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The North American video game market was worth $20.2bn in 2009 – an eight per cent decline compared to 2008’s $21.4bn. However, the figures were eased by a record-breaking December performance that was four per cent up on the same month a year before. The only sector to see an …

Best Buy has launched a UK website ahead of its move in to the British market, scheduled for this spring. The website is highly consumer focused and includes a large number of buying guides, technology advice and articles. Best Buy is expected to open the first of its UK premises …

1C’s international publishing director Darryl Still has accused retail of failing to support boxed PC games. The industry veteran says that by refusing to stock certain games and moving PC titles to the back of the store, retail is forcing publishers to head towards digital distribution. And that PC games …

In an exclusive interview with MCV, EA Europe’s senior VP Jens Uwe Intat has claimed that the upcoming Xbox 360 Natal and PS3 Motion Controller will reach audiences left untouched by the Nintendo Wii. "The new controllers from Sony and Microsoft will allow two things," he told MCV. "They will …

The UK games industry was hit hard by the recession in 2009, and now leading execs are hopeful that the worst is behind them. We hope that coming out of an often rocky and uncertain 2009, we as an industry can go into 2010 with the worst of the world’s …

The UK games industry is looking to bounce back from a difficult 2009 – with improved Government relations key. Leading industry figures have told MCV that they hope whoever wins the upcoming election will continue to work with the trade. Whomever is leading the Government after the summer, I hope …

UK software sales fell 30 per cent last week, as post-Christmas consumer spending slows down. Value for the week dropped to 60.1m, while unit sales fell 23 per cent. This week’s performance was driven by the New Year sales and the continued success of Modern Warfare 2, which continues to …

Sales for the UK video games software market grew by 13 per cent this week to 3.4 million units, driving the sector’s value up by 11 per cent to 77.3 million. Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 totted up a fifth consecutive week at the top of the charts, unaffected …

Electronic Arts’ senior vice president of European publishing, Jens Uwe Intat, has told MCV that the firm is ‘disappointed’ with the market’s performance in 2009, and that he expects it to remain flat at best for the next 12 months. He believes sales of packaged goods decreased by around 10 …

Square Enix Europe has confirmed that all those who pre-order the upcoming Just Cause 2 will receive and exclusive limited edition version of the game. Along with the exclusive packaging, Just Cause 2 LE includes what is being called the Black Market Chaos Pack which brings with it five downloadable …