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MCV’s vital weekly retail digest, RetailBiz, is available to view online and download now. Our essential six-page supplement offers an in-depth look at this week’s official Gfk-ChartTrack multiformat Top 40 – topped this week by EA’s Mass Effect 2 – as well as all of the official UK single and …
Read More »Trilogy to be rebranded as Gem Logistics
The surviving elements of UK distributor Trilogy are soon to be rebranded as Gem Logistics. The move follows Gem’s acquisition of Trilogy back in December, and will allow the distributor to further develop both businesses. Trilogy founder and Gem Logistics’ general manager Matthew Allen revealed the imminent changes during an …
Read More »Dead To Rights: Retribution dated
Namco Bandai has announced Dead To Rights: Retribution will be released in the UK on April 16th. The game was announced for Xbox 360 and PS3 last February and represents a complete reinvention of the franchise, boasting a new narrative and hybrid combat system. Retribution will tell the story of …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: Will retail benefit from iPad?
MCV’s vital weekly retail digest, RetailBiz, is now available to view online and download now. Last night, Apple finally unveiled the much rumoured iPad and pledged that gaming will be a key element in its proposition, but will the device benefit retailers? MCV is inviting retailers to comment on this …
Read More »Metro 2033 dated
THQ’s upcoming FPS Metro 2033 will be released on in the UK on March 19th. The Xbox 360 and PC game pulls players into a post-apocalyptic dystopia where the survivors of a nuclear holocaust are forced to live and travel in the disused tunnels of the Metro system. Metro 2033 …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: The Princess And The Frog
MCV’s vital weekly retail digest, RetailBiz, is now available to view online and download now. For the definitive guide to some of the hottest games hitting the High Street, click here to access the RetailBiz Previews section. This week, we take a look at Disney’s The Princess And The Frog, …
Read More »Red Steel 2 MotionPlus bundle revealed
Ubisoft has revealed Red Steel 2 will be available bundled with the Wii MotionPlus add-on when it arrives this March. The publisher has also confirmed the game will be released in Europe on March 26th, three days after its launch in the US. The MotionPlus SKU was revealed in Ubisoft’s …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: Modern Warfare 2 retakes console charts
MCV’s vital weekly retail digest, RetailBiz, is now available to view online and download now. Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has fortified its position in the individual format charts this week, securing the top spot on consoles. Despite its recent defeat in the All Formats Top 40 at the …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Just Dance triumphs again
Just Dance is once again victorious, holding onto the top spot of the charts for the second week in a row. Having toppled Call Of Duty last week in the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40, Ubisoft’s surprise hit maintained its position at No.1 and fended off a potential return …
Read More »Gaming blamed for rise in rickets
Video games have been blamed for a surge in the name of rickets cases in UK children. Doctors claim children are spending too much time indoors playing games or browsing social networking sites. This leads to a lack of vitamin D, a key cause of rickets, according to a report …
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