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Online retail behemoth Amazon will launch its PC game download store in the UK this October, MCV can reveal. A US download store has existed since early 2009 but it only started selling downloadable versions of triple-A PC games in November last year.It’s been a much-delayed process for the retailer …
Read More »Pokémon 3DS game confirmed
The Nintendo 3DS will get its first game based on the mammoth Pokmon franchise this October, but it’s not a traditional RPG. Pokmon Rumble Blast is a 3D action game that follows the formula of 2009 WiiWare title Pokmon Rumble. Players can battle waves of toy Pokmon alone or with …
Read More »‘People are no longer going to GAME en masse,’ claims EA
Games retailers face serious challenges from the disruption created by on-demand content according to EA Sports boss Andrew Wilson. Speaking this morning in a keynote speech at the Develop conference, he said that despite market growth which meant more gamers than ever were out there, fewer and fewer are going …
Read More »Modern Warfare 3 on track to beat pre-order records
Every series has a heyday, but any belief that Call of Duty’s may have passed can be quickly dismissed. Retailer GAME has told MCV that pre-orders for this November’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 are tracking significantly” ahead of last year’s Black Ops. And, of course, Black Ops is …
Read More »US: Game sales drop 10%
Retail sales of games, accessories and consoles in the US fell ten per cent year-on-year in June, NPD data shows. Sales of consoles alone totalled $366.6m during the month, compared to $401.7m generated during the same period last year. Software sales accumulated $469.5m – a dip of 12 per cent …
Read More »Martin Davies joins GAME board
High Street retailer GAME has hired former Holidaybreak boss Martin Davies as non-executive director. 51-year-old Davies joins the GAME board with immediate effect. He keeps his role of chief executive at travel group Holidaybreak which he has held since April 2010. Before this, Davies worked as CEO of school trip …
Read More »GAME grabs exclusive Gears of War 3 console
Retailers GAME and Gamestation have been revealed as the exclusive stockists of a Gears of War 3 themed Xbox 360 console due out on September 20th. The Limited Edition 320GB bundle includes a Gears-styled console as well as two decorated controllers. The 269.99 SKU can already be pre-ordered from the …
Read More »Games advertisers respond to NOTW scandal
Video games retailers are among the many firms that are reconsidering their position on advertising with the News of the World. The News International-owned tabloid currently faces allegations concerning a private investigator that was reportedly employed by the publication who hacked into the mobile phone of missing person Millie Dowler. …
Read More »Langdell is back… with a new game
Having made a name for himself as the man who failed to trademark the word ‘Edge’, Tim Langdell has taken a short break from laughable litigation to do the unthinkable – he’s released a video game. Published by Langdell’s Edge Games, Edgebobby 2 is currently available on the Apple App …
Read More »HMV won’t accept Mercenaries trade-ins
UK entertainment retailer HMV will not be accepting trade-in copies of 3DS title Resident Evil: Mercenaries, which is released in the UK this Friday. PR boss Gennaro Castaldo told VG247 that the decision was made avoid any potential customer disappointment for those purchasing a pre-owned version”. However, a spokesperson for …
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