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US games retail giant GameStop intends to acquire 40 former GAME outlets in France. It also plans to open an additional 70 stores in 2013, although it will also be trimming its existing portfolio by 250 outlets, Polygon reports. 200 of these will come from the US market and the …
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Used games can be good for industry, says EA CFO
What's good for retail helps publishers argues Blake Jorgensen
Read More »GameStop: Majority of surveyed customers wouldn’t buy console that blocked used games
GameStop clearly doesn’t like the thought of next gen consoles that won’t play used games, but the retailer also believes players aren’t keen on the idea either. VG247 reports the company’s CFO Rob Lloyd spoke at Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference, where he shared his thoughts on the growing …
Read More »GameStop’s digital ventures chief Petrovic resigns
Chris Petrovic, the head of GameStop’s digital ventures division, has resigned from his role at the retailer. VentureBeat reports that his job was to invest in startups and help make acquisitions that could assist GameStop in making the transition from physical retailer to digital gaming company”. He held the post …
Read More »Media Molecule’s Siobhan Reddy makes BBC’s Power 100 list
Studio director named as one of the most powerful and influential women in the UK
Read More »Digital Distribution: Dealing with discoverability
Variety is the spice of life, but there’s precious little to be had at games retail at the moment. A cursory glance at the charts in any given week will show the usual franchises scuffling over positions in the Top 10: FIFA, Call of Duty, Just Dance, Need For Speed …
Read More »HMV Ireland is no more; 300 jobs lost
The Irish arm of HMV has been closed for good. All 16 of HMV’s Irish stores had supposedly been closed temporarily following the chain’s descent into receivership, but the company has confirmed that it has failed to find a buyer and that none of the stores will re-open. "Since his …
Read More »Crysis 3 midnight launch at Game4u in Mumbai, Gurgaon
Specialist retailer Game4u will hold a midnight launch for Crysis 3 at stores in Mumbai and Gurgaon. The game is scheduled for release on 22nd February – that’s just ten days away – and Game4u will open its doors 30 minutes before midnight. The midnight launch will be conducted at …
Read More »Amazon depots face GMB union protests
Members of the GMB union will tomorrow (Feb 13th) stage a number of demonstrations across nine of Amazon’s UK depots. Retail Week reports that the dispute concerns staff wages, which are 6.20 an hour – one penny above the UK minimum wage. Disquiet about the pay rates has intensified since …
Read More »Angry devs claim unpaid royalties from Lace Mamba
Indies Amanita, Daedalic, and Colibri say UK publisher violated agreements
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