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Konami revenue is unsurprisingly up year-on-year thanks to the launch of Metal Gear Solid V. The company says it has since September shipped 5m copies of The Phantom Pain, including downloads. It did not specify how much is being made by the game’s premium multiplayer DLC, nor if the game …
Read More »GAME On: CEO Martyn Gibbs talks Black Friday, digital, physical retail and eSports
It’s been a busy 12 months for GAME, following the High Street retailer’s acquisition of eSports specialist Multiplay, hectic Black Friday last year and return to the PC space. MCV asksCEO Martyn Gibbs (pictured, left) and CFO Mark Gifford (pictured, right) about the firm’s GAME plan for the next 12 …
Read More »GAME’s Christmas campaign has kicked off
It’s not even November but retailer GAME has hit go on its Christmas marketing campaign. It’s fronted by an animated chap called Gamer Claus, created by artist and illustrator Boneface. GAME describes him as an intriguing and mysterious new character”. The campaign will span TV, print and radio and run …
Read More »Accessories Update: Astro A40 Headset and Elgato Game Capture HD60
This week, Astro Gaming gets ready for Black Ops III with a new headset while Elgato helps PC live streamers get started Astro A40 Headset + MixAmp Pro TR Astro Edition Astro Gaming has bolstered its range of TR headsets with a new peripheral suitable for shooter fans wanting to …
Read More »Amazon sues over 1,000 fake reviewers
US retail giant Amazon has issued a lawsuit against 1,114 people accused of posting fake product reviews on its website. The move is the second such effort by the website to combat ‘false, misleading and inauthentic’ reviews this year, after it took a number of review sellers to court in …
Read More »Retail: Are you ready for the busiest five weeks of the year?
If you work in games retail, you might want to take a deep breath before looking at the release schedule for the next month. From next week onwards, there are multiple major launches every few days for the next five weeks. And after that, there’s the onslaught of Black Friday, …
Read More »Adjusted profits slip at GAME but new stores on the way
GAME saw a 4.5 per cent dip in pre-tax adjusted profit in the last financial year. The final number reached 38m, down from the 39.8m in the previous year. Adjusted EBITDA earning fell 8.6 per cent to 46.9m. Group revenue was up 0.6 per cent at 866.6m, however, with UK …
Read More »‘Overly ambitious’ expansion leads Humble Bundle to cut a fifth of staff
Digital retailer Humble Bundle has been forced to let 12 of its staff members go, after the firm’s CEO admitted it had attempted to grow too quickly. Polygon, citing an anonymous source, reported that the job losses took place across the entire company last week, and accounted for around 20 …
Read More »LEGO Marvel’s Avengers will cover the events of six films
Warner’s upcoming superhero LEGO game will attempt to cover around 13 hours worth of film narrative. The publisher has revealed that LEGO Marvel’s Avengers will span the narrative played out across six of the comic powerhouse’s films – The Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America, Captain America: Winter Solider, …
Read More »Ark: Survival Evolved hits 2m copies sold
Studio Wildcard’s survival adventure game Ark: Survival Evolved has sold more than two million copies on Steam. The game was released in June 2nd on Steam Early Access, and in four months has sold around 500,000 units a month on average. The title’s popularity has seen it consistently placed as …
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