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Gamers are now being offered the chance to insure their purchases at the checkout in some select HMV stores. The trial offers consumers the chance to protect their purchases against a range of problems including theft or damage for just 1. At the moment the idea is just a trial, …

This year’s Eurogamer Expo will once again welcome entertainment chain HMV as a key sponsor and retail partner for the upcoming event, scheduled to take place at Earls Court between October 1st and October 3rd. As well as sampling a number of the year’s biggest upcoming titles, the new tie-up …

Video games are to play a key role in HMV’s upcoming Easter campaign, which will promote a wide range of entertainment products. The retailer is gearing up for what it considers to be an important sales period with strong advertising in the works for its high-profile activity. Easter is very …

Entertainment giant HMV has teamed up with Orange to form a mobile download portal. HMV Mobile Games will launch next week, and represents the retailer’s continued growth in the games market. The service can be access from any network and on over 1,000 Java enabled handsets. 400 games will be …

HMV has announced that 40 per cent of sales of The Hurt Locker have been on Blu-ray, suggesting that the appetite for the HD format is reaching a new high. This is one of the highest proportions for any film release since Blu-ray was launched, and is good news for …

WHsmith’s loss could be HMV’s gain: the entertainment specialist has launched a new superstore concept this week. A new outlet in Newcastle features HMV’s games, movie and music ranges, an array of books from sister retailer Waterstones, plus concessions. Games claim 20 per cent of the entertainment section – with …

Square Enix has announced that the official UK launch event for Final Fantasy XIII in the UK will take place at HMV’s flagship Oxford Street store in London on the evening of March 9th. Guest appearances from producer Yoshinori Kitase and art director Isamu Kamikokuryo will be on hand to …

MTV Games has partnered with HMV and ticket exchange firm Seatwave on a Beatles: Rock Band promotion. Consumers who purchase The Beatles: Rock Band software or bundle from HMV will receive a 25 voucher for their next ticket purchase at Seatwave. The voucher can be used to purchase tickets for …

HMV group has reported a 14.6 per cent year-on-year increase in its UK and Ireland stores for the five weeks ending January 2nd 2010. For the ten weeks ending on the same date the growth stands at 13.4 per cent. Like-for-like sales increased 2.2 per cent over the five weeks …

With the clock ticking on the rapid approach to Christmas retailers are stepping up their efforts to capture as much consumer spend as they can before the festive spend dries up – and Xbox 360 hardware is the latest to get the discount treatment. Both GAME and HMV are currently …