Click Entertainment, one of the UK’s largest game hardware, software and peripherals distributors, is turning its attention towards the growing console and PC market in India. In India, Click plans to work with key wholesalers, distributors and retailers to explore opportunities in both buying and selling. Click is a wholesale …

Creators of the portable console Gamestick have announced a delay for the Android-based device – a setback caused by a much higher consumer demand than expected, according to the hardware makers. A Kickstarter update states that due to the demand jumping from around a thousand units to tens of thousands …

GameStop has announced the expansion of its trade-in program will have the retailer now accepting smartphones from Samsung, BlackBerry, and Motorola. Trade-in customers can receive either cash or in-store credit at all US GameStop shops. The store has been building its trade-in program since it began in 2011, and now …

Your essential guide to July's key event for European game studios

UK games retailers enjoyed its busiest weekend yet last week, thanks to BioShock and Tomb Raider. The two blockbuster releases of the last month dominated the Chart-Track Top 40 last week, with BioShock Infinite becoming the fastest selling game in the series to date. 743,045 games were sold in the …

HMV has revealed a list of the 141 stores that will be saved from closure. The remaining stores are listed below. The firm was acquired by Hilco UK this morning in a deal worth 50m. In total 81 HMV outlets have been closed from a store estate of 222. We …

In an increasingly fractured market there are less and less outright villains in the games business, save for one business model: free-to-play. Those that don’t find F2P creatively satisfying, or who see it as a challenge to their business, are the most vocal. Most recently that debate has spilled over …

HMV will emerge from administration, with 141 stores and 2,643 employees. The firm has officially been acquired by Hilco, and will be led by Ian Topping. Topping was the former CEO of Steinhoff Group. Paul McGown, Hilco CEO, will be the company’s new chairman. HMV had 222 stores before its …

This latest MCV–which isnow available to view online– contains a detailed story on the new Blockbuster UK and its plans for video games. We also speak to Ouya and its bid to be a major digital retailer, and Koch Media’s Craig McNicol tells MCV why he feels the firm is …

Lifetime sales across all platforms close on 25 million