after Lite launch

Sony has hailed the launch of PSP Slim & Lite as a success after the relaunched console notched up a four-fold increase in portable hardware sales. The revamped system launched across retail on September 14th. And ahead of the release of a range of lifestyle software under the Go! brand, …

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COMMENT – Warner warms up

Initial stirrings and speculation about what kind of strategy the company may have is going to gradually clear, leaving a serious player which wants to invest in this business and grab a significant share over the next five years. That ambition is most vivid when it sets out an objective …

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COMMENT – Warner warms up

Initial stirrings and speculation about what kind of strategy the company may have is going to gradually clear, leaving a serious player which wants to invest in this business and grab a significant share over the next five years. That ambition is most vivid when it sets out an objective …

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Gamestation reveals new store opening drive

The GAME-owned specialist retailer revealed the details at its annual conference, Gamefest. We will be opening a dozen or so stores pre-Christmas and this will include Hull, which will be the second largest games store in the UK,” said Gamestation commercial director Martyn Gibbs. Our key messages at Gamefest are …

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Gamestation reveals new store opening drive

The GAME-owned specialist retailer revealed the details at its annual conference, Gamefest. We will be opening a dozen or so stores pre-Christmas and this will include Hull, which will be the second largest games store in the UK,” said Gamestation commercial director Martyn Gibbs. Our key messages at Gamefest are …

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Blu-Ray to front Sony marketing attack

Though it remains one of PS3’s most controversial out-of-the-box inclusions, SCE president Kaz Hirai has told The Financial Times that Blu-Ray will form a major part of Sony’s future marketing campaigns for its next-gen console. Hirai claims SCE is working closely with Sony Pictures and Sony Entertainment to get the …

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Blu-Ray to front Sony marketing attack

Though it remains one of PS3’s most controversial out-of-the-box inclusions, SCE president Kaz Hirai has told The Financial Times that Blu-Ray will form a major part of Sony’s future marketing campaigns for its next-gen console. Hirai claims SCE is working closely with Sony Pictures and Sony Entertainment to get the …

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Nintendo backs Handheld Learning Conference

Nintendo is to be an official sponsor of the Handheld Learning Conference and Exhibition. The expo will be held on 10-12th October 2007 at Central Hall Westminster, London. According to organizers, the Conference is ‘the place for opinion formers, policy makers and practitioners to debate the importance of always on” …

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