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Retailer HMV has joined forces with X-Factor band One Direction for an iexclusive in-store give-away. As of Monday August 22nd the first band member to be transformed into a Nintendo Mii – Liam – will be distributed as a QR code on the One Direction Facebook and Twitter streams. Then …

Living room game platforms house the industry's most concentrated and valuable collection of gamers, says Nick Gibson

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PlayStation 'will gain value by opening its console to outside networks'

The new EA Sports president has an ambitious plan to have all the label’s games run as connected cross-platform experiences. But, he tells Michael French, that means some tough decisions for retailers, publishers and console manufacturers During your Develop conference keynote last month you said customers had lost interest in …

The PC kingpin explains why it has torn away from its FPS roots

The long-awaited cult JPRG Xenoblade Chronicles has finally arrived in the UK today, but consumers might not be able to get their hands on it just yet. Online retailer ShopTo.net has confirmed to MCV that the game is suffering from stock shortages after a surge of last-minute demand has exceeded …

Two of North America’s leading retailers have reported significant uplifts in sales of PS3 consoles. This is thanks, of course, to the recent Sony PS3 price cut that came into effect in key territories on Tuesday. "In terms of recent trends, clearly, we’ve had two major events recently with the …