Shares in retailer GAME Digital have dropped around seven per cent this morning after yet more warnings of challenging market conditions. Similar warnings were issued last Christmas. GAME has for the 53 weeks ending July 23rd reported a 10.8 per cent decline in UK sales. Overall group sales were down …

Games retailer GameStop has stepped up its interest in the US mobile space by acquiring over half a thousand new stores. It has swooped to purchase three US authorised national AT&T retailers – Cellular World, Midwest Cellular and Red Skye Wireless. The deal covers 507 physical outlets. "Today’s announcement showcases …

Over 43.5m PS4 have now been shipped to retailers worldwide, Sony has revealed. That’s not the same as PS4’s sold, the most recent update for which was 40m+ at the end of May. The company still expects to sell 20m units of its console in its current financial year at …

As we head towards the 10th Games Media Awards on October 11th, MCV looks back on some of the key highlights. Here we speak to industry veteran Colin Campbell, who picked up the award for Games Media Legend in 2011… How did you first get into the games media?I answered …

Nintendo’s NX, according to new reports, IS a portable console that can hook up to a TV. Eurogamer says it has word from a number of sources that the NX is a high-power portable console with its own integrated display. It adds that the device has an attachable controller at …

The days of answering a knock at the door to be greeted with the sound of an absent courier screeching off down the street could be nearing an end. Retailer Amazon has been given governmental approval to begin testing delivery drones in the UK as part of its Prime Air …

French company Emtec wants to succeed where nearly everybody else has failed. On August 18th, the firm will launch Gem Box in the US, UK and France, before releasing in other European territories later this year. This Android micro-console, which comes with its own controller, gives access to a large …

FivePokmon games were in the UK Top 50 All-Formats charts this week. Quoting GfK data, retailers have told MCV that Nintendo was the No.2 UK games publisher last week (in terms of software value) – almost entirely driven by sales ofPokmon titles. GfK predicts Nintendo, 3DS and thePokmon series will …

Nominees will be showcased at the October event and provided with a free pass to the show

As the Pokmon Go phenomenon continues to take over the world, we talk to retailers, licensing firms and merchandise companies to find out what’s next for the series. Elsewhere, we talk to the BBC, Channel 4 and ITV about the increasing number of broadcasters turning to games developers to make …