Gamefly was never planning to come to the UK. The US rental retailer – which this year celebrates its tenth anniversary – had ruled out going international. But that was before it bought Direct2Drive, and instantly owned one of the world’s most established digital retailers. The advantages for us in …

The summer is almost upon and that means a drought for games retailers. With only a handful ofbig releases to keep us going until late August, sales are expectedto dry up. But many retailers, from supermarkets to online stores and general entertainment stores like HMV, have a bright summer ahead …

Indian specialist retailer Game4U has expanded its physical presence in north India with two new stores in the NCR (National Capital Region). The new stores at MGF Metropolis Mall and Ambience Mall in Gurgaon have bolstered Game4U’s north India presence, having opened stores in Ludhiana and Jalandhar earlier. Since opening …

Nintendo looks to be on the verge of announcing a new colour variant of its 3DS handheld. Joystiq spotted a listing for a Midnight Purple 3DS on US retailer Sam’s Club, which prices the unit at $168.58. The listing remains nothing but speculation at this point, but Nintendo’s push to …

Game Retail Limited is the UK’s new leading High Street video games retailer. It’s the new permanent name for the Baker Acquisitions Limited, the OpCapita owned company that acquired the UK assets of GAME Group’s UK operations on April 1st. GAME Group Limited remains in administration, with administrator PwC in …

The market fell below the 10m mark for the first time this year during the week ending April 21st. Unit sales dipped 17 per cent to 422,280. This was due to another week with few new releases hitting shelves. In fact, The Witcher 2 was the only new title to …

Nintendo has stated that first party Wii U games will be available to buy digitally on the same day that they are released at retail. It’s a big move for the typically internet-shy platform holder and one that places even more pressure on the already squeezed retail sector. We will …

Games will not arrive on Xbox Live on the day they hit retail shelves any time soon, says Microsoft. The computer giant has not been influenced by Sony’s push to launch titles on its online PSN platform the same day they arrive in stores in boxed form. Many PS3 titles …

Ek Games hopes to create healthy 'circle of life'

A range of brand new Skylanders accessories will hit store shelves this summer. Power A has produced the officially licensed Adventure Case, which stores up to 32 Skylanders figures, has a zip-out gameplay mat, storage pockets and a removable shoulder strap. This is due in June for around 24.99. Power …