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Two new consoles, the return of Grand Theft Auto and Tomb Raider, plus a string of top looking new IP. 2012 is already shaping up to be a blockbuster year for games. MCV offer 50 reasons why this new year will be a defining one for the UK games industry. …
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Is Best Buy US in trouble too?
At a time when US electronics retail giant Best Buyexits the British market, a Forbesopinion editorialclaims that the firm is "going out of business" even in firm’s home North American market. Forbes contributing writer Larry Downes pointed out that Best Buy has been losing market share in the US market …
Read More »Lace Mamba goes green with climate change game
The publisher of a brand new climate change game is doing its own bit to save the planet by making the packing as eco-friendly as possible. Brighton-based Lace Mamba Global is releasing the boxed version of PC strategy title Fate of the World on Friday, January 27th. The 19.99 ‘Tipping …
Read More »Gem ‘to acquire digital distributor Ztorm’
Deal appears to signal the end for Sony buyout
Read More »Gem swoops for digital distributor Ztorm
MCV understands that Gem has agreed a deal to acquire digital distributor Ztorm. The move is a surprise following strong rumours that Sony was on the brink of sealing a deal to buy the firm last year. Ztorm specialises in the distribution of a variety of digital media including games, …
Read More »Software Sales Monitor: Market dips to £48.6m
The UK games retail market generated 48.6m in the post-Christmas week – a drop of 45 per cent over the week before. More than 2m video games were sold at retail for the week ending December 31st, representing a 39 per cent week-on-week dip in unit sales. FIFA 12 became …
Read More »Digital omission threatening chart legitimacy
As was reported yesterday, end of year trading figures show a gaping 100m hole in the UK games retail market for 2011. According to GfK Chart-Track data, UK games retailers sold 55.4m games during 2011, almost 12 per cent down year-on-year. In terms of revenue, UK retailers made 1.42bn from …
Read More »Best Buy quits UK this month
US retail giant Best Buy has confirmed it will close all 11 of it UK stores on January 15th. The company confirmed it would be withdrawing from the UK market back in November, following years of working with the Carphone Warehouse to establish a foothold here. It first store opened …
Read More »Comet fights back in Microsoft dispute
Retailer Comet has pledged to fight its corner in the dispute with Microsoft over the manufacturing of 94k Windows recovery discs. Yesterday MCV reported that Microsoft was suing Comet for producing what it claimed were thousands of counterfeit Windows CDs” that it then supplied to unsuspecting customers in the UK”. …
Read More »UPDATED: EA details Mass Effect 3 pre-order goodies
GameStop has revealed two exclusive in-game items that will be given to all who order Mass Effect 3 from the retailer in the US. The first is the N7 Valkyrie Assault Rifle, which for non pre-orderers will only crop up in the game as a rare black market icon. The …
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