GAME Group has appointed Dennis Woodside as a non-executive director. Woodside is currently the managing director of Google for the UK Ireland and Benelux, and has joined the retailer to help it improve its online business. I am pleased to join the GAME Board at such an exciting time,” stated …

GAME Group’s latest trading update has painted a hugely positive picture for the leading specialist chain, with sales up significantly across the board. For the first 22 weeks to 28 June 2008, total Group sales were up by 54 per cent, with like for like Group sales (including Gamestation from …

The success of Grainger Games and the online indies is only half the story. Independents nationwide are continuing to struggle in the face of a stock crisis and a growing price war, so much so that some have turned their back on new releases altogether. With stock of Lego Indiana …

The eight Gamesman stores will expand GameStop’s presence in New Zealand to a total of 38 stores, bringing the total store count to 308 in Australia and New Zealand. We are very excited about the union of EB Games and Gamesman,” said managing director of EB Games New Zealand and …

Blockbuster has dropped its bid to buy US electronics retail giant Circuit City. The entertainment chain, which made the offer in April, cited difficult market conditions. "We continue to believe in the strategic merits of a consumer retail proposition that would bring media content and electronic devices together under one …

The Xbox 360 has become the cheapest home console on the Australian market after Microsoft slashed the price of the entry level Arcade model from [AUD] $399 (191) to $349 (167). The mid-range 360 console, with a 20GB hard drive, now sells for $499 (239). Before the cuts it was …

Following a strong set of financial results from retailer HMV, the chain has confirmed that it will unleash its long-anticipated push into the pre-owned market this year – as predicted by MCV last month. A statement accompanying the firm’s financial results read: We embarked on successful trials of a ‘next …

HMV has enjoyed more than 25 per cent year-on-year growth in profit, thanks to surging sales of video games. The Group’s pre-tax profit increased 25.2 percent to 56.6 million for the year to April 26th, with the retailer ahead of plan after one year of its three-year turnaround strategy. HMV …

PS3 platform holder Sony has finally released some concrete details about its PS3 Trophy system that will be introduced with the machine’s next firmware update, 2.40. In a new update on the US PlayStation Blog, Sony’s director of PSN Operations Eric Lempel outlined what Sony has in mind for its …

More weight has been thrown behind speculation that Microsoft is set to cut the price of Xbox 360 in the US before E3 next month. The Hollywood Reporter cites ‘industry sources’ suggesting that the platform holder will drop the SRP of the 20GB Pro model by $50 to $299 in …