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40 has been shaved off the price of the upcoming Xbox One Sunset Overdrive bundle by online retailer GameStop. The white console and game bundle – due out on October 31st – can be had from the site for 309.97. The price is labelled up as a promotion so don’t …
Read More »Metro Redux takes UK retail chart top spot as re-releases claim top three
Metro Redux was the best-selling game at UK retail last week, according to the latest Ukie Games Charts, compiled by GfK Chart-Track. The success of the double-pack re-release of the post-apocalyptic first-person shooter series on PS4, Xbox One and PC means that publisher Deep Silver has scored its first number …
Read More »Twitter to speak at Games Retail 2020
Twitter is the latest name to join the roster of speakers at next month’s Games Retail 2020. Games Retail 2020 is our new UK games event dedicated to the future of selling games. UK and Ireland sales manager Samir Bhana will hold a talk entitled: ‘Selling Games by Marketing in …
Read More »Ultimate NES Remix coming to retail on November 7th
Nintendo’s fast-paced retro throwback title Ultimate NES Remix is heading to UK stores on November 7th. The 3DS game, which features series of rapid-fire challenges based on 16 classic 8-bit franchises from Nintendo’s first home console, will also land on the Nintendo eShop the same day. Regional online leaderboards will …
Read More »Pay your way: the latest payment methods at games retail
The digital age has given rise to a multitude of new payment and monetisation products and services for retailers. MCV speaks to experts in the sector about the latest methods on offer It goes without saying that getting paid is without a doubt the most important thing for any retailer …
Read More »GameStop sales up 21.9% in Q2
Global games retailer GameStop has reported a like-for-like sales increase of 21.9 per cent for the quarter ending August 2nd. Total global sales for the period were up 25.1 per cent at $1.73bn while net earnings grew 134.3 per cent to$24.6m. New hardware sales were up 124.8 per cent thanks …
Read More »Xbox digital download codes to be sold at retail
Microsoft has begun rolling out digital download offers for Xbox content at US and UK shops, including codes for add-ons and full games. Major Nelson announces that codes for various products are already available for purchase on Amazon, and coming soon to other retailers. We’re kicking this off with digital …
Read More »GAME shares surge following 30% sales jump
Markets may regard retail flotations as a risk, but GAME’s early success on the stock exchange prove that they can prove very successful GAME Digital has reported a sales increase of 30 per cent for the year ending July 26th, which includes the period following its flotation in June. Throughout …
Read More »Master Chief statue included in £170 Halo Collection Mjolnir Edition
Microsoft is including a 12-inch Master Chief statue in its 169.99 Halo Collection special edition. The Artfx model sees the Chief posing with a Battle Rifle and comes with two sets of interchangeable arms so he can be displayed in different poses. The Halo: The Master Chief Collection Mjolnir Edition, …
Read More »Video game pre-orders are in decline, and Call of Duty ‘is not immune’
Despite the seemingly growing emphasis publishers place on pre-orders, they are in fact in decline. That’s according to Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg who told investors, as transcribed by Seeking Alpha, that Call of Duty is just one of many titles to see a decline in pre-orders in 2014. You see …
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