American trade body The Entertainment Retailers Association has urged against a possible ban on sales of the Xbox 360 in the US. An International Trade Commission judge last month recommended that the machine should no longer be imported into the US and all sales of unsold stock to be blocked. …
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INTERVIEW: Strauss Zelnick, Take-Two
Where is Grand Theft Auto V? When is it? What platforms will it be released on? Can it claim back its title of ‘biggest franchise in the world’ from Call of Duty? The answers to these questions have been rumoured, suggested, speculated on and debunked over and over since Rockstar …
Read More »Dead Island: Riptide gets discounted RRP due to "end of console cycle"
Deep Silver’s zombie sequel Dead Island: Riptide will have a discounted RRP due to it being the end of a console cycle”. The standard console new release RRP for console software in North America is $59.99. Riptide, however, will retail for $49.99. That most likely equates to a 39.99 RRP …
Read More »Toys R Us posts £60m Q1 loss
Retail giant Toys R Us posted a $60m loss for its financial quarter ending April 28th, 2012. However this was a $7m improvement compared to the same period last year, where the retailer made a $67m loss. Net sales reached $2.6 billion, a decrease of 0.9 per cent or $24 …
Read More »CEX founder to star in The Secret Millionaire tonight
Tonight’s episode of Channel 4 show The Secret Millionaire will star CEX founder Bobby Dudani. The successful retail boss will visit Croydon to speak and work with victims of the London 2011 riots in Croydon, which suffered some of the most severe disturbance. CEX itself suffered at the hands of …
Read More »Antix Labs platform hitting Indonesia
Telkomsel and MLW Telecom revealed as the first customers for Antix Game Player
Read More »Antix Labs Player hitting Indonesia
UK tech firm Antix Labs is to establish its eponymous games distribution platform in Indonesia. Antix has been beavering away on the Antix Game Player for years. Its vision is to create a new format that allows gamers to play, share and even copy games with friends whatever the device …
Read More »OPINION: E3’s core focus comes at a cost
It’s unfair to judge the games businesses that effectively run E3 based on the presentation for its products. But you can collectively judge the products themselves. And the broad theme across those pushed to the front was loud and clear. Grunts, gunfire, and girl characters often getting short thrift; these …
Read More »GAME Group collapse assets could leave creditors £131.2m out of pocket
Administrator PricewaterhouseCoopers estimates that the financial gulf left by the demise of GAME Group will total 131.2m, according to documents obtained by MCV. The company’s most valuable asset was Gamestation, which had a book value of 86.2m. This compares to GAME’s book value of 37m. GAME’s Czech Republic operations were …
Read More »ShopTo estimates £279.99 RRP for Wii U
Retailer ShopTo has become the first to guess the retail price of the Wii U. It is currently accepting pre-orders for the device at 279.85, with an estimated RRP of 279.99. Both the black and white SKUs are available. It carries the following disclaimer: All information on this product page, …
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