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The former commercial director of Woolworths has told MCV that games will play a key role” in his new nationwide retail chain. Tony Page has secured 10 million in funding for his new venture, which will contain many of the same product lines of Woolworths. Page says he can acquire …
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Grainger Games targets four new stores
Indie chain Grainger Games has expanded its presence in the North East by opening the first of four new stores.The indie opened the doors to its new branch in Thornaby, North Yorkshire on Friday March 20th. Three additional branches will be opened over the next two months across the North …
Read More »Microsoft hints at Lost and Damned sales figures
Whilst we’re still waiting for the exact sales figures of Rockstar’s recently released Grand Theft Auto IV DLC The Lost and the Damned, Xbox 360 product manager Aaron Greenberg has said that the content has outperformed much of its boxed opposition. The Lost and the Damned is the most successful …
Read More »NPD: February market up year-on-year
The North American video games market has once again defied the global credit crunch by showing significant year-on-year gains for the month of February – and Nintendo is the company that continues to impress. Figures from NPD showed that February was up 10 per cent compared to the same month …
Read More »New publisher Gamebridge details first releases
New Euro publisher Gamebridge has revealed details of its first releases. Each will come to market in collaboration with sales and distribution partner Rising Star, as revealed in MCV last week. The first game due from the publisher in the UK is Happy Bakery for Nintendo DS on May 29th. …
Read More »Capcom planning Resi 5 Easter promotional blitz
Capcom is elated following the success of last week’s Resident Evil 5, and the publisher is confident the game will continue to sell ‘all year round’. The title claimed over 27 per cent of console game revenues this week, and Capcom plans to bolster sales with a full Easter TV, …
Read More »RE5 beats Bono as gaming tops entertainment battle
Gaming’s position atop of the UK entertainment hierarchy was given a serious boost last week as strong sales of Capcom’s chart-topping Resident Evil 5 saw gaming streak ahead of both music and film. Stats from Verdict research show that last weekend RE5 outsold every item in the UK singles charts …
Read More »Gian Luzio leaves Play.com
Play.com’s head of games Gian Luzio has left the online giant, MCV has learnt. Luzio had been employed at Play for seven years, and picked up three MCV Awards for best online retailer in 2006, 2007 and 2008. The Play.com games team claimed Golden Joystick awards for best retailer in …
Read More »New look for MCVuk.com
As you may notice while reading this, we’ve launched an exciting new look for the MCV website. The sleek upgrade reinforces our position as the leading games industry website, featuring news, industry comment, interviews with leading names in the trade – and a vast resource for retailers, Retail Biz. Retail …
Read More »UK industry welcomes EU report on games classifications
ELSPA, the trade body of UK games publishers, has welcomed the European Parliament’s decision on games classification detailed in its recent Report on the Protection of Consumers in respect of Videogames. The report is essentially the formalising of a draft document submitted by Dutch EP, Mr Toine Manders, in late …
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