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International video games retailer GameStop has reported sales of $2.86bn for the nine weeks ending January 2nd – more or less spot on the $2.85bn it reported in the same period in 2008. Like-for-like store sales fell by 8.6 per cent in the period. The lower than expected numbers were …

Rapidly growing UK retailer The Hut has revealed that its network of websites saw a 188 per cent year-on-year increase in the number of orders it received in the six weeks over Christmas. In the same period international revenue soared 240 per cent year-on-year. We are extremely happy with these …

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. …

2009 is nearly at an end and with it comes the end of the games industry’s most successful ever decade. While each year brings with it a myriad of titles to be won for bragging rights, the Christmas Number One crown remains one of the most coveted. So what better …

With fellow bookie Paddy Power having already paid out on what it believes is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s victory in this year’s battle for the Christmas number one crown, Ladbrokes has now added that Activision’s shooter is almost certain to win the battle. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare …

Though the Christmas number one won’t be announced for another couple of weeks, betting agency Paddy Power has announced that it is paying out on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 being the victor. Well, in reality Paddy Power’s press release states that they’re paying out on Call of Duty …

With two members of the MCV team having used Microsoft’s Xbox 360 repair service in the last couple of months alone, we know all too well the pain of being without your console – but if your Xbox 360 breaks from tomorrow onwards you could be in for a frustrating …

Retail giant GAME has detailed a huge TV, cinema and print pre-Christmas marketing campaign for its two chains. For its Gamestation brand, the group has booked consumer print, TV and national press advertising, with the tagline: ‘Talk to the gamers’. The TV advertisement will feature a mixture of 30 and …

The UK games industry has slashed a third off its Q4 marketing spend for this year – as the economic slowdown wounds the trade in its most crucial period. MCV estimates show that 2009’s Q4 figure is over 30 per cent down compared to last year’s astronomical 139m total rate …

Discount shopping network MyVoucherCodes.co.uk reckons that data obtained from the browsing habits of its 9m monthly users suggest that Xbox 360 is on track to outsell Sony’s rival PS3 console by a ratio of 3-to-1 this Christmas in the UK. Microsoft’s console has gradually increased its slice of purchases made …