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A new report from American stats body NPD has thrown more doubt over the current market importance of digital games retail – specifically in the console market. NPD reports that in a three-month period just six per cent of console owners downloaded content to their console. On PC and Mac …

It has already claimed that Kinect will enjoy a stronger launch than Xbox 360 and that it will blow away” the iPad. Now Microsoft has claimed that Kinect is going to be the biggest ever hardware sales launch ever. We are investing in this like we’ve never invested in a …

You may not have heard of it, but a ‘little’ indie game called Minecraft is causing a bit of a stir online. So much so, in fact, that right now it’s netting its creator in the region of $350,000 every single day. And with no distribution or retail chain concerns, …

As GAME continues to ride the increasingly turbulent waters of UK High Street retail, chief executive Ian Shepherd has explained how he intends to tackle two of the biggest challenges facing his chain – digital game sales and online retail. There is no doubt that there is going to be …

The rise of digital games sales is destroying High Street and ruining an entire sector. Or not. According to numbers from GAME’s half-year financial report, digital video games revenues accounted for just four per cent of the total market for the first half of the year. The statistic comes from …

Following dips in both sales and revenue at leading UK games retailer GAME, the chain has pegged Nintendo’s hardware duo of Wii and DS as one of the main drivers of the dip. Specifically, GAME and Gamestation stores have seen a 40 per cent decline in hardware sales of the …

As predicted by one national retailer in secret last week, F1 2010 has fought off some heavyweight rivals to claim top spot in the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 this week – and Codemasters is over the moon. To do so it had to outperfom new releases such …

After what even Sony admits as being a slow start across the globe, the PS3 has finally found its stride and is quickly catching up on its console rivals in the sales race – and EA reckons it could yet catch Xbox 360 in the UK hardware market. We could …

While Konami’s PES 2011 looks to greatly improve on last year’s effort, publishing rival EA believes that FIFA 11 will help the company increase its market share in the sector even further. Over the last couple of years, FIFA has been an excellent performer and we continue to grow market …

As well as shattering records in the West, Halo Reach has also been waging war on the Eastern front – and the news has been mixed. The game managed to chart at number four in the Media Create Top Ten, an accomplishment that is not to be underestimated in a …