Retail

Retailer Game Retail has confirmed to MCV that a small number of additional store closures are likely to be announced in the near future. In addition, it also seems likely that some brand new stores will also be opening their doors – sometimes in the same town. We are currently …

Leading retail chains have pulled support for Habbo’s prepaid cards amidst allegations against the kids’ social network. Both Tesco and WH Smith have confirmed they will no longer stock the cards, according to Channel 4 news. The cards are used to buy furniture for the site’s online rooms. The move …

Deep Silver’s zombie sequel Dead Island: Riptide will have a discounted RRP due to it being the end of a console cycle”. The standard console new release RRP for console software in North America is $59.99. Riptide, however, will retail for $49.99. That most likely equates to a 39.99 RRP …

Tonight’s episode of Channel 4 show The Secret Millionaire will star CEX founder Bobby Dudani. The successful retail boss will visit Croydon to speak and work with victims of the London 2011 riots in Croydon, which suffered some of the most severe disturbance. CEX itself suffered at the hands of …

Addition of three games to blockbuster bundle sends sales through the roof

At E3, Sony announced the Instant Game Collection, which will see PlayStation Plus subscribers receive ten full games for free. These freebies are now available on the Indian PlayStation Store. Of the ten games available, three will be rotated on a monthly basis, which means you’ll have three new games …

MCV recently got the opportunity to sit down with Shuhei Yoshida, President of Sony Worldwide Studios, to talk about the brand at E3. How important is it for Sony to push unproven concepts? Is it something done to demonstrate what the console is capable of achieving? From my perspective, it’s …

Industry insight or wishful thinking? Global games retail giant GameStop believes that the PS4 and Xbox 720 won’t incorporate pre-owned blocking technology. Since the turn of the year separate rumours have suggested that both the Next Xbox and the PS4 would utilise methods to either prevent gamers from playing games …

Microsoft has rolled out its experimental $99 Xbox 360 offer to GameStop and Best Buy in the US. The deal, which offers a cut-price console to consumers who sign up to a $14.99 Xbox Live contract for two years – arrived in May but has until now only been available …

In the sixth of a series of features answering the biggest questions about the industry’s future, Christopher Dring explains why publishers must work with – not against – the trade-in market. Should we kill off pre-owned?NO The debate over used game sales has raged for years. On one side, developers …