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Having enjoyed success digitally, Telltale’s Back to the Future: The Game is to receive a retail release courtesy of Deep Silver in the EMEA region. The SKU will include all of the parts released to date, offering the complete experience. Players will find the trilogy’s original star, Christopher Lloyd, reprising …
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MCV Awards: Lobbying deadline tomorrow
Time is running out to ensure your games industry favourites are in the running for this year’s MCV Awards. You only have a little over 24 hours tohighlight the work done by your colleagues, suppliers, customers, or even a rival, for their biggest achievements of the past year. And don’t …
Read More »Mobile still less than a tenth of Capcom business
Consolidated revenues down by a third, financial documents show
Read More »MCV’s 20-page trade guide to PlayStation Vita is available now
We have put together a special magazine all about PlayStation Vita – and the 20-page guide is now available to download, read in your web browser or access via iPad. The in-depth look at Sony’s handheld – due to hit UK shelves on February 22nd – includes everything you need …
Read More »EA digital revenue now a third of boxed sales
Mobile sales climb 17% to $70million; PopCap revenues up a third
Read More »Old Republic ‘the fastest growing MMO ever’
BioWare game picks up 1.7 million subscribers in just over a month
Read More »The true speed at which games prices erode
The average price of a boxed video game falls by almost a quarter after just 30 days on sale. New retail research – which includes pricing data from over 50 retailers – shows that games prices dropped 23.5 per cent after 30 days, 30.8 per cent after 60 days, and …
Read More »HMV fights back: ‘We won’t give up on games’
HMV won’t turn its back on games, CEO Simon Fox has told MCV. But it will cut in-store space given to the category following a year where it lost market share. Fox said nervous games firms did not back HMV enough last year – unlike ‘highly supportive’ music and DVD …
Read More »GAME hints at possible international sell-off
UK retailer GAME has hinted at the possible sale of some of its international operations as it continues to fight for its life in the UK. In response to press speculation the GAME Group confirms that it is in ongoing dialogue with its lending syndicate to reach agreement on revised …
Read More »EA recognises the implications of potential GAME collapse
Publishing powerhouse EA last night admitted to concerns about the financial health of a "major European retail partner" thought to be GAME. As reported by MCV yesterday, GAME has been rocked by credit insurance issues forcing it into negotiations with publishing partners to secure stock of upcoming releases. "We are …
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