Retail

It’s an error. It has to be an error, right? Amazon.co.uk has put up listings for upcoming EA release FIFA for both Microsoft’s Xbox One and Sony’s PS4. Both of which are priced at 89.99. There has so far been no official word on software pricing for next-gen machines, although …

These days it’s not the done thing for a journalist to praise a PR. But it would be remiss to ignore the departure of HMV’s head of PR Gennaro Castaldo, who bids farewell to the retailer this week after almost 30 years. Those who haven’t worked with Gennaro will have …

It looks like the PC graphics card battle of 2013 is far from over. Yesterday’s release of Nvidia’s GTX 770 (and last week’s release of the GTX 780) had seemingly signalled an end to the PC GPU wars for the foreseeable future, but talk now suggests AMD is rallying a …

Nvidia today launched its latest desktop GPU, the GeForce GTX 770, with graphics cards based on it set to be released at prices starting Rs 29,990. GTX 770 is the latest entrant in Nvidia’s Kepler series, and follows the recent launches of the GTX Titan and the GTX 780. The …

As Indie Retail Month in association with Gem continues, we take a look at Rice Digital as part of focus on the UK’s top indie innovators. Rice Digital MD Geraint Evans tells MCV how the site is tackling a side of the market some still don’t know exists. How did …

The final entry into our look at the UK’s top online-only indies is the 2013 MCV Award winner, Simply Games. Owner Neil Muspratt tells MCV why the site is deliberately remaining a games-only business Simply Games is one of the biggest success stories in online indie retail. The 2013 MCV …

Translation firm Synthesis has opened a Brazilian office. The firm claims it is the first localisation firm to do so, and is in response to the growing Brazilian games market, which grew 11 per cent to $3bn last year. The new office is placed in Rio de Janeiro, and features …

Our Indie Retail Month in association with Gem continues to look at the UK’s online-only indies with Gameseek. MCV learns how Gameseek is experiencing the most rapid growth in its history from MD Stephen Staley. How has the site developed since it started?It would be impossible to list the number …

Sony is making it mandatory for all PS4 games to support remote play on the PS Vita. The news was first reported by Digital Foundry, and has since been confirmed by Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida on Twitter. What this essentially means is that all PlayStation 4 …

EA could be set for a hugely fan-pleasing reveal at E3 next month – Mirror’s Edge 2. After an Amazon Germany listing for the game was spotted last week, OXM has now noticed a similar listing on the Italian arm of Amazon. Both listings have now been removed. Interestingly, the …