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In the middle of a summer slump, MCV hasn’t made pleasant reading. The weekly games retail market value is teetering worryingly close to an all time low. You’ve seen the headlines – after all, we’ve printed them; we are all doomed. But things aren’t over yet. Not by a long …
Read More »Industry welcomes 3DS price slash
The UK games trade has praised Nintendo’s decision to cut the 3DS price by around a third. Retailers are expected to be selling the machine for anything between 99 and 150 come August 12th. The move is a shot in the arm for the UK games sector, which has been …
Read More »GAME expands its experiential retail concept
After a positive reception to its new ‘experience zone’ in Parramatta, GAME has confirmed to MCV its plans to rollout the design in multiple other retail stores. GAME Parramatta had its experience zone installed in June this year, which allowed customers to play around with 3D TV, Kinect and other …
Read More »GAME appoints new PR agency
GAME and Gamestation have today appointed Red Consultancy as their new consumer PR agency. The UK game retailers previously used PHA Media for the past two years but as of today Red will be responsible for PR duties going forwards. London-based Red has worked with a wide range of well-known …
Read More »GAME rolls out digital games to 1,200 stores
Retailer GAME has announced that it has rolled out its in-store digital games offering to 1,200 stores across the world. The move follows a successful trial of the scheme in the chain’s UK stores. The new territories now in on scheme are Ireland, France, Spain, Scandinavia and Australia. The range …
Read More »Resident Evil remakes get retail release
Capcom has confirmed that its upcoming Resident Evil remakes RE4 and Code Veronica X will get a retail release alongside their digital releases. Furthermore, both games have now been given a North American release date, with RE4 arriving on September 20th and Code Veronica landing on September 27th. The pair …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Riccitiello’s $1bn digital dream
EA will smash its $1bn digital target this year, analysts have predicted.It follows the publisher’s $750m to $1.3bn acquisition of PopCap. The move means EA is now back as the No.2 publisher on Facebook (behind Zynga) and its mobile revenues should top $300m this year. EA made $833m in digital …
Read More »Moshi Monsters take over Hamleys
London toy megastore Hamleys is promoting toys based on Mind Candy’s smash kids’ game Moshi Monsters throughout the summer. A special themed window display featuring Moshi merchandise will go up throughout the school holiday period. Floor and escalator vinyls will also direct attention to the toys. Hamleys will stock the …
Read More »‘People are no longer going to GAME en masse,’ claims EA
Games retailers face serious challenges from the disruption created by on-demand content according to EA Sports boss Andrew Wilson. Speaking this morning in a keynote speech at the Develop conference, he said that despite market growth which meant more gamers than ever were out there, fewer and fewer are going …
Read More »Child of Eden on PS3 gets budget RRP
It may have hypnotised critics, but much like its spiritual predecessor Rez, recent release Child of Eden wasn’t such a hit at retail – a fact clearly not missed on publisher Ubisoft. When the game arrives on PS3 on September 23rd consumers’ will notice more differences than simply PlayStation Move …
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