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If you’ve read any of the sensational press reports or naysaying analysts, you’ll know PlayStation Vita has its sceptics.Apparently, consumers want smartphones and tablets – not dedicated, ‘expensive’ gaming handhelds. And Vita’s soft Japanese launch is a sign that consumer tastes are changing. MCV put these concerns to PlayStation’s European …
Read More »Green Man Gaming partners with Gaikai
Green Man Gaming has teamed up with OnLive rival Gaikai to let its users try before they buy. Customers can now stream and play Gaikai game demos through any of the retailer’s sites, including its flagship UK store and recently launched portals in the Czech Republic, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. …
Read More »HMV laments tough games market
HMV’s Xmas would have been a lot better had there been more video games to sell, says CEO Simon Fox. His words came ahead of news that the firm has merged its games and technology teams, leading to the departure of popular games boss Tim Ellis. Ewan Pinder is now …
Read More »Sony dismisses Vita launch fears
PlayStation says it is impossible and dangerous to judge PS Vita’s UK launch on its ‘slow’ start in Japan. Despite selling some 325,000 units in its first weekend, Vita fell behind PSP and 3DS in Japan during its second and third week, which sparked a string of negative reports in …
Read More »Adele demolishes Call of Duty as 2011’s biggest entertainment property
Singing sensation Adele sold over 1m more copies of her latest album than Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. The FPS loses its crown as the UK’s biggest entertainment property in terms of units sold, although it remains No.1 in value. Call of Duty topped the same list in both …
Read More »Lack of digital chart is "turning off investors"
Potential video game investors are being put off by the lack of digital data, say industry experts. The UK games industry’s Digital Group – which is supported by UKIE – says it’ll be easier to persuade financial giants to invest in games if they could see the size of the …
Read More »HMV upbeat despite Xmas sales slump
HMV’s retail sales dropped 8.2 per cent over Christmas. It is obviously still a challenging time for the entertainment specialist, but the results are better than they were when the Group last updated the City in December. The results are for the five weeks ending December 31st, 2011. HMV’s improved …
Read More »Digital omission threatening chart legitimacy
As was reported yesterday, end of year trading figures show a gaping 100m hole in the UK games retail market for 2011. According to GfK Chart-Track data, UK games retailers sold 55.4m games during 2011, almost 12 per cent down year-on-year. In terms of revenue, UK retailers made 1.42bn from …
Read More »2011 REVIEW: GAMEfest vs Eurogamer
September marked the battle of the consumer events, with Eurogamer facing off against GAME. It began at BAFTA’s video game awards in March, when the retailer announced GAMEfest would take place in Birmingham NEC between September 16th to 18th. One week before Eurogamer Expo. Eurogamer MD Rupert Loman told MCV …
Read More »2011 REVIEW: High Street Horror Story
There’s no hiding from the fact that 2011 has been a year to forget for retailers. The bleak news on the High Street kicked off with troubles at HMV. The situation was made worse by over-zealous press predicting the imminent demise of the entertainment retailer – which issued three profit …
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