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Gfinity and Multiplay say retailers can help make eSports a major force in the UK. It comes as GAME is unveiled as the official sponsor of Multiplay’s Insomnia54 event, which takes place over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend at Coventry’s Ricoh Arena. Its presence will include giving consumers the chance …
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Over 1-in-10 developers are working on an eSports title as boxed retail power loosens
12 per cent of developers who participated in GDC 2014’s State of the Industry Survey say they are working on a game they would classify as an eSports title. 79 per cent perceive eSports to be a long-term, sustainable business. "Twitch is making broadcasting competitions very accessible, and high-profile events …
Read More »UK games retail sales up 12% to £2.3bn in 2014
The UK boxed video games market generated 2.294bn in 2014, MCV can reveal. GfK Chart-Track says that the figure, which combines sales of boxed games, consoles and accessories, is a 12 per cent improvement over the year prior. The increase was almost entirely down to huge sales of PS4 and …
Read More »Retail leak suggests February launch for New 3DS in US
The New 3DS may be released in under a month, if leaked promotional material is correct. A poster shared on Neogaf dates the New 3DS XL for February 13th in the US. Kotaku has word from a number of GameStop sources that the poster is real and that the chain …
Read More »New Year, New Job: How to become a games retail buyer
Retail veteran Mike Fethers tells us what being a games buyer involves and what skills retailers look for in prospective candidates. How would you summarise your role? I’m the senior games buyer here at The Hut Group and look after the first party hardware guys and a few of the …
Read More »Retailers cut PlayStation TV price in the US
A number of big retailers have cut $20 off the price of the PlayStation TV in the US. VG247 reports that Amazon, GameSpot and Best Buy have all cut the $100 entry-level SKU to $80 while the $140 value bundle has been reduced to $100. It doesn’t appear to be …
Read More »Call of Duty, GTA and FIFA retain UK retail top spots in first week of 2015
Three of 2014’s biggest games have held their UK retail podium positions as we kick off the New Year. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare kept its place as the UK’s biggest-selling game for last week, despite sales more than halving. This means Activision’s shooter has now achieved six weeks at …
Read More »Star Citizen has ‘no final finish line like traditional retail games’
Crowdfunding record-breaker Star Citizen represents a change not only to how games are funded but also how they are handled post-release. That’s according to RSI boss Chris Roberts who, in his latest update, has said that there will not be a date on which the game will be released and …
Read More »Stores back Batman – Arkham Knight is UK retail’s most anticipated game for 2015
Warner’s Batman: Arkham Knight is UK retail’s most anticipated game of 2015. The upcoming title was highlighted by 14 per cent of the stores MCV spoke to for our retail survey. Halo 5 was nominated by 10 per cent of retailers. Meanwhile, Evolve, The Order 1886 and Uncharted 4: A …
Read More »UK retail demands more games in 2015
Of all the things that retailers want in 2015, their number one desire is for more games. 28 per cent of the stores MCV spoke to for our retail survey said that the thing it wanted most in 2015 was for some actual software to sell. This comes after a …
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