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Woolworths is ‘a few desperate hours of negotiation’ away from administration. That’s according to The Times, which quotes sources saying ‘administration is the most likely option as the retailer scrabbles to find sufficient funds to pay its monthly wage bill’. However MCV can confirm that the chain’s games buying team …
Read More »VAT cut cant stop poor December at retail
Retailers will need to use every tactic at their disposal” – that’s the message from a leading High Street analyst today as it predicts a gloomy December at retail despite Chancellor Alistair Darling announcement of a VAT drop yesterday. Synovate Retail Performance has claimed that it now expects non-food shopping …
Read More »PS3 to get ‘competitive’ pricing in March 2009, claims report
Sony will drop the European price of the PS3 to make it ‘more competitive’ in March 2009 according to details supposedly leaked from an internal meeting held at the company last week. Allegedly, at the ‘Sony Computer Entertainment Staff Annual Briefing’ held on Friday, SCEE president David Reeves said that …
Read More »Steam gives away GTA Vice City
Ahead of the release of the PC version of Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV on December 2nd, Valve has announced that those who pre-order the game via its online digital distribution network Steam will receive a downloadable copy of GTA: Vice City for free. Gamers will be able to access …
Read More »GameStop profits fall by $5M
GameStop saw its sales jump 5.2 per cent in the three-month period ending November 1st, but profits fell from $52 million to $46.7 million. The world’s largest games retailer also saw comparable store sales decrease by 1.8 per cent, primarily down to the launch of Halo 3 in September 2007, …
Read More »Imagine reveals NowGamer
Magazine publisher Imagine is about to launch its new gaming ‘supersite’, NowGamer.com . The site is to use Imagine’s back catalogue of content, from magazines including GamesTM, X360, 360, PowerStation, Total PC Gaming, Play and Retro Gamer. And the firm believes the website will be a ‘true alternative’ to the …
Read More »Outcry over suicide game
Online casual gaming is once again in the spotlight this week with UK newspapers expressing outrage at online title Billy Suicide which, as the name suggests, sees players attempt to prevent the game’s protagonist ending his life. The storm follows hot on the heels of recent controversial titles such as …
Read More »PS3 Wireless Keypad priced and dated
Sony has confirmed that its Wireless PS3 Keypad will be released in the UK on November 28th and will retail for 24.99, according to Eurogamer . The kit was originally unveiled at the Leipzig Games Convention in August, and will allow users to more easily compose messages to friends, as …
Read More »US: Wii install base races ahead of 360
New stats from North American firm NPD and Deutsche Bank show that Nintendo’s Wii console has overturned the Xbox 360’s 12 month start on the marketplace to lead the installed hardware race by nearly two million units. GameDaily reports that the Wii has now sold 13.4 million units in North …
Read More »UK devs reach Facebook competition final
UK development outfit The Games Company has reached the final stages of a high-profile games design competition on Facebook – and now it’s urging its UK contemporaries to come out in support. To read the full story, head on over to MCV’s development-orientated sister magazine Develop.
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