US games retail giant GameStop has tabled a bid for around half of Woolworths’ 815 stores, MCV understands. If accepted, that would immediately make the firm the UK’s biggest specialist chain – eclipsing GAME’s 397 stores. However, the Basingstoke-based retailer also owns 51 concessions – and, of course, 253 Gamestation …

Atari is to publish a brand new music title on the Wii being developed by cult Japanese studio Q Entertainment. Little is known of the game, which is currently being referred to as ‘QJ’ – but with Tetsuya Mizuguchi at the helm (who was the man behind cult hits such …

Zavvi is the latest retailer to set up a direct buying relationship with entertainment suppliers – following EUK’s decline into administration last week. EUK previously bought and supplied products for Asda, Zavvi, Sainsbury’s, WH Smith, Morrisons and Woolworths. However, since parent company Woolworths pulled it into administration last week, relationships …

The Xbox 360 enjoyed a successful Black Friday as it recorded record-breaking sales in the US, outselling rival console PS3 by a ratio of three-to-one. Retailers reported the console’s sales were on track to outperform previous years, estimating a 25 per cent increase in hardware sales when compared to the …

The UK’s leading games retailer GAME has revealed that its total group sales for the 44 weeks up to November 29th are up 27.4 per cent compared to same period in 2007, with like-for-like sales increasing by 11.2 per cent. For the UK and Ireland total sales climbed 25.1 per …

Touted as a revolutionary way to extend the gaming experience, amBX has undergone a radical makeover. The technology has been spun out from Philips Research in the form of a new standalone company, amBX Ltd, paving the way for all hardware manufacturers to start adding its functionality.

Hugely popular US series The Simpsons went head-to-head with almost equally popular vendor Apple last night, as the former ridiculed the latter in a show aired last night. For the full story head over to MCV’s online sister-site PC Retail.

The credit crunch has already taken its toll on many sectors. From the automotive industry to manufacturing and retailing, the companies that were once the cornerstones of the British economy are suffering some of the country’s biggest losses. It seems that no one is immune to the global meltdown, which …

Speaking to Spanish newspaper Il Finaciero James Armstrong, Sony’s chief executive in southern Europe, has revealed that Gran Turismo 5 will be released in Christmas 2009 release date in Europe. The news, translated by Gran Turismo fansite GTPlanet, would suggest a late summer 2009 release in Japan, with the US …

Dragon’s Den star Theo Paphitis is reportedly among a number of potential buyers ready to buy chunks of Woolworths. Several meetings have taken place between interested parties and Woolworths’ administrators, Deloitte, since the retailer went into administration last week. Pahpitis is thought to be interested in a number of Woolworths’ …