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It was the PS3 version of EA’s 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa that shone at retail over the weekend, with official figures from ELSPA GfK Chart-Track showing that the Sony release accounted for 48 per cent of sales. It was only just ahead of Xbox 360, though, which claimed …
Read More »Retailers give CoD: Black Ops £54.99 RRP
It didn’t seem to hurt Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s performance at retail, so talk of a 54.99 RRP for the upcoming COD: Black Ops shouldn’t come as a huge shock. There was much furore in July last year when Activision took the bold move of pricing Modern Warfare …
Read More »UK CHARTS: FIFA scores no.1
Weeks ahead of the official kick off of the World Cup next month, EA’s licensed video game tie-in 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa has scored an early goal by debuting right at the top of the GfK ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 this week. In doing so it successfully …
Read More »UK games market value falls sharply
The UK games market’s weekly value has fallen to its lowest point in years, according to GfK Chart-Track. Last week the games market was worth 13.5 million, a 24 per cent drop compared to the week before. Unit sales also fell heavily, down 21 per cent to 650,382 games sold. …
Read More »Best Buy UK will sell pre-owned games
Best Buy is the latest UK retailer to enter the used games market. The firm has a range of pre-owned titles in-store already for all formats, and consumers can trade-in their games against anything in-store, such as a Blu-ray disc or a TV, and vice versa. Pre-owned is an important …
Read More »Analyst predicts GAME takeover
In its report of the recent turbulence at UK retailer GAME, one analyst has predicted that the chain has become an increasingly likely target for a takeover – though this in turn should help protect its share price in the near term. The real shock with the results was the …
Read More »Best Buy planning up to 150 UK stores
Ahead of the opening of its debut UK store in Thurrock this Friday, Best Buy has said that it is targeting between 60-150 outlets in the country. This is a blank sheet of paper,” chief executive Scott Wheway told The Wall Street Journal. It will be different. It will take …
Read More »Lost Planet 2’s ‘Kill Big’ marketing campaign
A blockbuster marketing campaign for Lost Planet 2 is in the works at Capcom to ensure the high-profile sequel is a success in the UK. The game is being billed as one of the publisher’s big three releases for 2010, alongside next week’s Super Street Fighter IV and the highly anticipated …
Read More »US games violence explained
Confused by the current legal row between games retailers and Arnold Schwarzenegger in the US? MCV is at hand to explain the background to the feud… In the UK, any games deemed to be violent are currently required to undergo the BBFC certification process. The resulting age rating is legally …
Read More »Gamescom comes to the UK
Set for 10.30am on Tuesday May 4th at the Hoxton Hotel, London, senior execs will argue that buyers and reporters must come to Cologne in August for the biggest consumer and trade event in Europe ahead of planning for Q4. Senior execs will be there to spread the word, namely …
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