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Argos has posted a 4.9 per cent like-for-like drop in sales to 1,861m from August 29th, 2010 to January 1, 2011. The catalogue retailer’s parent Home Retail Group again cited video games as the most challenging category, echoing its financial statement made last September. A statement read: In difficult markets, …
Read More »Mass Effect 2 gets day one PSN release
Triple-A RPG sequel Mass Effect 2 is to break with traditional retail models by releasing both at retail and online simultaneously next week. Speaking on the US PlayStation blog, BioWare’s community coordinator Chris Priestly confirmed that the game will be available to download on PSN on the same day boxed …
Read More »HMV restructures Head Office team
HMV has made a number of key changes to its Head Office team. The moves are designed to boost the firm’s online and digital business, as well as grow new categories such as technology. Commercial director Steve Napleton (pictured right) will now focus exclusively on developing the retailer’s e-commerce, digital …
Read More »Just Dance 2 tops 5m sales
Wii sensation Just Dance 2 has sold more than 5 million copies worldwide. Ubisoft confirmed the sequel to its best-selling dance title is performing just as well as its predecessor, particularly in the UK. VG247 reports that since the first Just Dance was launched in November 2009, the franchise has …
Read More »New boss for Asda’s entertainment team
Sanjib Dosanjh is Asda’s new category director for music, video and games. He takes the role from Fergal Gara. Gara has now moved into the new role of development director for home and leisure, with a brief to develop the grocer’s non-food business across Asda’s entire portfolio. This includes Asda …
Read More »Pokémon Black and White dated
Nintendo’s latest Pokmon duo will be released in the UK on March 4th. The date for Pokmon Black and White means the two games will hit the High Street two days before their US debut, according to Official Nintendo Magazine. More than 2.6 million copies were sold between the titles …
Read More »Retailers make VAT pledge
Retailers have adjusted the price of games following the VAT rise. With margins already tight, stores have passed on the increase to customers to maintain profit. GAME, Gamestation, HMV and Argos are among the High Street retailers which have raised prices, while online firms Amazon, Play and ShopTo have also added …
Read More »EA: Digital to overtake physical in 2011
The switch from boxed to digital goods is going to happen far quicker than most of the industry has expected, according to EA CEO John Riccitiello. In fact, the outspoken exec thinks that even by the end of this year digital revenues will exceed revenues from the sales of physical …
Read More »Mario All-Stars to be re-released?
Super Mario All-Stars 25th Anniversary could get a second release at retail in future. Nintendo revealed that the limited edition has already sold out in the US and the platform holder is considering issuing a reprint to meet demand, according to Wired. We are gratified by the consumer response to …
Read More »Developer Relentless quits retail
UK independent studio Relentless will step away from the retail games market and has ended its exclusivity agreement with Sony, the group’s co-founder has said. The Brighton-based studio, founded in 2003, based its trade on the successful Buzz retail games for PlayStation devices. Yet its co-founder Andrew Eades believes the …
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