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Retail giant HMV is losing a number of high profile employees this week, including its games buyer and marketing boss. Games category buyer Richard Thompson (pictured) is leaving the business this week to move to Australia, he has worked at HMV for 11 years. His departure follows the redundancy of …
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Grand Theft Auto 5 preorder bonuses for India announced
Preorders of Grand Theft Auto 5 through ‘selected retailers’ in India will be eligible to receive bonus DLC as well as double-sided poster, distributor E-xpress Interactive has announced. Preorders will include the Atomic Blimp DLC, which will allow players to pilot the blimp (pictured above) over Los Santos and Blaine …
Read More »The UK’s Top Online-Only Indies: Gameseek
Our Indie Retail Month in association with Gem continues to look at the UK’s online-only indies with Gameseek. MCV learns how Gameseek is experiencing the most rapid growth in its history from MD Stephen Staley. How has the site developed since it started?It would be impossible to list the number …
Read More »The UK’s Top Online-Only Indies: Hitari
As our Indie Retail Month continues, we continue our look at the UK’s top online-only indies in the UK with Hitari. MD Kamal Hitari tells MCV how Hitari has progressed to a stage where it has its own in-house marketing team. Since starting up in 2010, Hitari has grown its …
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Read More »UK Xbox One pre-orders ahead of PS4, although PS4 enjoys post Xbox spike
MCV has received word from retail sources that pre-orders for the Xbox One are tracking ahead of PS4 in many UK stores. In fact, one told us that in the 24 hours after Xbox One’s reveal last week the total number of pre-orders it received for Microsoft’s machine outstripped the …
Read More »Gennaro Castaldo leaves HMV for BPI
He has outlasted almost everyone in the games industry, but HMV is sadly saying goodbye to PR mastermind Gennaro Castaldo. Anyone working across the UK entertainment industries for any amount of time will have encountered Castaldo at some point throughout his 28 years – yes, 28 years – heading up …
Read More »Does the Xbox One even stand a chance in India?
It wouldn’t be a stretch to say that the reactions following Microsoft’s 21st May reveal of the Xbox One have been largely negative from both the media and from core gamers. From all that has been revealed so far – and only a part of the story has been told, …
Read More »Xbox One breaks pre-order records at Blockbuster
The internet may have spent the majority of last week shouting loudly at Microsoft, but it seems that the view of the average consumer is far more positive. Blockbuster has revealed that since its announcement last week the Xbox One has broken all previous pre-order launches in Blockbuster’s 24-year history. …
Read More »UKIE opens first digital games chart for developers
Trade body urges more studios and publishers to take part and supply data
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