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Ubisoft has announced that its Playzone range has sold over 500,000 units, ahead of the release of two new games in the series. The budget label began life with the release of Sports Party in July last year, and was backed by a full marketing push. And now the company …
Read More »Pre-owned proves potential sales power of Crackdown 2
The game might not be due until next year, but Microsoft is already tipping Crackdown 2 as a major seller for Xbox 360. According to the format-holder, Xbox Live usage figures show that the original’s official global sales number is dwarfed by data which shows millions more played pre-owned copies. …
Read More »Accessory firms braced for Project Natal
New peripherals based around Microsoft and Sony’s upcoming motion-sensing controllers are expected to drive the accessory market forward. At least that’s according to the specialists, who are already turning their attention to Microsoft’s Project Natal, as well as Sony’s new motion-sensing controller, which were both revealed at E3 earlier this …
Read More »Lucas targets Clone Wars sales triumph
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Republic Heroes will hit shelves on September 18th, MCV can confirm. The new game follows last year’s Clone Wars titles for Wii and DS, but this time LucasArts is expecting big things, releasing the game across all platforms to appeal to the widest possible …
Read More »GAME France hails pre-owned
The MD of GAME’s French business has hailed its pre-owned offering as one of the key ingredients that has seen the retailer’s store base grow by 500 per cent in the last eight years. Philippe Wehmeyer said that the firm’s second-hand product section helped it to battle the country’s hypermarkets …
Read More »DSGi earnings fall 78%
DSGi, owner of PC World and Currys, today posted a pre-tax loss of 140.4 million, in what chief executive John Browett described as ‘a year of change.’ While the figures represent a 78 per cent year-on-year drop, they were actually slightly above the firm’s expectations. The firm blamed Europe’s economic …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: G-Force
Check out the latest additions to the RETAIL BIZ Previews section for a taste of the hits heading to retail over the coming months. Disney breaks new ground for the industry as we take a look at G-Force, the first game to use stereoscopic 3D technology. The game follows a …
Read More »Gaming market to reach $91 billion by 2015
Global Industry Analysts expects the global gaming market will be worth $91 billion by 2015. This prediction was published in GIA’s latest report, Video Games: A Global Strategic Business Report, which looks at gaming trends between 2001 and 2015. The firm attributed the expected growth in market value to the …
Read More »New low for non-food retailers
Non-food retailers have experienced their worst month since July 1992, after sales fell by three per cent on 2008. Official figures released by the Office of National Statistics show that overall retail sales fell by 1.6 per cent compared to the previous year. To read the full story, click here …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: Call Of Juarez: Bound In Blood
Head over to the RETAIL BIZ Previews section for our take on the most promising titles heading to retail in the near future. This week, Ubisoft’s Call Of Juarez: Bound In Blood shakes up the FPS genre by taking gamers back to the Wild West. Expect tense shootouts and frantic …
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