Indie retailer GamesNation wants to open three new stores this year. GamesNation opened its first outlet in Paignton in 2014, and is now eyeing up locations in Torquay, Exeter and Plymouth. We’ve been open a little over a year and it’s surpassed all of my expectations,” store owner Joe Marshall …

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Nintendo has admitted that the popularity of its Amiibo range took the platform holder by surprise. The toys-to-life products are sold out at most UK retailers, with pre-orders of new models being snapped up in minutes. Some retailers have even raised the price of the models to capitalise on their …

With Skylanders, Disney Infinity, LEGO Dimensions and Amiibo, the toys-to-life space has never been so competitive. But who is going to lose out? We speak to some of the genre’s experts to find out. We also look back at the winners of this year’s MCV Awards in pictures, including a …

US retailer GameStop has unveiled a program to help some of its employees obtain academic qualifications. The Power to the Scholars program is open to eligible staff and their families, with 40 scholarships of $2,500 each up for grabs. In total $100k worth of university aid will be distributed. To …

If there were ever a week to highlight the disparity between the UK and Japanese games software markets, it would be this one. Last week saw the launch of Warner Bros’ open-world zombie-meets-parkour title Dying Light in Japan, almost two months after the game’s chart-topping success in the UK. The …

The nation’s largest retailer Tesco has reported one of the largest annual losses in UK corporate history. The company says that for the year ending February it endured a pre-tax loss of 6.4bn. That compares to a pre-tax profit of 2.26bn the year before. It’s by far the worst annual …

High Street retailer GAME has purchased a minority stake in UK-based augmented reality company Ads Reality. GAME had been working with the AR firm on its Scan It tech for its mobile app.Scan It allows users to scan titles and gives them a personalised price based on the Reward card …

MCV takes a look at the best accessories heading to UK retail. This week, we listen to Roccat’s new Analog headset and stash our Amiibo with Hori Roccat Kave 5.1 Analog Headset Hot on the heels of Roccat’s XTD 5.1 Digital headset comes its latest peripheral – the XTD 5.1 …

Digital is thriving in Israel, with few specialist retail outlets present. Games are primarily sold either by very small independent retailers or general stores. This is due to the ease of accessing download services such as Steam. This has, in turn, led to a dearth of distribution firms, with just …