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In this new regular segment with insight from leading stat-trackers, Chart-Track director Dorian Bloch reveals the TopFive best-selling video games brands in the UK… Chart-Track is proud to announce the development of Brand Analysis as part of our CUBE data warehouse solution. We’ve looked at all games sold from 1996 …

Sony is pouring 1.5million into an Easter campaign for PlayStation Vita. It is the second big-budget ad push for the handheld following the console’s February launch. Sony says its new school holiday campaign will appear in areas with high footfall. The Easter campaign will consist of high impact outdoor media, …

GAME must become a smaller, more dedicated specialist should it survive administration, says top games publishers. Earlier this week the chain entered administration and closed 277 stores. Suppliers have told MCV that any new company that emerges must stock a bigger range, reduce its focus on pre-owned and find a …

Oour specialist retail chain is in dire straits, and Britsoft publishers are extinct. But the Coalition Government’s games tax break will re-establish British talent on the global stage, Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has told MCV. He said the Government chose a wider subsidy to attract big firms to make more …

Swedish studio cites intense competition for talent

UK games retail generated 14.1m last week – a dip of 21.2 per cent from the 17.9m made during the week prior. Unit sales also dropped 11.2 per cent to 570,969 forthe week ending March 17th. EA continued its chart dominance last week with four games in the Top Five. …

Speaking to investors following the publication of its most recent fiscal results, GameStop has seemingly ruled out the chance of a GAME takeover in the UK. Having closed all of our UK stores, we are focused entirely on competing digitally in the UK," GameStop International’s executive VP Mike Mauler stated. …

There are fewer stores than ever selling games, ERA and Chart-Track says. Last year 6,644 stores sold games, down 1.7 per cent year-on-year. It means since 2007 there are now 1,000 fewer shops selling video games. A reduction in entertainment specialists and electrical retailers are the main reason for the …

Tax breaks might not last forever, warns Richard Wilson; games sector must fight to defend them

'I'm convinced that other EU countries will now follow the UK's lead on tax breaks and propel the region back to the top'