Will we see a cessation in rampant price-cutting from UK retail this year? That was the question from trade experts this week, as the High Street began to contemplate its reaction to Argos’ bold step of raising – not dropping – prices in its new catalogue. Leading outlets have told …

The inaugural Gamescom this August is proving to be an ambitious event, supported by everyone who is anyone in the industry – and open to all. But don’t just take our word for it. Here, Oliver Kuhrt of organiser Koelnmesse runs through the plans for the event… In less than …

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Grand Theft Auto Episodes From Liberty City will hit retail shelves on Thursday October 29th. The game combines the two downloadable episodes The Lost and The Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony into one box, and does not require a copy of GTA IV to run. It will also …

The second prong in EA’s three-tiered reinvention of its massively popular Need for Speed series has been given a firm release date in the UK and US. Need for Speed: Nitro, the Wii and DS versions of the racing series, will be released in the UK on November 20th. The …

The latest research from TNS Worldpanel Entertainment suggests that the average selling price for video games has fallen over the last year. In the 52 weeks ending May 24th 2009, the average price across all formats fell to 21.97, a decline of two per cent, according to the firm. The …

A bit of digging at the latest NPD results for the North American games market has shown that revenues generated by leading music genre brands Guitar Hero and Rock Band have fallen 49 per cent year-on-year over the last 12 months. Gamasutra reports that June was the second month on …

Sony has announced Uncharted 2: Among Thieves will be released in the US on October 13th. The upcoming PS3 hit is expected to arrive in Europe a few days later, most likely October 17th. Several US retailers have gained the rights to exclusive pre-order incentives. Amazon.com is offering consumers an …

The dust has barely settled on the news that Activision and other publishers will be raising their prices this Q4 – but it has emerged that retailer Argos is this week set to follow suit. The firm is expected to increase its prices by five per cent in its new …

James Batchelor speaks with leading publishers about the reasons for this genre’s impressive growth and find out how they plan to capitalise on Nintendo’s success… As MCV reported last week, Wii Fit is so far the best-selling game of 2009. And it launched over a year ago. Where other games …