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Sony’s soon to be released PS3 Slim is already at the top of the Amazon pre-order charts in both the UK and North America – and the retailer is warning that shortages of the console are likely come its release next month. Gamasutra reports that Amazon has contacted those who …

Whilst Peter Molyneux’s impressive Fable III presentation was a pleasant surprise for most at Gamescom, the biggest shock of all was the lowering of the curtains with not so much as a whisper of price cuts or new Xbox 360 SKUs. Many – including MCV – were expecting Microsoft to …

Empire administrator KPMG is to sell off 212,000 boxed PC and console games from the defunct publisher next month to the highest bidder. Parties that have some interest in buying the stock are being invited to view the haul in Birmingham on Monday, June 8th between 9am and 1pm, by …

Over two years after its UK debut and after no end of shortages, Nintendo’s Wii has now reached a level of open availability for UK retailers. Koch has told Nindie.com retailers that Wii hardware, which includes Wii Sports, is now freely available and will no longer be restricted to purchase …

The news that online retail giant Amazon is to enter the pre-owned games market has seen the shares of High Street rival GameStop take a steep fall, dipping 14 per cent yesterday. Variety reports that used games account for 44 per cent of GameStop’s profits, and that Amazon’s move into …

The world’s leading game companies are reeling on the stock exchange in the wake of the recent spat of financial reports, with French publisher Ubisoft suffering particularly badly. Following yesterday’s Q3 report, Ubisoft’s stock price has since dropped by 23.5 per cent on the Paris exchange, most likely as a …

DS stock seems to be a festive issue in North America – GameStop has launched a program allowing consumers to reserve a Nintendo DS and have it delivered to them within a month. Reservations must be made in person at any US GameStop store. Consumers must make pay the full …

American retailer Wal-Mart has confirmed that it has tens of thousands” of Wii’s in stock for sale on its website store over the Christmas period, reports Reuters . Wal-Mart is to offer the console for $249.24, along with a value bundle including extra controllers retailing for $329 while supplies last. …

Leading global games publisher Nintendo has said that it has teamed up with Tokyo-based stock exchange Nikkei to make a new game based on the workings of the stock market. To read more, click here to head over to MCV sister site CasualGaming.biz.

Platform holder Nintendo has promised to bring more Wii and DS stock into the UK this Christmas than ever before, to cope with ‘unprecedented’ demand. The firm has told MCV that console production is at its highest level in the company’s history, with Wii sales up 76 per cent and …