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GAME Group has pledged that it will keep securing exclusive products, after grabbing the rights to the limited edition Modern Warfare 2 Xbox 360. The console joins a raft of GAME-exclusives this Christmas, which includes the special edition of Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time, the Assassin’s Creed II …
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EA will release kids’ e-books range Flips for DS on December 4th. Tim Ingham catches up with UK boss Keith Ramsdale and head of EA Play Harvey Elliot… Will you be taking Flips global? Harvey Elliott: There are territory restrictions based on the publishing agreements we have with each of …
Read More »HMV targeting former Zavvi stores
Entertainment retailer HMV has confirmed that it’s upcoming temporary Christmas stores will target locations now vacated thanks to the demise of Zavvi and Woolworths. The idea is to bring a viable entertainment offer to towns that are currently short on options, according to GigNews. HMV chief exec Simon Fox said …
Read More »MCV online traffic grows again
Online readership of leading UK games trade site MCV has hit a new peak. The targeted site, which focuses on the retail and publishing channel, offers daily news and analysis, plus chart information, jobs and real-time release schedule updates. It is published alongside the influential print and digital edition of …
Read More »The Hut hires games marketing boss
Growing online retailer The Hut has hired a new marketing manager for its games category. Sarah Jasper joins the firm after working as brand marketing manager on the Play.com-sponsored Take That tour. She has also previously worked for Sony Vaio and BMW. In addition, she joins MCV’s Retail Advisory Board …
Read More »NPD: Gaming finally on the up
After what seems like a prolonged period of decline in the North American video games market, the latest numbers from sales tracker NPD show that the sector enjoyed year-on-year growth in September. In fact, September 2009 was the second biggest September the NPD has ever recorded, beaten only by September …
Read More »More Hero discs due next year
The CEO of Guitar Hero has confirmed to MCV that retailers can expect more disc-based releases for its music games in 2010. In an exclusive interview, Activision’s music game boss Dan Rosensweig said retailers can expect more Guitar Hero, DJ Hero and Band Hero games next year – but perhaps …
Read More »NFS: Nitro gets early release
With its next-gen cousin Need for Speed: Shift still riding high in the UK charts, publisher EA has announced that it has bought forward the release date for it’s second NFS title of the year, Nitro. Originally scheduled for release on November 20th, the Wii and DS game will now …
Read More »Time called on third party 360 memory cards
Third party memory card manufacturers have been given an unwelcome headache from platform holder Microsoft with news that the next firmware update for the Xbox 360 will stop third party memory cards from working with the machine. Word comes from Microsoft’s Larry Hryb, who states on his Major Nelson blog: …
Read More »P2 readies for Tracy Beaker release
P2 Games has teamed up with publisher Random House and supermarket chain Morrisons for its upcoming Tracy Beaker video game. The title will be advertised in 100,000 Tracy Beaker reprints, as well as in the Tracy Beaker Fan Club newsletter and on relevant websites. Meanwhile, the title is backed by …
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