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Minecraft has surpassed 10m copies sold across PC, Mac, and Linux platforms. "Minecraft (PC) has hit 10M! As promised, a subtle hint on the main 1.6 feature…" Bergensten tweeted. Bergensten’s link was to a photo of a horse, indicating what would appear to be a new feature for the upcoming …
Read More »OPINION: Blockbuster could yet prove viable
No matter what we print about ambitions by supermarkets or GAME, the fact is the number of games retailers has wobbled a bit. So the news that Blockbuster has been bought is a relief, even if administrators had to close half the shops to secure a new owner. A month …
Read More »Video games have a ‘big role’ for new Blockbuster
Video games will play a major role in the future of Blockbuster UK, the retailer has told MCV. The rental firm was rescued by Gordon Brothers Europe last week. There are 264 remaining Blockbuster outlets with 2,000 employees. The firm aims to improve Blockbuster’s profitability with new products, technologies and …
Read More »GDC 13: GameStick launching in June exclusively at GAME
Pre-orders for micro-console now open at £79.99 as development kits land at studios
Read More »Games The Shop ventures online through eBay
Games The Shop, India’s largest physical game retail chain, now has an online presence. However, rather than setting up its own e-commerce portal, the retailer has chosen to go the eBay Store route. The chain is a subsidiary of E-xpress Interactive, one of India’s largest game distributors, and has ten …
Read More »Strong Q4 can’t help GameStop escape downturn; Hardware sales fall sharply
International games retailer GameStop has reported a year-on-year increase in profits from $943.2 to $974.9 for the 14 weeks ending February 2nd. That’s despite a fall in net sales from $3.579bn in the same period last year to $3.562bn. Operating profit jumped from $302.5m to $412.3m. Net income jumped from …
Read More »ShopTo market share up 45%
Online indie ShopTo has seen its software market share leap in 2012. The firm says that, according to Chart-Track figures, its market share increased 45 per cent last year. ShopTo has already claimed significant wins this year, securing 31 per cent of the sales of Ni No Kuni Collector’s Edition, …
Read More »Retail: Don’t block pre-owned
UK retailers are rallying against reported plans to prevent pre-owned sales on the next Xbox. Website VGLeaks reported last week that Microsoft’s next console will require a permanent online connection and will not need to read optical discs once a game has been installed. The report adds weight to persistent …
Read More »GAME to stock Ouya; Pre-orders now open at £99.99
Upcoming Android console Ouya will be available to buy from GAME. The retailer has opened pre-orders for the console, which will cost 99.99 when it arrives in June. Additional controllers are available for 39.99 each. It is presumed that GAME will also offer customers a chance to either buy games …
Read More »Retailers: ‘We’ll help balance release schedule’
Specialist stores want more of a say about when new games are released. Several outlets told MCV they’re willing to work with publishers to balance the industry’s release slate.They say this will help avoid overcrowding shelves as well as month-long droughts. Retailers have great insight that often goes untapped – …
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