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A small-scale retailer is on the cusp of transformation after hiring two GAME veterans. Big Retail, the chain of entertainment stores operated by distributor MBL, recently welcomed David Webb and Steve Wilde to its ranks, MCV can reveal. We understand MBL hopes to open several new websites and High Street …
Read More »Royal Wedding gets inevitable web game
Desperate to be a part of the royal wedding? Of course you are. And thanks to Miniclip.com, you can be. The casual game developer has released Royal Wedding: William & Kate as a browser-based game that you can find here. So what genre is it? Perhaps you’re thinking first-person adventure, …
Read More »Tesco: ‘Forget the specialists, we can grow games’
Tesco’s new games boss says the grocer goliath can expand the market in ways HMV and GAME cannot. In an interview with MCV, senior buying manager Sarah Kaye insisted a ‘level playing field’ between specialists and supermarkets can help grow the games market in the face of a tough economy. …
Read More »Analysts defend ‘threatened’ GAME
Financial analysts have hit back at a damning Goldman Sach’s report on retailer GAME. John Stevenson from Peel Hunt and David Jeary from Investec have said GAME’s recent Strategy Update shows the company is doing the right things to ensure future profitability. Their statements follow a report from Goldman Sachs, …
Read More »GAME kicks off Easter sales push
GAME and Gamestation have slashed several hardware and software prices in time for the Easter holidays. Microsoft and Sony’s new motion controllers feature prominently in the chain’s latest promotion, with Kinect reduced from 119.99 to 79.99 and the PlayStation Move Starter Pack down from 49.99 to 29.99. Console offers include …
Read More »Former Ladbrokes CEO to take GAME Group chair?
GAME Group will apparently name Chris Bell as its new Chairman. The former Ladbrokes boss has already been on the retailer’s Board for eight years, and even served as interim CEO when several execs left the firm last year. Reports of his new appointment emerged from the Sunday Times (via …
Read More »LEGO Pirates heads to Gadget Show Live
Attendees of this year’s Gadget Show Live will be able to play LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean and parts of Gears of War 3 for the first time. The upcoming titles will be showcased at the GAME stand in the Gadget Show Live’s Game Zone. The event runs from Wednesday, …
Read More »MCV AWARDS: Amazon beats supermarkets
Amazon defeated the supermarkets to be crowned best general retail at the MCV Awards last night. The firm was the only online company in this new category. The specialist retail prize was scooped by GAME, having missed out on winning any awards last year. Meanwhile, star store was awarded to …
Read More »Nintendo, GAME and HMV refute 3DS claims
Nintendo has branded claims about 3DS refunds and dizziness made in The Sun this morning as "incorrect". In addition, both GAME and HMV have denied issuing refunds to customers. The paper this morning claimed that "thousands" of users have suffered either dizziness or headaches after using the device and that …
Read More »OPINION: Two’s a crowd
So it transpires that GAME’s new consumer show has upset more than just team Eurogamer. After steady growth and increasing popularity, supporting this year’s Expo seemed like a no-brainer for many marketers. However Gamefest’s debut has created a real headache. Publishers are facing a choice. Just Gamefest? Just Eurogamer? Try …
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