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Sega’s Vancouver 2010: The Official Video Game has returned to the Top 10 of the Xbox 360 and PS3 charts as interest grows in the current Winter Olympics. The game saw a 274 per cent rise in sales during the week ending February 20th, 2010, driven primarily by the console …
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RETAIL BIZ: Battlefield Bad Company 2
Click here to access the RetailBiz Previews section for an in-depth look at some of the key releases heading to retail. This week, we take up arms for EA’s Battlefield: Bad Company 2. The long-running franchise returns to consoles once more in an aggressive bid to redefine the modern military …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: Bayonetta in Top 10 return
Sega’s Bayonetta has returned to the Top 10 of both the Xbox 360 and PS3 charts. Price promotions has seen the action title leap from No.13 to fifth place in the Xbox 360 charts since last week. More impressively, it has rocketed from No.20 to seventh place in the PS3 …
Read More »Retailers ready for longer cycle
The High Street has called for increased games hardware marketing from the industry if they are to really make the lengthier console generation work. Entertainment chains, online specialists and supermarkets have all told MCV they agree with Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo’s strategies to extend the current hardware cycle. But they …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: Final Fantasy XIII
MCV’s vital weekly retail digest, RetailBiz, is available to view online and download now. Click here to access the RetailBiz Preview section for the definitive new guide to some of the key release due to hit the High Street soon. This week, we take a look at Square Enix’s Final …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: Star Trek Online tops PC charts
MCV’s vital weekly retail digest, RetailBiz, is available to view online and download now. Star Trek Online has debuted at the top of the PC charts, dethroning Mass Effect 2. The Cryptic-developed Atari MMORPG knocked BioWare’s sequel down to No.3, as well as fending off the newest entry from the …
Read More »Retail divided over iPad potential
UK games retailers have mixed feelings towards Apple’s new iPad. The device was revealed last week after months of speculation and is due for launch early next month. Senior execs at Gameloft and EA presented new games for the device at its unveiling. Already, some UK retailers have confirmed plans …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: Today’s charts and buying guide
MCV’s vital weekly retail digest, RetailBiz, is available to view online and download now. Our essential six-page supplement offers an in-depth look at this week’s official Gfk-ChartTrack multiformat Top 40 – still topped by EA’s Mass Effect 2 – as well as all of the official UK single and multi-format …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: Price Check
MCV’s vital weekly retail digest, RetailBiz, is available to view online and download now. MCV visited Romford for our regular price check, where Tesco has undercut specialist retailers GAME and HMV, as well as rival supermarket Asda, on our selected titles of the week. However, of the five titles we …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing
MCV’s vital weekly retail digest, RetailBiz, is available to view online and download now. Click here to access the RetailBiz Previews section for a definitive look at some of the key titles approaching release in the near future. This week, we jump in the driving seat with Sega’s Sonic & …
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