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The UK games trade has backed GAME to overcome its ‘nightmare’ start to the year. Publishing execs have lined-up to offer vocal support to the retailer, after working around the clock to get stock into stores. GAME lost credit insurance, which meant the firm had to do deals with suppliers …
Read More »EA CFO Eric Brown departs
Electronic Arts chief financial officer Eric Brown has left the company. He leaves on February 17th to become CFO and COO of communications company Polycom. According to Gamasutra, chief accounting officer and senior VP Kenneth Barker will serve as CFO in the interim. Brown is an EA veteran, joining in …
Read More »Focus sets up Premier comeback
Angry Birds PC publisher Focus Multimedia is set to bring another major IP to games retail. Premier Manager 2012 will arrive on February 24th, with an SRP of 10.20.The news follows a record breaking Christmas for Focus, which holds almost a third of the PC budget market. The publisher saw …
Read More »‘Vita brings cheer to a dour High Street’
PlayStation Vita can warm up a bitter start to the year for games retail. The games trade is upbeat about the new hardware launch, with specialists and mainstream outlets ramping up pre-orders, launching micro-sites and preparing midnight launches. In a period of market decline it’s a great opportunity to drive …
Read More »Handy Sony map shows where all UK Vitas are
PlayStation has put together a map to show consumers where they can play Vita. The new handheld goes on sale on February 22nd, and is available to play in locations up and down the UK, including all GAME and GameStation stores. You can check out the full map here. It …
Read More »GameStop ‘no comment’ on GAME stores bid
GameStop has issued a ‘no comment’ on rumours it is amongst the bidders for GAME’s overseas business. GAME is in the process of selling off its international operations – which includes stores in France, Spain, Scandinavia, Australia and the Czech Republic. GameStop already has stores in Australia, France and Spain, …
Read More »Sega income dips 6.6 per cent
Sega Sammy’s income has dropped slightly due to sluggish video game sales in Europe and the US. For the nine months ending December 31st 2011, the publisher’s net income was 284.7m, a slight drop of 6.6 per cent compared with the year before. The firm enjoyed strong sales from its …
Read More »HMV fights back: ‘We won’t give up on games’
HMV won’t turn its back on games, CEO Simon Fox has told MCV. But it will cut in-store space given to the category following a year where it lost market share. Fox said nervous games firms did not back HMV enough last year – unlike ‘highly supportive’ music and DVD …
Read More »Another games vet heads to Apple
Xbox Live marketing boss Robin Burrowes is the latest games exec to join Apple. Burrowes worked at Xbox for seven years, and was in charge of Xbox Live. He was one of the execs promoting the latest Xbox dashboard update, even attending London Games Conference and Gamescom last year. Prior …
Read More »Nintendo TV goes 3D
Nintendo TV is now available to view in 3D. The show (which is handled by Future Publishing’s Official Nintendo Magazine team) was first made available on Wii 18 months ago, and has been viewed over 1m times. The 3DS version first appeared before Christmas and its second episode goes live …
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