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Despite the economic downturn, British retailers sold a record number of games, DVDs and music in 2008 – with video games ahead of the pack, establishing the medium as the most successful entertainment business of the ear. The Entertainment Retailers Association has revealed that its members a total of 485.8 …
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JAPAN: Resident Evil 5 PS3 bundle unveiled
Sony has unveiled a special Resident Evil 5 branded PS3 console bundle, which is set to include a copy of the game and two controllers. According to Kotaku, the Premium Limited Edition pack is due for release on March 5th with the retail price of YEN 48.980 ($525). As revealed …
Read More »AUSTRALIA: Silent Hill succumbs to censors
The strict Australian classification system has struck again, and this time it’s Atari that has been forced to make changes to a title to get its game onto the nation’s retail shelves. Edge reports that the publisher had to make some last minute cuts to its upcoming Silent Hill: Homecoming …
Read More »Empty shops to reach record levels
The worsening conditions on the UK High Street could lead to a record number of vacant retail outlets by the end of the year, analyst Experian has predicted. Ongoing retail administrations, disposals and rationalisations are expected to see the vacancy rate climb from its current seven per cent to ten …
Read More »JAPAN: 360 to get Resi 5 bundle
Platform holder Microsoft has announced that the upcoming release of Capcom’s Resident Evil 5 will be accompanied by an Xbox 360 hardware bundle including the game in Japan. The Xbox 360 Biohazard 5 Pack (as the series is known in the region) will include the console, a 60GB hard drive, …
Read More »360 console sales reach 28 million units worldwide
Microsoft has claimed that it has sold 28 million units of its Xbox 360, increasing the format’s lead over the PlayStation 3 to more than eight million consoles. The platform holder has also reported huge growth to its Xbox Live service, which now boasts 17 million active members. Online consumer …
Read More »UK CHARTS: FIFA nutmegs Call of Duty
Mirroring the early 2008 chart success of EA’s FIFA 08, the publisher’s latest take on the beautiful game is starting 2009 on the front foot having pipped Call of Duty: World at War for the second time at the top of the ELSPA Gfk-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40. FIFA 09 …
Read More »360 storms past 8m sales in EMEA
Microsoft has claimed that Christmas 2008 was the biggest sales period in the Xbox brand’s six-year European history – with sales of Xbox 360 almost doubling those during Christmas 2007. The company also announced that over eight million Xbox 360 consoles have been sold in Europe, the Middle East and …
Read More »Apple boss admits to serious illness
Steve Jobs, CEO and co-founder of hugely popular technology firm Apple, has today answered questions surrounding his health, announcing that a recently diagnosed hormone imbalance caused him to lose weight throughout 2008. The latest wave of speculation regarding Job’s physical condition was sparked by the announcement that he would not …
Read More »EUK administrator heading for legal battle with suppliers
EUK administrator Deloitte is in hot water with entertainment suppliers, who are preparing legal action to to claw back millions of pounds of stock. The Times reports that EUK still has CDs, DVDs and computer games worth tens of millions of pounds in its warehouses – and suppliers are battling …
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