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What title will be the 2008 Christmas No.1?Call of Duty 56%FIFA 09 13%Need For Speed 8%Professor Layton 7%Gears of War 2 5%Wii Fit 4% Well over half the retailers surveyed backed Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty: World at War as the game likely to grab the title of 2008’s Christmas …
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MCV Retail Survey 2008: Part One
MCV has conducted its annual nationwide survey of games retail – and the results are in. The following is based on in-depth research, featuring responses from a wide variety of UK retail store managers from the likes of GAME, Blockbuster, HMV, Gamestation and a range of independent stores…. What has …
Read More »UK retail sales continue to fall
UK retailers continue to suffer as a recent survey reports that overall sales have declined over two consecutive months for the first time in three years. The latest edition of the British Retail Consortium-KPMG retail survey reveals sales in November were down by 0.4 per cent when compared to a …
Read More »Atari Live: Video of Atari’s "retail vision" online now
A video of the keynote presentation from this week’s Atari Live event is now available to view online on the publisher’s official website. The footage focuses on the speech given by Atari’s CEO David Gardner and president Phil Harrison on Atari’s retail vision and the plans for the company’s future. …
Read More »Valve retail sales on track to surpass 36 million
Valve has published sales figures for the past decade, revealing how much each of its titles have sold at retail. From the original Half-Life to recent release Left 4 Dead, the company claims to be nearing the 36 million mark. The statistics were published in the latest issue of US …
Read More »Online to dominate festive retail
Convenience is coming in ahead of lower prices” this Christmas according to market researchers at Ivobank. Consumers were surveyed ahead of the frantic buying season and the verdict was returned that as many as 88 per cent (29.09 million people) confirmed they plan to buy at least one Christmas gift …
Read More »ATARI LIVE: ‘Retail is still a priority’
David Gardner and Phil Harrison today unveiled the full release schedule for their revamped Atari, telling attendant industry partners that it was still in the retail business, despite a long term aim to drive activity in the online space. Earlier this year the publisher told MCV it would eventually emphasise …
Read More »VAT cut cant stop poor December at retail
Retailers will need to use every tactic at their disposal” – that’s the message from a leading High Street analyst today as it predicts a gloomy December at retail despite Chancellor Alistair Darling announcement of a VAT drop yesterday. Synovate Retail Performance has claimed that it now expects non-food shopping …
Read More »‘Should games retail fear Apple?’
But our cover story this week is the first time ever the company has publically moved to mark its territory in video games – and you should take note. Undoubtedly, Apple plans to replicate its domineering success in music with its games and software push. It’s one of the biggest …
Read More »Retailers ready for biggest ever launch week
Retailers are facing what could be the biggest release day in industry history next Friday – having hardly had chance to catch breath since the release of Gears of War 2 and LittleBigPlanet. World of Warcraft, Mirror’s Edge, Football Manager and Call of Duty are all amongst next week’s line-up, …
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