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Pre-orders for this year’s Call of Duty: Black Ops are already on par with those made for last year’s best-selling Modern Warfare 2. Activision’s chief financial officer Thomas Tippl was speaking to investors at the publisher’s E3 conference last night. He said: Pre-orders for Call of Duty: Black Ops are …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: Today’s charts and buying guide
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 – still topped by EA’s Mass Effect 2 – as well as all of the official UK single and multi-format …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: Todays charts and buying guide
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 »DSi trumps DS Light pre-orders
High Street giant GAME has revealed that DSi pre-orders are more than doubled that achieved by DS Lite. The firm has cited the success of its trade-in offer, which allows customers to buy a DSi for half price if they trade in another machine. And the company has confirmed reports …
Read More »Left 4 Dead pre-orders ahead of Orange Box
Half-Life 2 developer and Steam owner Valave has stated that North American pre-orders for its upcoming console and PC shooter Left 4 Dead are currently 60 per cent ahead of those enjoyed by The Orange Box at the same stage before its release. Speaking to Edge Online, Valve MD Gabe …
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