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FIFA Street is this week’s retail No.1, beating the week one sales of all of its predecessors. EA holds the entire Top Four this week, and has posted three new No.1s on the trot – SSX, Mass Effect 3 and FIFA Street. The first time it has achieved that since …
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Report – GAME has one week to raise £180m
GAME Group is in a race to secure 180m to pay creditors or face administration, The Sunday Times reports. The specialist giant apparently has a 21m rent payment due on Sunday, a 12m wage bill due shortly after, and owes more than 10m in deferred VAT and 40m to video …
Read More »Lenders shun OpCapita’s GAME rescue bid
It appears that GAME’s chief lenders have thrust the retailer back toward the brink of administration by rejecting the offer tabled by Comet owner OpCapita. The Guardian reports that OpCapita’s plan to settle debts with chief lenders such as The Royal Bank of Scotland, as well as 40m worth of …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: The top vacancies
In MCV’s weekly rundown of the hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, Activision announces changes to its PR division and we look at the best job vacancies. Changes for Activision UK PR teamThe publisher has reshuffled its PR team. Lucy Donald went on maternity leave last Friday (March 9th).Adam Paris …
Read More »F1 2012 green lit for September launch
The next iteration in Codemasters’ hit F1 series will be on the retail grid this September. The annual series follows a new multi-year deal Codemasters has signed with Formula One World Championships Limited. The game also features a new mode called Young Driver Test, which takes players closer to the …
Read More »What’s Out Today? w/e March 16th, 2012
Electronic Arts’ urban football series returns this week in the revamped FIFA Street. The game steps away from pitch tactics and focuses on the skills and tricks. It’s the first FIFA Street title since FIFA Street 3 in 2008. Meanwhile, Rising Star releases two BIT.TRIP compilations for Wii and 3DS, …
Read More »IN PICTURES: LEGO Old Republic toys land this summer
The LEGO Group is building on its range of Star Wars products with the first toysets based on The Old Republic. Two vehicles from Electronic Arts’ best-selling BioWare-developed MMORPG will be available in the UK from July 28th. Jedi fans will no doubt favour the Red Talon Starfighter (below), which …
Read More »FEATURE: The death of the disc
Last week, MCVuk.com revealed that Microsoft has told its partners that the Next Xbox will not include a disc drive. It’s a bold move – and one that sparked passionate debates and misconceptions about the birth of digital-only home consoles. While the next Xbox will feature no disc drive, sources …
Read More »Channel Islands lose VAT-loophole court challenge
Jersey and Guernsey has lost their judicial review of the UK Government’s decision to end Low Value Consignment Relief. Low Value Consignment Relief is a tax loophole which means online retailer that operate out of the Channel Islands – including The Hut Group, Play.com and Amazon – do not have …
Read More »OPINION: About that MCV cover…
GAME’s communications boss called me earlier. I am not a popular person at the retailer’s Basingstoke HQ right now. And for good reason. I’ve had hate mail from some of GAME’s 6,000 employees this morning. I am not a popular person at the retailer’s 600 shops right now. And for …
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