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The future of games retail revealed in this week’s MCV

This week’s MCV – which isnow available to view online– analyses the collapse of THQ and reveals what games retail will look like in ten years time. We also discuss the growing Nordic Territory, while UKIE’s Jo Twist talks about curing the confidence crisis impacting the UK games industry. And …

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Average UK games salary falls to £29,358 – find out more in this week’s MCV

This week’s MCV – which isnow available to view online–reveals that the average games salary in the UK fell by almost 4,000 to just under 30,000. This figure comes from the results of our annual salary survey, which are printed in full and analysed in this week’s issue. We also …

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E3 ties with MCV as media partner

A partnership has been signed between this year’s E3 video game trade show and MCV. The agreement is part of E3’s ever-growing reach, with its aim being to attract more accredited retailers and media from outside the US. The show returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center and surrounding sites …

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In this week’s MCV: Disney vs Activision as toy war heats up

This week’s MCV isnow available to view online – and it features Disney vs Activision as the battle for video game toys begins. We also analyse the challenges faced by HMV, THQ and Play.com and run our exclusive 2012 retail charts. We’ve listed the contents in full below. Download our …

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We reveal the 100 best selling games of 2012 in this week’s MCV

This week’s MCV isnow available to view online – and it boasts our huge review of the year where we discuss the seven games that defined 2012. We also analyse the November sales data, pick the 25 Gadgets to stock this Christmas and reveal the full state of the UK …

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Revealed: The UK’s Top 20 bestselling games of 2012

Call of Duty: Black Ops II was 2012’s biggest selling game of the year at UK retail. The latest report from GfK Chart-Track reveals that the shooter pipped FIFA 13 to the No.1 spot. The two blockbusters are streaks ahead of the rest of the charts. Assassin’s Creed III made …

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Revealed: 2012 in numbers in this week’s MCV

This week’s MCV isnow available to view online – and it boasts our huge review of the year where we discuss the seven games that defined 2012. We also analyse the November sales data, pick the 25 Gadgets to stock this Christmas and reveal the full state of the UK …

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MCV’s 11 most read stories of 2012

2012 was, for want of a better word, a veritable BOMB of news, both inside and outside the world of video games. And whilst the games industry may have not quite matched the national billing of events such as phone hacking, the Olympics, tax dodging, Jimmy Saville and the Arab …

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Around the World with MCV: download your free international games guide

A new free digital guide to international markets is available to download now. MCV has published a comprehensive publication exploring the world’s most promising and lucrative territories. And it’s available for free. Around the World with MCV, in association with Click Entertainment, is free to download on your iPad or …

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The 7 Games That Shaped 2012

End of year lists are ten a penny. Top 20 this. Best 5 that. This is the only list you need. With 2012 such a transformative year for games Michael French, Chris Dring, Ben Parfitt and James Batchelor pick the seven games that exemplify the biggest changes in the market… …

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