Retail

Iain McCaig, the concept artist behind numerous iconic designs across the film and games industries, has hinted that the hotly anticipated first title from Respawn Entertainment –on which he is currently working– has a target release date of 2015. Speaking at the Develop Conference in Brighton in a session titled …

Online retail behemoth Amazon will launch its PC game download store in the UK this October, MCV can reveal. A US download store has existed since early 2009 but it only started selling downloadable versions of triple-A PC games in November last year.It’s been a much-delayed process for the retailer …

You could run an entire website based on nothing more than Apple launch rumours, but here’s an interesting one that comes directly from Apple itself. As part of its Q3 financial statement, Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer said: We have a future product transition that we’re not going to talk about …

The Nintendo 3DS will get its first game based on the mammoth Pokmon franchise this October, but it’s not a traditional RPG. Pokmon Rumble Blast is a 3D action game that follows the formula of 2009 WiiWare title Pokmon Rumble. Players can battle waves of toy Pokmon alone or with …

The space-saving Nyko Kinect Zoom Lens accessory will arrive in the UK around August 30th, a retailer has told MCV. A spokesperson for UK-based online store GamingZap said the Lens will be in stock one week after the US launch on August 23rd. The retailer has already seen a high …

Half of gamers say they wouldn’t purchase downloadable in-game content if it wasn’t for retail merchandising. The findings were revealed in a survey by US retail chain GameStop, which says the bulk of its digital content is made up of DLC sales. A statement about GameStop from research firm Baird …

A new study has found that women who play online games prefer their gaming sessions to taking a bath, shopping, working out –and having sex. The survey of 2,052 people was commissioned by Doritos and found that 49 per cent of women play online games, almost matching the 50 per …

After kicking off at AV Con (pictured) in June, Triumph Leisure Solutions (TLS) plans to carry on monthly World Cyber Games (WCG) events throughout 2011, and has big plans to carry on into the future. TLS recently announced its full list of WCG events for the remainder of the year. …

Sniper: Ghost Warrior has been a quiet achiever in Australia / New Zealand, selling almost 70’000 units in the territory so far becoming AFA Interactive’s biggest title for 2011 so far. Robert Allford, managing director of AFA, says: Sniper: Ghost Warrior has been an outstanding success for us. We feel …

Retailers: Make sure you stock up on Microsoft Xbox Live points cards. The annual summer games lull may be approaching retail, but Microsoft is expecting nothing of the sort on Xbox Live Arcade. The platform holder is kicking off its 2011 Summer of Arcade promotion on July 20th with the …