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Asda’s entertainment director Fergal Gara has questioned the publishing community’s recent decision to raise RRP of top triple-A software. As revealed by MCV, Activision and other publishers have pushed up the RRP of top upcoming games, including Modern Warfare 2. Gara (pictured) told MCV: It is a worry. We don’t …

Retail Biz, MCV’s online hub for all things video games retail related, has launched a brand new Pre-Order Chart in conjunction with online retailer ShopTo.net.

 Updated weekly, the listings show which titles ShopTo‘s customers are most anticipating and is a hugely useful indicator of games that are destined for greatness …

The Pirate Bay’s seemingly inevitable demise has been brought a step closer today with news that a Dutch court has ordered the portal to block access to users from the Netherlands within ten days. If The Pirate Bay refuses to comply with the ruling its owners, who are already involved …

And today publishers and developers are now pushing for a chart that counts sales of downloaded games for PC plus consoles and mobile. Establishing such a list won’t just prove how the attitude towards digital distribution has done a U-turn, or that consumer spending on games is high despite dips …

As interest in the real-life Ashes hits fever pitch, Nintendo and Codemasters have teamed up to promote the Wii edition of the series’ official game. Ashes 2009 is being backed by a significant TV campaign that will begin on Monday August 3rd and run for four weeks. The ad will …

Watch out GAME: Asda has revealed a dramatic new plan to capture significant market share in games, including a move into pre-owned sales. The revelation came during Asda’s Music, Video and Games Conference 2009 last week, where the firm announced plans to extend shelf space, sell gift cards, and roll-out …

Famed UK games designer Charles Cecil has opened a new division at his studio dedicated to digital self-publishing. Revolution Pocket will focused on developing Cecil’s older IP and new creations for iPhone, iPod touch, Android, PSPgo and other handheld platforms. Cecil is just the latest in a string of long-running …

Yuji Horii to discuss series' place as a 'national treasure'

Studio director, art director and producer co-found Detonator Games

Click here to access the RETAIL BIZ Previews section for our definitive guide to the biggest and best games due to hit shelves over the next month. This week, Eidos’ Batman: Arkham Asylum readies itself as the Caped Crusader’s most impressive video game outing yet. Taking a much darker tone, …