Among the many companies in the games space eyeing expansion at the moment is Koch Media – and it may surprise you to learn exactly how ambitious its plans are. While most consider Koch to be simply a software distributor, it is busily setting about overturning that perception to become, …

After announcing that it is set to bring US and electronics retail behemoth Best Buy to the UK , The Carphone Warehouse has told MCV that existing European retail outlets are failing their customers. Earlier this month, the firm announced that it had invested 1.1 billion in Best Buy – …

Blockbuster is ready to become big-name contenders in games retail as each looks to steal market share with the opening of new games-focused stores. In a move that will raise eyebrows at GAME Group HQ, Blockbuster is ready to grab back the revenue stream it lost after selling off its …

With the growing popularity of digital downloads, price cutting by major supermarkets and the trade-in power of Gamestation and Blockbuster, it’s certainly no easy time to be an independent retailer. Yet there’s more to being an indie than just selling games and consoles. Many of these experts stock de-listed retro …

Insane Games Based in Somerset, the four-strong indie chain has stores in Wells, Burnham-On-Sea, Bridgwater and Street, and has been trading since February 1996. The indie stocks back catalogue classics as well as an extensive range of pre-owned video games. Last year Insane Games re-launched its website with a selection …

Action Replay Managing director Steve O’Brien puts the success of his Action Replay store down to his ‘phenomenal’ staff. Although there are no immediate plans for expansion, O’Brien expects to see a huge increase in revenues this year as casual gaming continues to grow the market. Action Replay is one …

We look at the making of a highly-commercial, but under-exposed British super-hitâ?¦

It’s a phenomenon to top any that our industry has produced before. It is a talking point as much as it is a lucrative product for retail. It’s the swapping of anecdotes which has set forums ablaze with talk of this game – stories involving epic car chases, against-the-odds escapes …

It’s been a bumper year for Activision even before its impending merger with Vivendi – and European boss Joerg Trouvain has told MCV that he is hugely proud of his team’s efforts to push the business forward. As revealed on MCVUK.com this week, the Us publisher reported a $344.9 million …

How do you feel PS3 is faring against the Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii? I think that PS3, PS2 and PSP are all entertainment platforms so I feel that our competition is not Microsoft or Nintendo, but basically any form of entertainment that is competing for the consumers’ attention. So …