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Steering wheels, fight and flight sticks are potentially a good investment for retailers, with a slew of new releases supporting them. MCV looks at the best products on the market Peripherals continue to be a fantastic opportunity for retailers, with gaming accessories being worth 424m in 2013 – up one …
Read More »Twitter to speak at Games Retail 2020
Twitter is the latest name to join the roster of speakers at next month’s Games Retail 2020. Games Retail 2020 is our new UK games event dedicated to the future of selling games. UK and Ireland sales manager Samir Bhana will hold a talk entitled: ‘Selling Games by Marketing in …
Read More »Pay your way: the latest payment methods at games retail
The digital age has given rise to a multitude of new payment and monetisation products and services for retailers. MCV speaks to experts in the sector about the latest methods on offer It goes without saying that getting paid is without a doubt the most important thing for any retailer …
Read More »Amazon’s Fire Phone has sold fewer than 35,000, report claims
The newly launched Amazon phone may be off to what can only be described as a very slow start, new numbers suggest. Amazon’s Fire Phone was revealed in June and faced a chilly media reception from the off. Now some stat analysis from The Guardian suggests that consumers have been …
Read More »Google backed out of Twitch deal due to ‘antitrust issues’
Previous reports that Google was on the verge of buying Twitch were true, a new report has claimed. It was last month said that Google had committed itself to a $1bn buyout of the video streaming service. However, it was confirmed last night that Amazon has acquired the company for …
Read More »Games retail gets involved in the Ice Bucket Challenge
It turns out everyone in the games industry is getting buckets of ice cold water thrown over their heads. The whole thing is designed to support ALS, in an effort to raise awareness of the motor neurone disease. And some cash, as well. Plenty of games industry folk have done …
Read More »GungHo sells stake in Clash of Clans developer Supercell
Japanese games firm GungHo Entertainment has decided to sell its stake in Clash of Clans creator Supercell. The stake has been soft to GungHo’s parent company SoftBank so that the former can focus on emerging markets. China, Southeast Asia and South America were specifically identified according to GamesIndustry. To that …
Read More »Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris pre-order bonuses revealed
Square Enix has revealed the pre-order incentives for its upcoming Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris Gold Edition. This physical version of the game comes with a 3” Lara figure, a concept art book, a map of the title’s Overworld as well as a Season Pass. Those buying the …
Read More »1TB Call of Duty Xbox One is exclusive to GAME in the UK
Retailer GAME has grabbed a big hardware exclusive for this Q4. The chain will be the only place to grab official stock of the Limited Edition Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Xbox One in the UK – that’s the only model to offer a 1TB hard drive. The SKU was …
Read More »GAME shares surge following 30% sales jump
Markets may regard retail flotations as a risk, but GAME’s early success on the stock exchange prove that they can prove very successful GAME Digital has reported a sales increase of 30 per cent for the year ending July 26th, which includes the period following its flotation in June. Throughout …
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