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There is one clear front runner to buy GAME as part of a post-pack administration, sources close to the administrators have told MCV. GAME is not officially in administration yet. The High Street chain will name Mike Jervis and Stuart Maddison of PWC as their administrators. According to the Financial …
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ANALYSIS: Nintendo 3DS – One Year On
Following the phenomenal success of Nintendo DS was always going to be a tall order. The handheld has sold 13m units in the UK alone since its 2004 debut, making it the largest-selling games machine to hit the market. One year ago this coming Sunday (March 25th), Nintendo’s answer to …
Read More »PC downloads cross the tipping point in the UK
Digital downloads now represent more than half of all PC games sold in the UK and the US. Sony DADC, which powers the download services of over 25 retailers and publishers like Metaboli and EA, says this figure will only rise. The firm’s Matthew Hatton, who looks after sales for …
Read More »New Tesco games boss appointed
Tesco has appointed Nick Cooke as the supermarket’s new head of games. He replaces former games boss Sarah Kaye who has left the retail giant for family reasons. Cooke (pictured) has been at Tesco for six years and has held several buying and commercial roles within the company’s toys category, …
Read More »What’s Out Today? w/e March 23rd, 2012
Resident Evil’s mammoth year continues this week with Capcom’s Operation Raccoon City. The multiplayer-focused shooter is the second of three Resi titles arriving on shelves this week, with Resident Evil 6 to follow in November. Operation Raccoon City sees players attempting to contain the zombie hordes in fans’ favourite ruined …
Read More »Stardock consumer report explains sale of Impulse
Developer, publisher, and former distributor Stardock has provided extensive information on their sale of PC digital games outlet Impulse. Stardock CEO Brad Wardell cites three reasons for the decision to sell their distribution arm to retail titan GameStop. It was consuming the rest of the company…The Games unit wanted to …
Read More »How is GameStop surviving the world that’s killing GAME?
It’s a question many have asked over the last 18 months – and today GameStop offered some insight. GameStop has managed to make billions in revenue every quarter for the last three years plus – with its latest figures showing just a 3% quarterly downtown. While as we know GAME …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Why did we lose GAME?
Tenshi Consulting’s Ian Baverstock explores what led to GAME’s decline, how it could have been averted and how the troubled specialist’s plight compares to that of similar retailers. This artcile was originally published on Tenshi Consulting’s website. GAME has announced their intention to appoint administrators. GAME Group (GMG.L) has spectacularly …
Read More »GameStop "expects to open stores opportunistically"
Retail giant GameStop has said it expects to open international stores opportunistically while keeping square footage flat”. The statement comes as behind-closed doors negotiations between GAME and other companies continue ahead of its move into administration in nine days time. For Q4 the retailer suffered a 3.6 per cent drop …
Read More »Slight decline in UK games store numbers
There are fewer stores than ever selling games, ERA and Chart-Track says. Last year 6,644 stores sold games, down 1.7 per cent year-on-year. It means since 2007 there are now 1,000 fewer shops selling video games. A reduction in entertainment specialists and electrical retailers are the main reason for the …
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