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The space-saving Nyko Kinect Zoom Lens accessory will arrive in the UK around August 30th, a retailer has told MCV. A spokesperson for UK-based online store GamingZap said the Lens will be in stock one week after the US launch on August 23rd. The retailer has already seen a high …
Read More »Retail drives 50% of DLC sales
Half of gamers say they wouldn’t purchase downloadable in-game content if it wasn’t for retail merchandising. The findings were revealed in a survey by US retail chain GameStop, which says the bulk of its digital content is made up of DLC sales. A statement about GameStop from research firm Baird …
Read More »GameStop sales to hit $1.5bn in 2014
US games retail giant GameStop is expected to reach revenues of $1.5bn in 2014 due to an increased digital push. Financial research firm Baird predicts sales volume from GameStop properties will grow from $500m this year, with a growth rate of 50 per cent each year going forwards. It came …
Read More »OPINION: The Nightmare Before Christmas
Our three leading stories in this week’s edition of MCV magazine paint a pretty clear picture of the flux gaming currently finds itself.The traditional retail market continues to shrink. It’s been long predicted, but that makes it no less pleasant to live through. Nothing is filling the 50m year-on-year shortfall. …
Read More »HMV appoints new commercial director
HMV has recruited Michael Neil as its new commercial director. Neil was the recent commercial director at Waterstone’s, which HMV sold to Russian billionaire Alexander Mamut for 53m. Neil replaced Gary Warren, who has decided to leave the retailer to pursue new interest. Warren has worked for the entertainment firm …
Read More »Summer of Arcade to drive XBLA card sales
Retailers: Make sure you stock up on Microsoft Xbox Live points cards. The annual summer games lull may be approaching retail, but Microsoft is expecting nothing of the sort on Xbox Live Arcade. The platform holder is kicking off its 2011 Summer of Arcade promotion on July 20th with the …
Read More »Super Meat Boy hits retail next month
Cult download hit Super Meat Boy will arrive in the form of two UK retail special editions on August 26th. Fans will be able to pick up the Ultra Edition for 19.99 or an Ultra Rare Edition for 24.99. Both include a soundtrack, comic, sketch book and poster, while the …
Read More »Microsoft confident of Japanese Kinect sales boost
Microsoft believes a new wave of locally developed Kinect titles will help boost sales of the peripheral in Japan. Earlier this week, the platform holder’s Japanese Xbox 360 general manager Takashi Sensui admitted that the console’s motion-sensing camera did not met expectations at launch in the region, according to Andriasang. …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Hat trick for Zumba Fitness
The success of 505 Games’ Zumba Fitness powers on as the title racks up a third consecutive week at No.1 of the UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats Chart. The game has now achieved a total of six weeks at the top, and this week it outsold the next four titles …
Read More »OPINION: What hope for the High Street?
Retail is in a pretty miserable state at the moment.Putting aside the ‘challenging’ market for games, and looking at the broader High Street landscape is heart-wrenching. A wander around my home town or the town that houses MCV Towers and you will see shop after shop empty. To Let and For …
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