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GAME’s share price crashes after troubled trading update

Over a third of the value of retailer GAME has been wiped this morning after it revealed the extent of its trading struggles. At the time of writing GAME’s stock value is down 39.25 per cent this morning, representing a loss of 80.75p per share. GAME shares currently trade at …

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GAME revenues dip sharply in Xmas run-in, warns of ‘challenging’ trading conditions

Retailer GAME needs a big couple of days before Christmas to help reverse what has been a poor pre-Christmas spell for the company. It has reported a 6.7 per cent decline in gross transactional value to 466.8m across the group for the 21 weeks ending December 19th. UK gross transactional …

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HTC Vive was delayed due to ‘very big technological breakthrough’

One of the big three players in virtual reality claims to have made a big tech discovery worthy of delaying the product. HTC said earlier this week that its Vive headset, being made in collaboration with Valve, would miss its late 2015 release date and instead ship commercially in April …

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Happy 25th Birthday Team 17

The Escapists, Yooka-Laylee, Beyond Eyes… 2015 has been one of the most exciting years in Team17’s history. Not bad for a business that’s now 25-years-old. MCV speaks to CEO Debbie Bestwick on the company’s quarter of a century in the games industry. For those that weren’t around 25 years ago, …

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Publishers bemoan Black Friday bundle ‘lunacy’

Leading UK games publishers says the ‘obsession’ around PS4 and Xbox One bundles over Black Friday will harm game sales. According to GfK Chart-Track, around 70 per cent of consoles sold during the Black Friday week were ‘hard bundles’ (official bundles that feature games in the pack), and that figure …

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PlayStation VR requires near ‘Wii size’ processing unit

Update: The external processing unit has actually been part of the PlayStation VR demo set since the device was first unveiled to the world. Original Story: Sony’s VR revolution will require additional hardware alongside the PlayStation VR headset and the PS4. Polygon reports that the headset will in face plug …

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How much are you worth? The MCV & Develop Salary Survey 2016 is now open

MCV and its sister publication Develop have once again launched our annual salary survey, forming a detailed look at the games industry jobs market in 2016. The survey is open to anyone in the games market, including developers, publishers, retailers, services companies and more – no matter where in the …

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MCV Awards 2016: Lobbying closes today

You have until the end of play today to get your nominations in for next year’s MCV Awards, so make sure you don’t miss out on the opportunity to see your company shine. Nominating yourself, your company, a customer or even a rival is simple – and these awards are …

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