HMV wants to be the next retailer to offer pre-owned games online following Amazon UK’s entry into the market. Last week, Amazon.co.uk began buying and selling second-hand titles. Customers can buy pre-owned games from the retailer, check prices using an online calculator and post old games in exchange for gift …

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UK games retail sold 1m fewer games during November than it did during the same period in 2009, according to GfK Chart-Track data. Just shy of 9m games were sold at retail last month, while a little under 10m units were shifted during the same period in 2009. But retailers …

Big things are expected for Nintendo’s highly-anticipated 3DS handheld when it arrives in March. The format-holder has told MCV it reckons the device will represent another one of its ‘landmark’ hardware releases, thanks to innovative new features and 3D content. 3DS was first announced in March this year and officially …

At a time when Britain prepared for what would be an historic general election, the industry was still trying to assess the potential implications of The Digital Economy Bill. Meanwhile, the BBC rocked established games models by announcing four free Doctor Who games while Gizmodo got into all sorts of …

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Game Investor Consulting's Rick Gibson says solid analytics are needed to kill-off friction

It’s usually the biggest spending period for the games industry – but the last weekend before Christmas offered no growth for the UK games retail. According to MCV calculations based on exclusive UKIE/Chart-Track data, the UK retail market was worth 78.7m last week – a small drop from 79.6m the …

Crystal Dynamics has announced that a Tomb Raider PS3 trilogy pack will be released in Q1 2011. The release will include Tomb Raider Legend, Tomb Raider Anniversary and Tomb Raider Underworld on one Blu-ray disc. A retail listing appeared on Amazon Germany before developer Crystal Dynamics confirmed its authenticity. Global …

As was predicted by pretty much everybody last week, Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops has been named as the UK’s official Christmas Number One video game. The game has now sold over 3m copies in the UK, making it one of only three games to top the 100m mark …