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A closer look at last week’s NPD results for the North American video games market courtesy of Gamasutra has revealed that Activision’s brand new racing IP Blur sold just 31,000 units across Xbox 360 and PS3 in its first five days on the market. Other games that performed less well …
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Classic White PS3 Slim announced
Sony Computer Entertainment Japan has announced a brand new ‘Classic White’ version of the PS3 Slim that will launch in the territory on July 29th. It will pack a 160GB HDD and will include a similarly white Dualshock 3 controller. In addition to the new colour, Sony will also launch …
Read More »Will Kinect and Move arrive too late?
A succession of poorly-received software releases for the Nintendo Wii could have a negative impact on the success of the soon-to-be-launched Xbox 360 Kinect and PlayStation Move, according to one UK retail boss. Market results for the last two quarters have seen Wii sales severely decline,” ShopTo CEO Igor Cipolletta …
Read More »Vaz back on the anti-games bandwagon
One of the UK’s staunchest anti-games critics is back on the warpath with the news that Keith Vaz, the Labour MP for Leicester East, has gone to Parliament with fresh concerns about the dangers of violent games. Vaz has table an Early Day Motion to the Commons urging the Government …
Read More »Amazon crowned UKs biggest etailer
Online leader Amazon has once again been named as the biggest etailer in the UK by analyst Experian HitWise. TechRadar reports that Amazon has claimed the top spot every year since the firm started producing the league table. Catalogue specialist Argos claimed second place just ahead of entertainment giant Play.com …
Read More »iPhone 4 – Apple’s OFFICIAL response
Apple has at long last issued a full response to the ongoing crisis enveloping the iPhone 4 and its antenna design. And here it is in full: Dear iPhone 4 Users, The iPhone 4 has been the most successful product launch in Apple’s history. It has been judged by reviewers …
Read More »NPD: 360 beats PS3 in Red Dead battle
Microsoft’s Xbox 360 was the single biggest revenue contributor to the US video games market in May, according to NPD, with total unit sales of its console hitting 195k in the period and revenue reaching $254m (total May revenue hit $823.5m). It also fared well in the software market, with …
Read More »iPhone 4s bumper payday
A serious design flaw or a big ball of nothing – however you view the Apple iPhone 4 antenna crisis, the good news for retailers is that rubber bands are suddenly in serious demand. While the true extent of the iPhone 4’s reception issues are still yet to be fully …
Read More »Tesco doubles games market share
Mammoth retailer Tesco is also planning to boost its presence in the video games market, after a strong year in the sector. We’ve doubled our market share in both hardware and games," Tesco’s category director for entertainment Rob Salter told MCV’s sister site PCR. "And we’ve invested quite heavily in …
Read More »VAT rise wont affect online
Online retailers with distribution facilities off the UK mainland are safe from the VAT hike. The likes of HMV, Amazon, Play and The Hut run operations from Jersey or Guernsey, which means they’ll remain unaffected by the increase. Digital distributors not based in the UK will also be able to …
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