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UK games retailers are surprisingly upbeat in the face of significant market declines. MCV’s annual retail survey shows that a whopping 75 per cent of store managers and retail buyers are confident about the next year, with those on the frontline pointing to the arrival of new consoles and Grand …

Stranger things have happened. We can’t think of many, but we’re sure they have. In what can only be described as the epitome of diversification, Game Retail Ltd has added a hotel suite to its empire of specialist video game stores. That’s right, a hotel suite. Called the GAME Pad …

In MCV’s weekly rundown of the hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, GAME expands its social media team and we look at the best job opportunities. GAME HIRES TING FOR SOCIAL MEDIA The retailer has hired Craig Ting as community manager. He will be responsible for developing and nurturing GAME’s …

The next outing in the acclaimed BioShock series won’t be arriving the February as planned. Instead, the hotly anticipated Irrational Games project will hit shelves on March 26th – exactly one month later than its planned February 26th release. Irrational boss Ken Levine told the press at a recent preview …

GREE is keen to conquer the UK, the leading mobile and social games firm told MCV. The Japanese publisher opened a UK studio in London earlier this year. It is working on five titles, including a Moshi Monsters game, which it hopes will help it win over UK gamers. The …

Nintendo has promised a steady flow of new titles and repromotions for Wii U throughout the early months of next year. The platform holder told MCV during last week’s launch of its new console it is already hard at work on plans for Q1 2013. The firm is no doubt …

Playstation owners are now able to buy content for their consoles and handhelds while browsing the web on PC. Sony has launched a browser-based store for the Sony Entertainment Network, which features all of the games, music and movies that are available through the PSN store. You can find it …

Last month saw further year-on-year declines for physical retail across the pond. The latest report from market research firm NPD Group showed total US sales for video games cam in at $2.55bn, down 11 per cent from the $2.87bn taken in the same period last month, according to Joystiq. However, …

There may be new consoles and handhelds on shelves, but Microsoft’s seven-year-old machine still shifts the most units in the US. November data from NPD Group shows that 1.26m Xbox 360s were sold throughout the month, Joystiq reports. However, NPD notes that its ‘November’ report covers October 28th to November …

Nintendo has revealed sales figures for its newest console after its first week on sale in the United States. Wii U sold over 425,000 units in its first seven days on sale – that’s 50,000 less than the original Wii managed in its first week. However, new figures from market …