Closing a number of Sega’s territorial offices has been a ‘painful’ but ‘logical’ process, Sega Europe’s COO Jurgen Post has told MCV. Today, the publisher confirmed it will shut offices in France, Germany, Spain, Australia and Benelux and hand sales and marketing duties over to local companies. The shift comes …

Sega has confirmed it will shut down a number of its European offices as its business switches to new digital content and just select IP for retail. The company will close offices in France, Germany, Spain, Australia and Benelux as it turns its attentions to digital product. Koch Media will …

UK PS3 owners are more willing to pay for digital content than Xbox gamers. That’s according to the latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel. The data specialist revealed that in the UK, 8m people bought a digital film, TV show or game in the past year. The firm says that 17 …

Online retailer GameStop has kicked off an aggressive hardware sale. The headline offer is a discounted PlayStation Vita. The Wi-Fi model is available for just 189.97 – that’s 30 cheaper than it is currently priced on some competitor’s websites. The 3G version is also on sale at 229.97. Also on …

David Yarnton says it won’t be long until Nintendo rolls out its digital games strategy to retailers. Last month, we reported on global plans by Nintendo Japan to start selling more downloadable content via all its retail partners to aid the marketing of digital content and reduce inventory costs. Nintendo …

'As Soon as tablets can stream on to TVs, there's no reason to buy a console anymore', says Crytek CEO

The $99 Xbox 360 Kinect bundle carrying a 24-month contract is now available through GameStop and Best Buy. Major Nelson announced the availability of it through the pair of retailers after the ‘program’ debuted at the Microsoft Store last month. The package runs $99 at time of original purchase, and …

GameStop’s digital distribution service Impulse is now offering games for Indian users in Indian Rupees. However, the site does mention that the Indian price is simply a direct conversion of the games’ US prices based on the most recent currency conversion rates. The GameStop store doesn’t take into account prices …

Microsoft will launch its first own-brand retail outlet in the UK in March of next year, a new report claims. The Verge says that it learnt of the plan through sources familiar with the company” and that the High Street arrival will be preceded by the launch of an online …

The 3DS XL could yet be available to pre-order for just 149.99 before the machine arrives in the UK on July 28th. GameStop is the current cheapest in the market with a pre-order price of just 167.97. It is followed by ShopTo (179.84) and HMV which has today unveiled a …