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Supermarket giant Morrisons has slashed the price of Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympic Games on Wii by over 50 per cent. The game, which hit shelves today, has an RRP of 39.99, yet Morrisons is selling the title for 18.99. The offer lasts until Sunday. Sainsbury’s is also …
Read More »Former Amazon exec sets up games retailer
Ex-Amazon finance director John Pollard has launched his own online video game retail website. According to the Lancashire Telegraph, Playgamesuk.com is based in Preston Road in Ribchester and Pollard hopes to double his company’s 1 million turnover. They basically sold games they no longer wanted and it proved so popular …
Read More »A4T launches Lonsdale range
A4T is to launch a new fitness peripheral range for Nintendo Wii, which carries the official licence for iconic British sports brand Lonsdale. The firm says the products will work with all exercise games released on Wii. The line-up will include branded dumbbells and a height stepper, which is compatible …
Read More »LEGO Rock Band dated
Warner Bros has revealed LEGO Rock Band will be released in the UK on November 27th. The joint venture between LEGO Star Wars developers Traveller’s Tales and Rock Band studio Harmonix has been developed for Xbox 360, Wii, PS3 and DS. The game was rumoured for a long time, before …
Read More »MCV beats Royal Mail threat
MCV has today tied up deals to ensure that retail circulation is not affected by any potential Royal Mail strikes. Up to 4,000 additional copies will be published every week, with direct distribution to all key store managers and indies around the country. The increased total circulation starts this week, …
Read More »HMV opens 12 temporary Xmas outlets
HMV will open 12 new temporary stores across the UK this month – with games playing a ‘key role’ in their layout. The multiple entertainment retailer is anticipating increased demand over the Christmas period – particularly from releases including Activision’s Modern Warfare 2, Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed II and EA’s FIFA …
Read More »Xmas No.1 odds revealed
Online betting giant Paddy Power has backed Modern Warfare 2, Assassin’s Creed II and FIFA 10 as mostly likely to snatch this year’s Christmas No.1, MCV can reveal. Activision’s modern-day first person shooter is the runaway favourite to top the charts with odds of 13/8, while Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed II …
Read More »US: Pre-owned comes to Wal-Mart
US supermarket giant Wal-Mart has begun selling pre-owned games for the first time. The ASDA parent has previously installed trade-in kiosks in its stores – a move which has been followed by the likes of Best Buy and the UK’s very own GAME. Now, however, Wal-Mart has also launched a …
Read More »Centresoft secures Best Buy Europe account
Best Buy Europe has strengthened its UK launch plans by appointing Centresoft to exclusively handle all gaming products, MCV can reveal. The deal includes PC games as well as all console software and hardware – except Microsoft first party products, which are handled in the UK by Gem.It is understood …
Read More »UK games market sees value soar
The UK video games market’s weekly sales shot up 54 per cent to 27.8m last week – its highest weekly figure since Easter. Unit sales also rose 34 per cent to 1,082,362. The results were driven by this week’s new no.1 and no.2, Halo 3: ODST and Nintendo’s Professor Layton …
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