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Three million units of Michael Jackson: The Experience have been sold worldwide, MCV can reveal. In the UK alone the game has sold 319,000 units to date according to GfK Chart-Track. The numbers include sales on Wii, DS and PSP. Ubisoft’s dance game is now set to get a boost …

Dish Network has bought Blockbuster in a $320m deal. The second-largest satellite TV company in the US snapped the company up through a bankruptcy auction, beating competition from Carl Icahn and a group od debtholders. The transaction still needs to be approved by a bankruptcy court however. Dish Network’s EVP …

Supermarket chain Morrisons has ended its relationship with MBL Group five months early. The contract termination has happened immediately and by mutual consent. The partnership was originally scheduled to end on September 14th. MBL announced it was up for sale following the loss of Morrisons. 78 per cent of the …

MCV readers and awards guests are being asked to help raise 4,000 for Gamesaid. You can donate now, on the night or after the awards to help the industry’s charity, which has been doing fantastic work to help the lives of children and young people. Over 620 retailers, media and …

Nintendo has signed a deal with One Direction which will see the popular boy band feature in a TV campaign for Pokemon Black and Pokemon White. The X-Factor finalists will also be acting as Pokemon ‘brand ambassadors’ – appearing at a series of special events and meeting fans. The first …

The retailer set up following the collapse of Woolworths has gone into administration. The 17-strong chain was set up in 2009 by former Woolies head of development Andy Latham. The shop mirrored Woolworths in terms of range, which included toys, confectionary, music, games and DVDs. The firm is based in …

The UK digital video games market is bigger than the music and DVD market combined, says retail body ERA. The firm estimates the digital games market made 411m last year, followed by music at 280.7m and digital video at 77.4m. Digital now accounts for 14.6 per cent of the entertainment …

Financial firm Goldman Sachs has issued a damning report on the future of GAME Group. The company’s Rachel Carson has downgraded GAME from Neutral to Sell. She says the firm’s decision to move further online and into digital is ‘late in the evolution of the industry’ and will therefore be …

It’s a very different looking Top 40 this week, with 12 new games in the charts. Critically acclaimed shooter Crysis 2 takes the No.1 spot, beating off stiff competition from 3DS software and LEGO Star Wars III, the latter making No.2. This means THQ’s Homefront has dropped slightly down the …

HMV has recruited Ewan Pinder as head of technology. Pinder joins from Comet where he was head of merchandising and store development. He boasts over 20 years experience in the electricals industry. Pinder will report to commercial director Gary Warren and head up of a team consisting of technology manager …