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The growth of the digital games market may typically be seen as the biggest threat to retail, but is the cramped Q4 release schedule in reality a bigger burden? Speaking to investors following its Q3 financial report yesterday, GameStop president Tony Bartel highlighted the major role the chain has played …
Read More »Digital sales lead strong quarter for GameStop
Global games retailer GameStop has posted a solid set of Q3 numbers amidst a background of widespread financial unease. Total sales for the quarter ending October 29th hit $1.95bn, a year-on-year increase of 2.5 per cent. Like-for-like sales slipped by 0.6 per cent. Net earnings fell from $54.7m to $53.9m. …
Read More »Modern Warfare 3 sets 5-day entertainment record
Activision has named a number of entertainment and retail stats demonstrating the monstrous success that is record breaker Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. The publisher says the game has set an all-time entertainment launch record, grossing over $775m worldwide. It has been confirmed as the best-selling game launch at …
Read More »Bethesda ships 7m copies of Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Over 7m copies of console and PC adventure game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim have been shipped by Bethesda. The publisher estimates an approximate return of $450m on the numbers. More than 50 per cent of the game’s launch units were sold in its first 48 hours on sale following …
Read More »GAME downgrades full year revenue target
The GAME Group has admitted that the 2011 video games market has performed below its expectations”. The retailer had previously predicted a full year like-for-like sales decline of between -3 per cent and flat. It now expects a best-case scenario of -7 per cent which, as the retailer now routinely …
Read More »Scribblenauts Remix topples Angry Birds
It probably won’t last long, but hats off to Warner this morning for toppling Rovio’s Angry Birds from atop of the Apple App Store listings. Warner recently cut the price of the game to 69p – the lowest possible price point for a game on the service. Scribblenauts Remix, which …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Moshi Monsters beats MW3… on the DS
Trying to better Call of Duty at its own game is a pointless task, right? Trying to chart ahead of the new Call of Duty in its debut week is absurd. Or maybe not. For although Modern Warfare 3 may have re-written the UK record books, a quick look at …
Read More »OPINION: Reasons to believe… 3DS will have a strong Xmas
The Nintendo 3DS had a tough start to life, but the handheld’s story has barely begun with its biggest blockbusters still to come. MCV looks at why the much talked about handheld should have a very merry Christmas… SUPER MARIO HAS ARRIVED One of the biggest criticisms of 3DS so …
Read More »US market grows – but not by much
The US video games market managed to grow year-on-year in October, but by a far smaller margin that some analysts had predicted. The overall market grew one per cent to $1.08bn, with software climbing three per cent ($621.3m) and hardware six per cent ($295.6). Accessories fell five per cent to …
Read More »MW3 vs BF3 – has EA won market share?
Battlefield 3 sold really well. Modern Warfare 3 sold really, REALLY well. But who won the war? Of course, that all depends on how you deal with the numbers. EA’s mission prior to the release of Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3 was simple – it wanted to prize some …
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