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UK retailer GAME has lowered its 3DS price to 219.99. The firm was originally selling the device for 229.99, but that price has come under pressure following aggressive moves from rivals ShopTo, Play and Amazon, all of which are selling the device for around 200. GAME has also revealed a …
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Dont forget! MCV Awards lobbying
Do you deserve to win a MCV Award this year? Lobbying is open for the 2011 MCV Industry Excellence Awards, so please send in your nominations. The deadline is Friday, February 11th. All nominations must be sent to AwardsLobbying@intentmedia.co.uk A full guide to the awards can be found here – …
Read More »OPINION: Grainger than fiction
When I returned to MCV in November 2008, Grainger Games was an indie upstart with a storecount just over 10. Today it has at 49 High Street outlets. Last year alone, it added 23 stores. The team now move at such a clip that in the last two weeks they …
Read More »Grainger than Fiction
The team now move at such a clip that in the last two weeks they oversaw the opening of four new outlets. These are phenomenal numbers. At a time when Grainger’s nearest and only rival is closing stores, you have to stop and ask: how do they do it? Cynics …
Read More »Salary Survey
Earlier this year we asked MCVuk.com readers to take part in an extensive salary survey. Over 500 took part revealing details on their career and 2011 job prospects. For 2011 our salary survey actually shows a dip in the average UK games industry salary. Last year we reported the number …
Read More »Gusto makes over a quarter of staff redundant
'Budgets stretched' after publisher delays release of unannounced game
Read More »3DS: No stock shock this time
Phenomenal pre-order demand means Nintendo will have to bring more 3DS stock to the UK than it did for day one of the Wii launch. MCV understands the format holder is beefing up manufacturing and replenishment plans to ensure it doesn’t face retail-worrying shortages. Pre-orders are already outpacing Wii’s total …
Read More »GAME breaks store closure news to staff
Retailer GAME has this week informed staff members of 19 stores that it intends to close in the coming weeks. The move comes as part of the store closure plan outlined back in April 2010. "You will remember that last April we announced plans to close 85 UK stores over …
Read More »Bethesda dates Brink, Rage and Hunted
Bethesda has announced release dates for its 2011 games Brink, Rage and Hunted: The Demon’s Forge. FPS Brink will arrive on May 20th – three days after its North American release on May 17th, while fantasy action title Hunted is due out on June 3rd in the UK and June …
Read More »OPINION: Will NGP defeat pre-owned?
Sony’s new physical format has the potential to change the face of the pre-owned market. Earlier this morning, the platform holder confirmed that the flash-based card for its upcoming Next Generation Portable will store the full software titles plus add-on game content” at the device’s big unveiling. Tying downloadable content …
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