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New official merchandise based on the hugely popular PC game League of Legends (LoL) will not be available for retailers to stock, developer Riot Games has said. It will instead be opening its own online merchandise store in a matter of days, the company announced on theLoL forumsin a Q&A …
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Resident Evil Revelations 2 priced and dated
Capcom has said that it will begin releasing its Resident Evil Revelations 2 episodes in February. Episode 1 will be released on PSN, Xbox Live and Steam on February 18th (and on PSN in North America on February 17th) priced at 4.99. Episodes 2, 3 and 4 will cost the …
Read More »Margin Makers: Guide to Pokémon merchandise
It’s one of the biggest kids’ media franchises in the world, and the second-largest video game IP of all time. MCV catches up with the best pocket monster merch For almost two decades, millions of budding Pokmon trainers have set out on their adventures to catch, train, battle and evolve …
Read More »The Wii U Basic has had a price cut in the UK
The trade price of the Wii U 8GB Basic console has been significantly cut in the UK, MCV understands. Nintendo in late October slashed in the region of 70 off of the trade price of the Wii U, with one retail source saying that Nintendo is actively trying to clear …
Read More »Black Friday boosts for Xbox One and PS4 in UK
Sales of both next-gen consoles were up sharply week-on-week in the UK last week as retailers offered some great Black Friday deals. Overall games hardware sales (both consoles and handhelds) soared past 300k units, a retail source has told MCV. Home console sales in the UK are at this point …
Read More »SAVE THE DATE: MCV Awards return on April 16th 2015
The MCV Awards have been upgraded for next year, with new categories and recognition for individuals’ efforts. New awards this year include nods for Buying Team, Digital Marketing Team, Agency Team, and Indie Games Label – alongside hotly-contended core awards including Games Retailer, New Games Brand, and Game Campaign. Plus, …
Read More »Driveclub sales explode by more than 999% following Black Friday PS4 bundle offers
Offers on games and consoles during last week’s Black Friday sales have seen a number of titles shoot back up the UK retail chart. According to the latest Ukie Games Charts, compiled by GfK Chart-Track, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare saw its sales more than double, rising 110 per cent. …
Read More »Xbox One dominated Black Friday in US, report says, while Xbox 360 beat Wii U
Microsoft’s Xbox One was the big winner in the US throughout last Friday’s Black Friday sales, a brand agency claims. InfoScout reckons that Xbox One accounted for 62 per cent of games console hardware sales throughout the key shopping day. The news wasn’t all bad for PS4, however, whose 31 …
Read More »Develop Studio Sales Charts: Publisher-owned studios knock independent devs out of top ten in November
The most bankable game studios in the world today, measured by retail sales data
Read More »Who are the top women in the UK games industry?
MCV’s Brit List will return at the end of January – but this time it will honour the 100 most influential women in the games industry. We launched the first Brit List in March, and it fast became the most-read issue of MCV of all time. Our next Brit List …
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