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Sega and Nike have teamed up for one of the cleverer bits of video games cross promotion MCV has seen in a while. The TV short, called My Time Is Now, was aired during Chelsea’s famous Champions League victory over Bayern Munich in Germany on Saturday night. It features a …
Read More »E-Xpress Interactive to distribute Namco Bandai games in India
Japanese publisher Namco Bandai has tied up with E-Xpress Interactive to release its games in India. E-Xpress is one of India’s largest game distributors and also represents other publishers such as Warner Bros Interactive, 2K Games, Rockstar Games, Ubisoft, Square Enix, Sega, THQ and Bethesda. The company also operates Games …
Read More »Win £1,500 with Gem and Max Payne 3
Gem is giving retailers the chance to win a pile of Max Payne goodness in their latest Best Dressed Store contest. Entries have been flooding in, such as this effort (pictured) from Welsh indie Games Exchange, so the company has extended the deadline for this competition to June 1st, when …
Read More »CeX expansion inspires indies
Computer Exchange has opened its sixth store in 2012, taking its global tally to 171. The retailer – which buys and sells second-hand games, consoles, DVDs and phones – has just opened branches in Banbury, Gravesend and Dalston. It set up shops in St Helens, Glasgow and Poole earlier this …
Read More »First meeting with GAME Australia creditors to be held next Wednesday
PriceWaterhouseCoopers has announced via a new section on the GAME Australia web site a meeting next Wednesday with creditors. The meeting aims to assure creditors that PwC is doing everything it can to either keep GAME in business, or maximise its ability to repay any debts before a potential closure. …
Read More »The Walking Dead sells 1m episodes
The Walking Dead has surpassed 1m episode sales just two weeks after launch, Telltale has announced. Joystiq confirmed with the developer that episode sales count each episode sold in the season pass offering (five episodes total), as well as individual episode one sales. The most exciting aspect of getting off …
Read More »GameStop posts 12.5% like-for-like Q1 decline
That it outperformed the market” will likely not completely appease GameStop’s shareholders after the company reported a 12.5 per cent decline in like-for-like sales for its fiscal Q1. Total global sales fell $280k to 2bn. Net earnings for the quarter fell slightly to $72.5m. Pre-owned sales suffered a slight decline, …
Read More »Max Payne 3 – where’s cheapest?
Rockstar’s Max Payne 3 hits the UK High Street tomorrow – and retail has pegged it as a significant release fit for the discount treatment. HMV is selling the game for 37.99 outright or for just 7.99 if you trade-in either Starhawk, The Witcher 2 or Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon …
Read More »Blockbuster offers extra credit for Max Payne 3 buyers
Rockstar’s Max Payne 3 is out this Friday (May 18th) and retailer Blockbuster has announced a new trade-in deal for the game. Beginning this Friday and running through to Sunday May 20th, customers will get an additional 50 per cent credit value for any games traded-in against the new release. …
Read More »Gem signs Mad Catz deal
The new range of Tritton headsets will be distributed to major UK retailers by Gem Distribution. The distributor and retail services provider will supply its retail partners with the latest Xbox 360 headsets, which comefrom peripherals giantMad Catz. Initial products in the range will include the 40mm Trigger Stereo Headset, …
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