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Argos kicks off half-price game sale

Catalogue retailer Argos has launched its games sale this week, slashing 50 per cent off some of this Christmas’ biggest titles. Games on offer includes Saints Row 2 on 360 and PS3 for 19.99, WWE Smackdown Vs. Raw available at under 25 and Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 for PS3 and …

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MCV Awards 2009: Save the date!

The Brewery in London will once again play host to the biggest night in the games industry calendar. Awards will be split across three categories, namely Retail, PR & Marketing and People & Industry. There will also be a Special Recognition Award voted exclusively by the MCV Retail Advisory Board, …

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Woolworths in turmoil after ‘scavenger’ bid

It’s been another eventful day for Woolworths, as the Financial Times labels the company trying to buy the retailer for 1 a ‘scavenger’ – and Woolies’ biggest shareholder spits feathers over the potential deal. Shares in the company plunged to an all-time low yesterday on news of Hilco’s takeover attempt. …

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Fallout Boy

Fallout 3 has been an great success for you. Can you walk us through the topline numbers, revenue figures, etc?As a private company we don’t generally give out financial information, I’m afraid. Our target unit ship-out was 750,000 for the UK/Eire and we came very close to that. If Paul …

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Gamestation launches half price offering

GAME-owned UK games retailer Gamestation has launched a Half Price promotion as the festive push steps up a gear on the High Street. Titles leading the selection include the PS3 version of EA’s Battlefield: Bad Company for 19.99, Sega’s Wii outing Samba De Amigo for 17.49, Atari’s What’s Cooking with …

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Chandra Nair heads to System 3

London-based games publisher System 3 has announced that the recently departed editor of Future’s Official Nintendo Magazine Chandra Nair has joined the firm as Brand Manager. Nair’s first duty is to develop the publisher’s Ferrari Challenge brand into a market-leading franchise. With 13 years of experience across retail, publishing and …

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Nintendo: Third parties dont get Wii

Nintendo US boss Reggie Fils-Aime has asserted that the majority of third-party publishers don’t get” Wii – and aren’t taking full advantage of the console. And in a frank discussion with Forbes, Fils-Aime also said that Nintendo was nowhere near” the point of cutting the Wii’s price. "I will be …

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Hackers break PSP 3000

The PSP has been a firm favourite in the homebrew and hacking community ever since it first arrived at retail – and now it appears that the recently released PSP 3000 model has also been cracked wide open. MaxConsole reports that a new device called the Datel Lite Blue Tool …

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Woolies selling up for £1?

The Woolworths Group has confirmed that it is in talks over a possible sale of its retail business. The firm has not identified potential bidders, but The Times reports that it is considering a sale to turnaround specialist Hilco for a nominal 1. Woolworths, which has been on the High …

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GAME targets France expansion

The Guardian newspaper has asserted that the GAME Group is ‘caught up in the general consumer gloom’ – despite the retailer giving a positive presentation on its prospects in France. According to the paper, GAME shares have slipped 3.5p to 143.75p today – but analysts have been positive about the …

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