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In a presentation entitled "Dedicated to Gaming", GAME Group CEO Ian Shepherd has outlined his strategy for growth in the coming years, claiming that the specialist games retailer will not succumb to the same problems that have beset other entertainment sectors. "The games market is different to books, DVD and …
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GAME: Pre-owned grows the new market
The market for new triple-A titles would be diminished were it not for the pre-owned sector, GAME Group CEO Ian Shepherd has claimed. "The existence of pre-owned makes the new market bigger," he said at today’s strategy briefing. "It makes it more affordable, reduces the total cost of ownership. However, …
Read More »GAME: We claim a third of accessories market
UK retailer GAME has said that sales of accessories in its stores account for around a third of the total accessories market across the regions in which it operates. But interestingly for the Group, around 30 per cent of those sales are of its own label accessories. GAME currently has …
Read More »GAME: We’ll triple digital revenue by 2013
GAME Group CEO Ian Shepherd has outlined the company’s Strategic Update in which he has expressed his intention to triple the Group’s online and digital revenue from 100m to 300m by 2013. The exec said that recent behind the scenes investment in GAME’s digital infrastructure will start to become apparent …
Read More »‘There’s no such thing as free-to-play’ – EA
Publisher lauds the silent success of the freemium model
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Publisher boss admits fall from grace but believes the firm is rising fast
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Buzz studio continues to restructure into a digital games provider
Read More »GAME to unveil new £15m strategy today
Video games retailer GAME will today lift the lid on a significant change to business strategy that will position the Group for life in an increasingly digital world. Later this morning group chief executive Ian Shepherd will reveal the company’s 15m secret. "Today is an important day for GAME as …
Read More »EA: We dropped the ball
Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference in San Francisco, EA CEO John Riccitiello has admitted that the publisher has made mistakes in the last few years, but believes that it is now in a stronger position than it has been for some time. If you go back …
Read More »New Games Marketing
Marketing may not be an actual dark art, but it can certainly seem quite a cloudy business. Like good front row play in rugby union, impressive results are obvious, but there’s some uncertainly about the rules, about whether or not there are any rules – and about exactly what techniques …
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