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It reads like something from an independent retailer’s fantasy. With relations between EUK and the publishing community allegedly beginning to falter , could supermarkets really end up with no video games stock this Christmas? One thing’s for sure: Following the credit insurers’ decision to halt cover on games handled by …
Read More »Macys boss joins Activision Blizzard
Activision has appointed former Macy’s VP Brad Jakeman as its new chief creative officer. Jakeman will join Activision in early November in the newly-created position. Before Macy’s, he spent eight years as managing director of global advertising at Citigroup. At Activision, Jakeman will be responsible for leading global advertising, media, …
Read More »Trio of top execs leave Brash
Co-founder of Brash Entertainment, Thomas Tull has quit the publisher – joining two fellow high profile execs in leaving the firm. COO Larry Shapiro and president and co-founder Longano both quit the business earlier this year, according to Variety. According to the movie news source, Tull was believed to be …
Read More »GAME primed to take on GameStop in Euro battleground
GameStop’s acquisition of French market leader Micromania hasn’t affected GAME Group’s ambitions in Europe, insists GAME CEO Lisa Morgan. GameStop’s acquisition saw the balance of power in European games retail shift as the US giant snapped up an extra 332 outlets in France, increasing its European store count to 1,077. …
Read More »High Street highs
With all the gloom surrounding the UK economy currently, how has GAME emerged unscathed again? If we look at the facts, we have a really buoyant industry with five successful current-gen machines in the being driven by some very innovative products. The installed base today and the growth we’ve seen …
Read More »MCV online traffic soars
The UK’s leading games industry website enjoyed a record month in September – as retailers, industry execs and prosumers continued to make MCVUK.com a part of their daily routine. Page views jumped up to a whopping 659,994 from August’s 403,334 – whilst unique visitors also grew, up by over 22,000 …
Read More »MCV appoints Editor-In-Chief
Your MCV team has undergone a series of staff changes which will further cement its standing as the games trade’s most essential publication in print and online. Current Develop editor Michael French becomes editor-in-chief of both MCV and Develop, with Tim Ingham set to take up the position of associate …
Read More »FIFA 09 smashes past 1m sales in Europe
After a record-breaking first weekend in the UK , EA has confirmed that FIFA 09 has hit 1.2 million sales in Europe after less than a week on sale. The achievement makes it the fastest start in the history of the award winning franchise. "FIFA 09’s great kick off is …
Read More »Cologne show backs GMAs
Gamescom, the major new name in the video games industry’s event calendar for 2009, has signed up as a Silver Sponsor for next week’s Games Media Awards. Gamescom will take place in Cologne from September 9th-13th, with a trade day on the 9th. It has already received an enthusiastic reception …
Read More »GAME in Sainsburys stock swoop
The industry was rocked by heavy discounting this week, as High Street giants GAME and Gamestation joined independent retailers in buying extra stock from supermarkets. The latest round of price slashing kicked off at Sainsbury’s over the weekend, with the retailer cutting 30 off the price of Xbox 360 and …
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