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Specialists may have driven the Halo: Reach launch excitement, but new research shows they are still losing ground to supermarkets. According to GfK Chart-Track, mass market grocers sold 29 per cent of all video games purchased during the first 34 weeks of the year. That’s an eight per cent rise …
Read More »Take-Two wants pre-owned participation
Having kicked off its ‘participation’ in the pre-owned market via the inclusion of exclusive DLC for new buyers of Mafia II, publisher Take-Two has said that it will continue to explore ways in which it can generate revenue from second hand sales. Speaking at the G7 Think Equity conference, as …
Read More »F1 2010 is Codies biggest ever release
UK publisher Codemasters has announced that this Friday’s release of the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC versions of F1 2010 will be the largest in the company’s history. 2m copies of the console game have been shipped to retailers in Europe and North America, and it will also be available …
Read More »Strategic ads key to Sniper triumph
Mastertronic claims Sniper: Ghost Warrior proves smaller publishers don’t need a massive marketing budget to make their game a success. The City Interactive FPS has sold over 60,000 units since July, and is still present in the Top Five of the Xbox 360 chart – no small feat for a …
Read More »Who does the Daily Mail blame for iPhone shortages?
The Daily Mail has published an article claiming professional gangs of traders are buying up vast quantaties of the UK’s iPhone 4 stock and shipping it abroad. The tabloid claims this is "depriving ordinary customers of getting their hands on them." Apparently, these hoards of ‘runners’ are paid around 70 …
Read More »Morrisons joins ERA board
Morrisons buyer Kevin Lee is the latest addition to the ERA board. He was elected as part at the ERA AGM yesterday, and means all four of the UK’s biggest supermarkets are now represented by the association. He is joined by We7’s music strategy boss Clive Gardiner, Alan Jordan who …
Read More »PlayStation Move whos cheapest?
Tomorrow marks the arrival of PlayStation Move on the UK High Street – and perhaps it’s not surprising to see Tesco undercutting the rest of the market to offer the new controller at the lowest price. Online portal Tesco Direct is currently selling the PlayStation Move Starter Pack for just …
Read More »Deadly Premonition out on October 29th
Rising Star Games has announced that Deadly Premonition will be released in the UK on October 29th. The Xbox 360 game has become something of a cult hit in the US where it saw strong sales, despite wildly mix review scores – ranging from 10/10 on Destructoid to 2/10 on …
Read More »Epic Mickey arriving November 26th
Epic Mickey will be released in the UK on November 26th. Disney confirmed the eagerly awaited game’s release date to CVG, as well as dates for other key territories. The title will launch in Europe on November 25th and in North America on November 30th. Epic Mickey is the Mickey …
Read More »End of pre-owned would have severe consequences for gaming
The eradication of the pre-owned games market would bring about grave consequences for the sector, one analyst has warned. MCV reported yesterday that a legal ruling in the US in could jeopardise the future of video game trade-ins, completely destroying the business models of many of the world’s key games …
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