GAME CEO Lisa Morgan has pledged to spend 5 million on the retailer’s increasingly successful web offerings this year. In an interview with financial news site Cantos, Morgan revealed that FY online sales hit 58 million for the financial year ended January 31st, 2008. The retailer revealed this morning that …

Rockstar’s eagerly awaited sequel went on sale today and, as expected, demand has been huge for the title. Retail has been preparing for the arrival of the game with a huge amount of pre-sales and some stores opening in the early hours this morning. Microsoft has fiercely marketed the game …

GAME’s outlook for financial year 2008/9 demonstrates the retailer’s current confidence as it looks to expand heavily into France, Spain and Australia, with 100 new stores on the agenda. It also expects to see continued strong current trading” and for the Gamestation acquisition to result in revenue and cost synergies …

GAME Group has released its preliminary results for the year ended 31st January 2008 – and in doing so revealed that the High Street giant is in rude health. Total sales growth for the period stands at 86 per cent, with like for like sales up by 41.2 per cent. …

Four of UK games development’s self-made men feature in The Sunday Times’ 2008 Rich List – Andrew and Paul Gower, heads of Runescape studio Jagex, Traveller’s Tales founder Jon Burton and former Rare owner Chris Stamper. At joint 746th on the list, alongside property magnates and pharmaceutical barons, brothers Andrew …

Sierra has revealed that its game of The Bourne Conspiracy book and film will be released in June on 360 and PS3. Developed by High Moon Studios, the title was revealed to a crowd of retail and press at Sierra’s Spring Break ’08 in Mallorca last week. Considered by many …

GAME boss Lisa Morgan has given her first ever national newspaper interview to The Daily Telegraph – and the newspaper has praised the business acumen of the retailer’s CEO. The piece charts Morgan’s life from being a buyer at now-defunct chain Tandy when she was 19-years old, through her roles …

Founders of Jagex, Traveller's Tales and Rare ranked amongst UK & Ireland's 1000 richest people

Nintendo president Saturo Iwata has told Reuters that Nintendo is not planning on reducing the retail price of either Wii or DS this financial year. Speaking after the company’s record financial results yesterday, Iwata said: "Our earnings projection for the year is not based on hardware price cuts, and I …

If our story proves true and retailers across the board stick to the official street date for GTA IV, then it will surely be something of a pivotal moment for the UK games trade. I’ve written about broken street dates so many times that, sadly, I could probably do it …