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The High Street will find new life in the undead next month as The Walking Dead arrives on shelves. The award-winning title was originally released last year as episodic downloads by Telltale Games, with 8.5m episodes purchased by the end of 2012. Retail will be able to cash in on …

The words look the same, but they are in a different order. Last year, we wrote about HMV meeting publishing top brass to beg them for support at a time when HMV’s relevance (and its bank balance) was in question. Now, games execs are having to remind HMV and its …

Leading UK publishers will meet HMV this week with one clear message: Don’t give up on games. The entertainment giant emerged from administration last week with 132 stores, plus nine Fopp outlets. 79 HMV shops closed in total – fewer than originally feared. But there’s still uncertainty around video games …

UK supermarket Asda has become one of the first non-specialists in the country to begin accepting PS4 pre-orders. Customers are asked to pay 20 to reserve their machine – a first for the chain which has never before taken deposit payments on gaming hardware. We believe that the demand for …

When it comes to Ouya, much of the excitement has focused on the physical box itself: a cheap 99 Android console made famous on Kickstarter. The hardware launches on June 4th, will be stocked by GAME, and will launch with hundreds of smartphone games rebuilt for TV. But the platform’s …

The sheer number of points cards at retail is confusing, warn publishers. Points and subscriptions have been a significant area of growth for retail over the last 12 months. But Activision’s VP of Call of Duty, David Tyler, admits that publishers and payment specialists are still testing out what works. …

Blockbuster is on a charm offensive with the UK games industry. The company wants to be taken seriously as a major video games retailer. Blockbuster UK fell into administration in January, shedding hundreds of stores. But the brand, plus 264 outlets, were rescued by Gordon Brothers Europe last month The …

Flipkart, India’s largest online retailer and the country’s leading games retailer, has announced the Flipkart Marketplace, which will allow third-party retailers to offer products through its platform, much like Amazon’s Marketplace. Contrary to what’s been reported in some media, however, Flipkart will not stop its own retail operations, and will …

Click Entertainment, one of the UK’s largest game hardware, software and peripherals distributors, is turning its attention towards the growing console and PC market in India. In India, Click plans to work with key wholesalers, distributors and retailers to explore opportunities in both buying and selling. Click is a wholesale …

Reports claim the Xbox 720 may use an ‘always-on’ connection to prevent players from using second-hand games – and it’s not sitting well with the High Street. We spoke to several retailers – both national and independent – to find out what impact the rumoured technology would have on their …