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Mastertronic has promised to provide more stock for Divinity II: The Dragon Knight Saga after the first batch sold out. The launch allocation for Focus Home Interactive’s Xbox 360 RPG had run out ahead of its release last Friday. But the game’s distributor has assured retailers that there will be …
Read More »Its OK for indies to buy from supermarkets
There’s nothing wrong with independent retailers buying games from supermarkets and selling them at a premium, say UK distributors. Indies told MCV last month that stocking new games will be extremely difficult when the VAT rise comes into effect next year. And with some grocers lowering prices to below cost, …
Read More »OPINION: Those Kinect stock grumbles
Format-holders are damned if they do and damned if they don’t. Supply enough product for launch, just enough to satisfy day one with some overspill, then you’re branded a so-so hit. Or a borderline failure. Don’t supply enough product, and you aren’t working hard enough, over-inflating demand, or simply cocked …
Read More »Kinect sells out at Amazon, Play
Following news yesterday that GAME has already sold out of its initial Kinect stock allocation and cannot guarantee day one delivery for new pre-orders, two other major UK retailers have stopped taking pre-orders for the device. Amazon.co.uk is asking interested customers to sign up for email notifications regarding availability. An …
Read More »Retail backs Medal of Honor
Though most UK retailers are staying tight-lipped about Medal of Honor, UK online indie ShopTo.net has told MCV that it still intends to sell the game. ShopTo fully supports and commends the bravery of the British Soldiers fighting in all conflict areas, including Afghanistan and would never condone anything that …
Read More »GAME denies Activision rift
Retailer GAME has denied claims of an ongoing rift with publisher Activision that gossip says has lead to the chain refusing to stock recent releases Singularity and Transformers: War for Cybertron in large numbers. Talk of a dispute between GAME and Activision first emerged earlier this month amidst claims that …
Read More »GAME clarifies Blur stock rumours
UK retailer GAME has rubbished speculation that it has fallen out with publisher Activision. Talk of a rift was rife over the weekend following multiple reports of various GAME and Gamestation outlets either not carrying stock of new racer Blur or only stocking the title in limited quantities. We have …
Read More »No Red Dead in Asda stores
A spokesperson for supermarket chain Asda has confirmed to MCV that a disagreement between itself and Rockstar owner Take Two is to blame for the decision not to stock Wild West epic Red Dead Redemption – released today – in any of its UK stores. James Yelland of Asda’s games …
Read More »Pre-owned website buying unsold stock
New website tradeyourgames.co.uk, which buys and sells pre-owned titles, will roll out a business-to-business service so that independent video game retailers can sell excess stock. The site launched earlier this month and claims to offer consumers trade-in rates of up to 40 per cent more than High Street stores. It …
Read More »Apple nears Microsofts market value
Many figures in the global stock market last night became incredibly excited after it was reported that Apple had for the first time overtaken Microsoft in a leading market ranking report. The Guardian reports, however, that once other variables were factored into the calculations, Apple hasn’t quite passed Microsoft’s market …
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