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Alworths eyes 150 stores
Gaming has become a major part of Alworths’ plans, as the firm eyes 150 new stores over the next three years. Alworths was founded last year and at the time the retailer had no intentions of going big on entertainment. But that changed during the 2010, with music, DVD and …
Read More »Moshi merchandise to generate $100m
Mind Candy, the maker behind popular online game, Moshi Monsters, has forecast over $100 million in retail sales of products based on the brand in 2011. Moshi Monsters has attracted over 30 million players globally. The free-to-play game, aimed at children, allows players to adopt a pet monster and explore …
Read More »Free-to-play game ‘can make $100m’
Moshi Monsters predicts merchandise sales surge
Read More »Govt to support industry at sold-out LGC
Ed Vaizey to offer update as conference ends month-long festival
Read More »Government backs games at sold-out LGC
Culture Minister Ed Vaizey will reiterate Government support for the games industry later this week. In front of a full house at BAFTA’s Princess Anne Theatre, Vaizey will use the London Games Conference to discuss the crucial areas of future revenue and skills creation. He will also formally close this …
Read More »OPINION: Those Kinect stock grumbles
Format-holders are damned if they do and damned if they don’t. Supply enough product for launch, just enough to satisfy day one with some overspill, then you’re branded a so-so hit. Or a borderline failure. Don’t supply enough product, and you aren’t working hard enough, over-inflating demand, or simply cocked …
Read More »High Street ready for Kinect launch frenzy
Leading retailers are planning special Kinect charts and in-store demo areas to celebrate the peripheral’s arrival next week – despite a complete sell-out nationwide. GAME has already been running Kinect evenings in many of its stores, which the firm says have given it an edge over its rivals. What I …
Read More »US: Dance Central recalled
Publishers MTV and Microsoft have recalled all copies of Kinect title Dance Central in North America. The reason? An unspecified misprint in the owner’s manual”. Microsoft has become aware that an update that needs to be made to the product manual (i.e. printed materials) included in the game entitled Dance …
Read More »MS expects critical and commercial mismatch
Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft has admitted that the review scores for some of its Kinect launch titles are unlikely to match the adulation given to the likes of Halo Reach – but that it won’t affect their performance at retail. For us, these are different types of titles and …
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