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The UK games trade needs to attend E3 this year, says show host the ESA. The organiser has told MCV it plans to dramatically ramp up last year’s number of international attendees as it establishes E3 as an event not just for North America. Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft are all …
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RETAIL BIZ: 2010 FIFA World Cup
Click here to access the RETAIL BIZ Previews section, where you’ll find an in-depth guide to some of the biggest game approaching retail. This week, we take to the pitch with EA’s 2010 FIFA World Cup, the next instalment in the best-selling FIFA series that looks to follow up on …
Read More »Retail reveals Split/Second DLC
Disney’s Split/Second: Velocity hasn’t even hit shelves yet but word of digital add-ons has already emerged through pre-order initiatives. Online retail giant Play.com will be giving away the first DLC pack for the upcoming racer free to anyone that pre-orders the game through its site. While this deal has yet …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: Red Dead Redemption
Click here to access the RETAIL BIZ Previews section, where you’ll find the definitive guide to some of the hottest titles due to hit shelves over the next few weeks. This week, we saddle up with Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption, the upcoming blockbuster that invites gamers to explore the Old …
Read More »First Doctor Who game dodges retail
The BBC this morning lifted the lid on the first Doctor Who game – but it won’t be available in shops. A brand new episodic title for PC and Mac called Doctor Who: The Adventure Games is being bankrolled by the licence fee and developed by leading UK talent. Sumo …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: Just Cause 2 still top
Square Enix’s Just Cause 2 may have missed out to the evergreen Just Dance in the All Formats chart, but it still dominates the console charts. The open-world action game holds onto the top spot of both the Xbox 360 and PS3 charts for a second week, and retains a …
Read More »MW2 DLC to Stimulate retail sales
New DLC for Modern Warfare 2 should give the game a sales boost over the Easter period, according to Activision. The Stimulus Package went on sale this week (Tuesday March 30th) and is backed by a 1m marketing campaign. Developer Infinity Ward says the DLC, which features new levels for …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: Pokémon duo tops DS charts
Pokmon SoulSilver and HeartGold have topped the DS charts, taking first and second place respectively. The two games are the highest placing DS releases so far this year, with SoulSilver becoming the first new No.1 in the DS charts since The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks back in December. Before …
Read More »Is this the end of specialist games retail?
It’s official: supermarkets are the fastest growing games retailers in the UK.According to TNS data published by ERA this week, supermarkets took up 17.7 per cent of revenue earned through video game software sales in 2009 – a whopping 328m. That figure was just 210m, 10.1 per cent of the …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: Splinter Cell: Conviction
Click here to access the RETAIL BIZ Previews section, where you’ll find the definitive guide to some of the biggest titles hitting shelves in the near future. This week, we take a look at Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction, the hotly-anticipated return of the ruthless spy Sam Fisher. With …
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