Leading UK games retailer GAME has tonight at London’s video game BAFTAs announced that it is to stage its first UK consumer games show later this year. Called GamesFest, the event is actually an extension of the retailer’s store manager conference. Entry will be reserved exclusively for Reward Card customers. …

Licensed 4U has been in business for two years. What services have you developed in that time?We provide a route to all gaming markets for publishers and developers who don’t have any representation or retail presence. We licence finished product for sale in all gaming regions, allowing publishers to broaden …

Games retailer GameStop has become the first High Street games retailer to offer an over-the-counter PS3 upgrade solution for its customers. Under the moniker ‘Supercharged’, the chain has taken refurbished hardware and via its affiliate service company Recharged added a Digital Scorpio Blue 500GB HDD. Also included in the package …

Bethesda has announced retail partnerships that will drive pre-orders for Splash Damage’s upcoming sci-fi shooter Brink. GAME, GameStation, Play.com and Amazon will each offer exclusive packs of in-game content to any consumers that order the game ahead of its May 20th release date. Each pack will contain different body tattoos, …

Following recent criticism from publisher EA, NPD has once again pledged to introduce digital sales numbers into its monthly US video games sales data. "We are expanding the number of digital retailers we have relationships with in order to develop a digital POS (point of sale) service," NPD analyst Anita …

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Video games retailer GAME has issued a statement detailing the steps it is taking to enact Sony’s decision to postpone the release of PS3 racer Motorstorm Apocalypse, which was due out in the UK this Friday. To stop money being taken from the accounts of customers who had pre-ordered the …

Reports suggest layoffs have been made to 'online' divisions

Having never succeeded in standing toe-to-toe with Apple’s mighty iPad series, reports are claiming that Microsoft is ready to call an end to its Zune hardware business. However, it doesn’t mean the end of the Zune brand – that will continue to be leveraged as a mussy and movie sales …

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