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Retail giant GameStop saw year-on-year profit fall from $40.3m to $30.9m during its fiscal quarter ending July 30th. Total sales dipped 3.1 per cent to $1.74bn for the quarter from the $1.8bn generated during the same period last year. Digital sales increased 69 per cent. However, profit before tax and …
Read More »GameStop banking on resurgent PC games market
Digital distribution will help reinstall PC as one of the dominant platforms for core games, according to GameStop. The firm has invested heavily in download and streaming technologies in the last year as audiences get a better handle on digital gaming. And speaking to MCV, digital distribution boss Steve Nix …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Steve Nix, GameStop
GameStop may operate over 5,000 bricks and mortar game outlets globally, but it has been pushinghard on downloads and online content. MCV spoke to the man in charge of its digitaldistribution strategy Steve Nix about how his company is helping usher in a new era for PC gaming… All of …
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Former Undertones singer to discuss adapting to the digital market at prestigious London event
Read More »GameStop moves first on UK 3DS price
This Friday marks the arrival of the anticipated 3DS price cut – but online retailer GameStop has kicked off its discount early. GameStop.co.uk is currently selling the device for just 134.97 with free delivery. This puts it some way ahead of its online competitors. Amazon is selling the handheld for …
Read More »Steam to keynote London Games Conference
The biggest digital distributor in games will address the trade at the London Games Conference. Jason Holtman, director of business development for Steam at US super-developer Valve, will present a keynote at the November event about the digital market. He will be joined by Sega’s John Clark, head of digital …
Read More »OPINION: No Stopping Them
How’s this for a success story? GameStop has gracefully and legitimately worked itself into the UK games trade. And that’s by closing physical stores – not opening GAME rivals or buying up Grainger as the nose-tappers would have you believe – and establishing a compelling and credible .co.uk. Publishers, distributors …
Read More »UK High Street definitely ‘off the plan’ for GameStop
GameStop has told MCV that DOES have designs on a big slice of the UK games market. But the retailer says it will get it through its new UK website NOT a bricks and mortar assault. As we reported last week, the chain has put paid to years of speculation …
Read More »Finally, GameStop gets serious about UK
GameStop has closed its two UK High Street shops. But the firm says it is now targeting UK gamers more aggressively than ever: through a .co.uk e-store that offers cheaper games, exclusives and – eventually – downloads. GameStop.co.uk had a soft-launch last week, but was officially announced overnight by the …
Read More »GameStop: Buy PC downloads in our shops
US retail giant GameStop is encouraging customers to come in to its shops to pre-order downloadable PC games. It’s not as daft as it sounds, as it lets customers use trade-in credit against the cost of the game or buy with cash. The first game that customers can pre-order is …
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