Next weeks’s issue of MCV is dedicated to the job market in 2010, and as part of this comprehensive guide we’re running our annual salary survey – and we’re asking readers to offer feedback all throughout this week. The survey is open to anyone in the games industry, whether you …
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US: Wii dominates Amazons bestseller list
The Wii dominated the top-selling list of Amazon’s video game category, accounting for nine of the Top 10 items. Nintendo hardware outsold software across all formats in 2009, with the US version of the online retailer’s site listing the standard Wii SKU as the bestselling item of the year. The …
Read More »UK CHARTS: MW2 stays top
2009 may be already be fading into the distance but the arrival of a brand new decade has not bought with it a change of fortunes for all those hoping to topple Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 from the top of the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40. …
Read More »Wii-wheel bundle set for Sega All-Stars Racing
Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing on Wii comes with an exclusive steering wheel peripheral. The accessory is already available from certain online retailers, including ShopTo, and features the game’s branding. Meanwhile, the publisher has announced that the Xbox 360 edition of Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing will feature exclusive in-game …
Read More »Review of the Decade – 2008
It was the most prosperous year in the history of gaming – but for much of UK retail, it proved to be a nightmare. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to 2008… Our 2008 Retrospective is live now in our features section.
Read More »2009 Review – Q4
2009 drew to a close with the first ever console hardware launch not to support physical media – the PSPgo. Meanwhile, outlets who rely on physical media raged an astonishing price war that saw Tesco slash EA’s FIFA 10 to an incredible 24.97. The quarter also bought ominous news for …
Read More »UK CHARTS: MW2 still on top
Strong pre-Christmas sales kept Modern Warfare 2 at the top of the UK games chart, according to the latest report from GfK-ChartTrack/ELSPA. The game, which was last week named as the Christmas No.1 on December 21st, maintained its place in the following five days of Christmas trading with a 17 …
Read More »2009 Review – Q3
Another quarter bought with it another Sony leak as images from a Chinese manufacturer spoilt Sony’s PS23 Slim surprise. Mind you, bigger shocks were to come with news that Activision intended to sell Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 for an eye-watering 54.99. That wasn’t the only news from the …
Read More »Activision: Indies a key pillar
Activision and Centresoft have heralded the importance of independent retailers as they seek more participants for their Promote and Devote 2009 initiative. The promotional event offers support to indies who prominently display Activision’s DJ Hero, with the publisher giving 30,000 to the sector. Promote and Devote 2009 follows on from …
Read More »2009 Review – Q1
As 2009 kicked off the UK High Street was still in the grips of what some are calling the worst recession in living memory. Retailers were going under, we lost Woolies from the High Street and a lot of people were getting annoyed by EUK’s warehouse. On top of that …
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