Every spring since 2005 the BBC has geared up for its seasonal Easter debut of a new Doctor Who TV series. For anyone that monitors the kids’ and family media and entertainment market, this is a pretty serious moment – merchandising, magazines and book markets are primed to release their …

As publishers bemoan difficult game launches, Chart-Track has warned them to stop talking down retail. In an interview with MCV following its split from UKIE, the stat-tracking firm says the trade mustn’t forget the power of boxed retail, as it still accounts for 70 per cent of the UK software …

Sales of triple-A video games have reached an all-time low. The UK games retail market is 25 per cent down compared with last year. And publishers are aghast by the performances of major sequels. One prominent analyst told MCV that sales are half of what they should be”. According to …

GAME will close Gameplay.co.uk next week, MCV can reveal. All that website’s customers will now be served via Gamestation.co.uk as of March 1st. The move makes sense for GAME. It acquired Gameplay back in 2004 but since then it has become a forgotten brand at the retail specialist. The site …

Are you prepared to take pre-orders on this year’s biggest blockbusters? James Batchelor takes a look at the hottest games that retailers can expect throughout 2012 Q1 2012: HITTING THE GROUND RUNNING January may have been quiet but there’s no denying the supply of new titles into retail is picking …

MCV has been told that Codemasters racer F1 2011 will belatedly arrive on the PlayStation Vita store shortly. The game was conspicuous by its absence last night when the store went live and has yet to appear on the service. It had been named earlier that day as a launch …

2K Games has announced that Borderlands 2 will be arrive in the UK on September 21st. The Gearbox-developed shooter is currently in development for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. It will arrive in North America three days before Europe on September 18th. Fans who pre-order the game from 2K’s retail …

The UK MD of Sony has admitted that Sony should have made higher capacity Vita memory cards available in Europe at launch. On the High Street right now the 16GB SKUs are already becoming hard to track down, leaving gamers to choose between the 4GB and 8GB versions. Some overseas …

News that GAME would not be stocking Ubisoft’s launch line-up for PlayStation Vita surprised many yesterday, but the retailer said there may still be hope. Marketing director Anna-Marie Mason told MCV at last night’s launch that this was a "fluid situation" and that the retailer was compensating for any customers …

'I would be pleased if we reached similar sales to Japan', claims SCEA chief