Leading UK games retailer GAME has reported a total sales increase of 89.1 per cent, including sales from the recently acquired Gamestation, for the 45 weeks ending December 8th, whilst like-for-like sales increased by 44.1 per cent compared to the same period last year. Taking the UK and Ireland in …

German publisher The Games Company has struck a deal Data Design Interactive to bring the Popcorn Arcade games series to Wii owners in the territory, with the first titles arriving on shelves on December 20th. The range, which will retail for €29.99 and sell under the Green Kangaroo label, will …

After announcing its intentions to open a heavy-duty LAN gaming centre in October , Gamerbase and HMV have at last opened the doors on the first of its partnership epicentres at the retailer’s leading Trocadero store in Central London. To tie in with the event Gamerbase has also confirmed that …

Game based on Weinstein's Igor movie comes to market via outside financer

Figures for the first week of Christmas retail have been released, and have shown that footfall only increased by 0.01 per cent year-on-year. However, looking at week-on-week figures, the number of shoppers increased by 11.2 per cent, signalling that many people had begun their Christmas shopping. For the full story …

Of all the pressures that come from beavering away in the industry in the lead up to the Q4 gifting frenzy, distribution companies bear the brunt. Not only are they responsible for ensuring that publishers’ frenzied delivery demands are met, but they’re also in the firing line from retail when …

A study released by US PR firm Hill & Knowlton has claimed that 60 per cent of consumers think that the US government should have direct control of the regulations concerning the sale of mature or violent games, Next-Gen reports. The report also claims that 51 per cent of those …

Leading distributor Just has showcased its full range of games-related gift ideas, all of which are set to hit retail in time for Christmas. Just’s range of toys is based on some of Nintendo’s most popular franchises, including the likes of Mario Kart, Nintendogs and Pokmon. The Gacha Capsule Toy …

1. On 9 August 2007 the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) referred the completed acquisition of Games Station Limited (Gamestation) by Game Group PLC (GAME) to the Competition Commission (CC) for investigation and report. The reference was made under section 22 of the Enterprise Act 2002 (the Act). We are …

The governing body of the US games industry, the ESRB, has struck out at the National Institute on Media and the Family for undermining what it believes is a working, credible video games rating system in North America. Next-Gen reports that the recent release of the NIMF’s annual Video Game …