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HMV will launch its first in-store cinema in London on Friday (October 23rd) – the first step in its re-birth as an ‘entertainment hub for popular culture’. The firm has partnered with Curzon Artificial Eye to launch a three-screen cinema above HMV’s Wimbledon Broadway store, dubbed HMVCurzon. If the trial …

HMV will open 12 new temporary stores across the UK this month – with games playing a ‘key role’ in their layout. The multiple entertainment retailer is anticipating increased demand over the Christmas period – particularly from releases including Activision’s Modern Warfare 2, Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed II and EA’s FIFA …

HMV hopes to use its stake in digital delivery service 7Digital to take on the likes of Steam and Metaboli. The retailer acquired a 50 per cent stake in 7Digital last week, for 7.7 million in cash. The London-based firm has a catalogue of over six million digital music tracks …

GAME.co.uk is exclusively selling Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Veteran Edition for Xbox 360 and PS3. The set includes the hardened edition of the game, which comes with an artbook, a digital code to download Call of Duty Classic, and a SteelBook case, as well as a unique gift …

Europe will go head-to-head in the Guitar Hero ‘jump in, jump out’ world record attempt for the largest number of gamers in a single Guitar Hero session. The event will pit France, Italy, Spain, Holland, Sweden and the UK against each other, and will make use of Guitar Hero 5’s …

HMV’s CEO Simon Fox has backed calls for Internet Service Providers to do more to prevent illegal downloading of copyright material. Fox echoed statements made by Nintendo head of piracy Neil Boyd, who said ISPs are in an ideal position to deal with infringements.” The Government last week introduced proposals …

The HMV Group’s UK and Ireland division has posted 12.5 per cent total sales growth for the 18 weeks to August 29th – with like-for-like sales up 1.7 per cent. The retailer’s total sales included the contribution from 29 former Zavvi stores. However, the retailer’s Waterstone’s books chain suffered a …

UK online retailer ShopTo has reduced the PS3 Slim to 229.99. The offer is available to those who pre-order the console, and the retailer promises to deliver on the release day (September 1st) as long as orders are placed before 12pm on August 30th. If consumers do not receive the …

HMV’s allocation of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Prestige Edition has sold out. The retailer secured exclusive rights to the special edition in July, with the Xbox 360 set selling out first. Despite the sell-out HMV has told MCV that it is looking to secure extra units. However, that …

There’s been some good news this morning for national entertainment retailer HMV with news that its chief executive Simon Fox has seemingly ruled himself out of the running for the vacant top job at struggling UK broadcaster ITV. Talk emerged at the end of last month that Fox was the …