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Amazon India, which is gradually expanding its product offerings, has now added a video games section. Amazon is still in the process of integrating the games category into the website, so at the time of writing, you can’t browse to the games section from the homepage, but it can be …
Read More »PS4 beats Xbox One in retail web traffic share
Sony’s PS4 has commanded a greater share of online web traffic across five leading retail websites in the UK. That’s according to new data from SimilarWeb.com which analyses website activity. Note that specialist retailers such as GAME obviously see a higher percentage of their traffic devoted to games. The share …
Read More »UK games industry records charity Christmas single; GAME pledges GamesAid support
The UK games industry is making a bid for Christmas No.1 Choir Games On Song has produced a Christmas single named Games for Good. The single features ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’ and ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas.’ The single launches on December 18th and was produced by …
Read More »Here’s that £6,000 Xbox One you asked for
We’ve heard a few stories of folks paying over the odds on eBay to get hold of an Xbox One for Christmas, but this is something else. Well, if you’re still having a hard time tracking one down, there’s one currently available in Central London. And we’re pretty sure it’s …
Read More »Game4u to open stores within Hamleys in Delhi, Bangalore
Game4u will expand its retail operations this month with its first stores in Delhi and Bangalore. Like its store in Lower Parel, Mumbai, Game4u’s Delhi and Bangalore outlets will be shop-in-shop stores within Hamleys toy stores. Our decision to enter the Delhi and Bangalore markets is backed by the increasing …
Read More »Forbidden Planet giving away free DLC for Doctor Who: Legacy
Smartphone game Doctor Who: Legacy has teamed up with Forbidden Planet to offer free DLC. Customers at any of Forbidden Planet’s UK stores will on their receipt find a code entitling them to free DLC for the iOS and Android game that will reward them with current companion Clara Oswald …
Read More »60% of retailers have started sales already due to festive spending concerns
The public’s increasing propensity to leave their festive shopping late has sent retail into a pre-Christmas sale panic. That’s according to PricewaterhouseCoopers which, according to The Telegraph, says that six in ten High Street stores have already kicked off their post-Christmas sales. On average, these stores have cut a whopping …
Read More »Game4u begins end-of-year holiday sale
Retailer Game4u kicked off its end-of-year sale over the weekend. The sale features discounts on PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 games and will last almost half a month, ending on 1st January. New games will be added to sale each day and will also include used games (what Game4u calls …
Read More »Read about the High Street’s hopes for the New Year in this week’s issue of MCV
In this week’s issue of MCV, UK retailers tell us how they’re expecting a very merry Christmas and have high hopes for the High Street moving into 2014. The launch of Xbox One and PS4, along with the bevvy of blockbuster launches and new IP keep retailers confident in the …
Read More »Xbox pledges ‘urgent’ support to angry indie retailers
Microsoft says it’s urgently looking to help independent retailers who have been left in the dark over their Xbox One stock allocation. A number of High Street and online outlets have told MCV that the lack of information over their Xbox One stock has severely damaged their ability to sell …
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