As Premier League football clubs prove on a yearly basis, having a lot of debt doesn’t necessarily mean you are a bad business. Take Manchester United, it reportedly owes around 520m, but it still attracts over 75,000 fans a week, has a wealth of high profile assets and is regarded …

Tesco is too much of an easy target for many critics.The company best known for a competitive food offer has had countless legal cases brought against it and accusations thrown at it – ranging from unfair trading to exploitation. Outside of groceries and in games it is often accused of …

Outside of groceries and in games it is often accused of slashing the bottom out of the market, discounting games below cost so that indies and specialists just cannot compete. Tesco is the bad guy, right? Read the comments from angry readers on MCVuk.com and you’d be inclined to agree, …

Retailers must be more vigilant with rogue traders if they want to avoid having their tax returns voided. As we revealed on the cover of this issue, Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs is mounting efforts to clamp down on temporary dodgy distributors who sell on games stock without paying VAT. …

NBA Jam is likely to be coming to Xbox 360 and PS3 via disc rather than download. A GameFly listing shows the game will be available as part of the US firm’s disc rental service. EA has also confirmed that NBA Jam will be available by Christmas. Speaking to Kotaku, …

The Xbox 360 remained the star hardware performer in North America last month, making good on Microsoft’s recent claims that there’s been a mid-generation leadership change” in the console market. It sold 483,989 units in September – a 37 per cent year-on-year increase. It was the only console to see …

UK entertainment retailer has predicted that Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops could become the biggest selling video game of all time after it hits global retail shelves on November 9th. We’re seeing some exceptional interest for this title across its different formats,” HMV’s senior buyer James Brooks told Eurogamer. …

Ahead of its release in Europe tomorrow, EA has told MCV that Medal of Honor is on track to shatter all previous sales records for the cult FPS war series. The publisher is, in particular, anxious for gamers to get to grips with the multiplayer side of the game, which …

Co-founder Chris Peck reveals Outerlight on the brink of collapse

CHIPS has struck back following the collapse of Chipsworld in July this year. In reality, the indie retail giant never went anywhere as CHIPS Franchise Ltd – the sister company which looks after 13 franchised stores – was still operational. But now joint MDs Don McCabe and Nik Agar have …