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A Green Day Rock Band game is coming, it was confirmed during the Spike TV VGAs. The game was rumoured earlier in the year, when lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong mentioned it on US rock radio station KROQ. A trailer was shown during the VGAs, which featured Armstrong, drummer Tre …
Read More »MAG releasing on January 29th?
Sony’s highly anticipated MAG could appear on shelves as early as Janaury 2010. Several retailers – including Game, Amazon and HMV – are listing the release date for the massively multiplayer online first-person shooter as January 29th, both online and in stores. However, a Sony spokesperson told MCV: We still …
Read More »Games retailers confident about 2010
UK retailers believe they have cracked the formula to survive the next decade – after enduring a true annus horribilis on the High Street in 2009. In a year of financial troubles, company closures and an erratic release slate, a whopping 91 per cent of retailers claimed they were confident …
Read More »Luzio joins Green Man Gaming
Retail veteran Gian Luzio has joined new digital distribution provider, Green Man Gaming, as chief operating officer. Luzio joins the firm following a brief but successful stint at The Hut, where he launched several new product categories and helped grow the retailer’s turnover three fold. Prior to that, he spent …
Read More »NPD: Overall sales reach $2.7bn
The US games industry generated $2.7 billion in sales last month, making it the second best November in industry history. Overall sales were down by 7.6 per cent when compared to the same period last year, meaning November 2008 retains the record set last year, according to the latest NPD …
Read More »NPD: US hardware sales rise across the board
US hardware sales for every format are up on all formats, according to the latest NPD data. Each platform topped its sales when compared to last month, with the DS leading the way at 1.70 million units. The only other platform to shift more than 1 million was the Wii, …
Read More »NPD: MW2 shifts 6m copies in November
Activision Blizzard’s Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has topped US software sales in November, selling 6 million copies in just 19 days. The latest NPD sales data shows the Xbox 360 and PS3 editions sold 4.2 million and 1.87 million copies respectively, far outselling any other title during the …
Read More »Games grow at HMV despite fewer releases
As part of its trading statement today HMV has offered further details on the success of its games category – reporting continued successes in areas like pre-owned in the face of a lighter release schedule. Amongst its HMV UK & Ireland stores, the chain’s technology and related entertainment products grew …
Read More »COMPETITION: Activisions Promote & Devote 2009
Following the success of the ‘Promote & Devote 2008′ promotional event offered to Independent retailers, Activision Blizzard is backing this year’s event with up to 30,000. Last year, there was huge support from Independent retail sector, many of whom featured titles in their windows and in-store. All benefited from the …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: Darksiders
Click here to access the RETAIL BIZ Previews section for a definitive look at some of the biggest titles heading to shelves before Christmas and in the New Year. This week, we saddle up with THQ’s Darksiders, which pits players as War, one of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse. …
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