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HMV Group has consolidated the marketing divisions for HMV and Waterstone’s. The two teams have been combined to form the new group marketing department, which will be led by Graham Sim in the newly-created role of group marketing director. This new structure will come into effect on Monday, August 9th …
Read More »Marc Spence to leave Best Buy UK
Best Buy’s entertainment boss Marc Spence will leave the electronics retailer on Friday, August 27th. Spence oversaw the launch of Best Buy in Europe and developed the firm’s entertainment departments – which included large video game demonstration areas and a pre-owned range. During his UK retail career, Spence has worked …
Read More »OPINION: Online won’t cancel retail out
There’s a world of contrasts in some of our big stories this week. GameStop, the retail giant with over 6,500 stores around the world, wants to grow its global empire – but using web services to go way beyond bricks and mortar. Meanwhile Blizzard, the epitome of a publisher that …
Read More »Blizzard: Retail central to our business
The publisher renowned for making most of its money online has pledged its future to bricks and mortar retail. Blizzard is best known for its multi-billion dollar MMO, World of Warcraft, which generates most of its money through subscriptions. But the firm says it couldn’t release its blockbuster titles without …
Read More »Operation Flashpoint: Red River announced
The Operation Flashpoint series will continue next year with Red River. Codemasters has announced the newest chapter in its tactical shooter franchise will build on the success of last year’s Dragon Rising and is in development for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. In addition to the single-player campaign, the new …
Read More »What’s out today? w/e Fri August 6th
CLICK HERE FOR MCV’S COMPREHENSIVE AND FULLY UPDATED RELEASE SCHEDULE.August kicks off with a bit of Hollywood flair as two of the summer’s latest celluloid blockbusters arrive on games shelves. First up is THQ’s The Last Airbender, recreating the events of M Night Shyamalan’s film of the same name. Both …
Read More »Online trumps retail in Activisions Q2
Activision has reported a 12 per cent jump in earnings for the quarter ending June 30th 2010, though it was the reported rise of its digital sales that have really caught the eye. The publisher stated that for the first time in its history, sales from its digital channels outstripped …
Read More »Move, Kinect to lift peripherals market
Kinect and Move might herald a new era for peripherals and accessories firms. Companies such as Exspect, Venom, Pinpoint and Hubb are planning to refresh their ranges to fit the new Microsoft and Sony devices. E3 opened up a whole new world of possibilities for accessories,” Venom’s business development manager …
Read More »LittleBigPlanet goes digital
Though we’re accustomed to games once exclusive to PSN making the move to retail, Sony has bucked the trend and moved one of its most important retail releases to its digital portal. LittelBigPlanet, which was released in November 2008 on the High Street, will arrive on the UK arm of …
Read More »Physical still dwarfing digital sales
A new study entitled ‘The D2 Report: Discs & Digital – The Business of Home Entertainment Retailing’ from the Entertainment Merchants Association claims that traditional boxed product still accounts for the vast bulk of sales in the video games market. It claims that combined DVD and Blu-ray sales totalled $17.9bn …
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