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The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has reiterated its uncategorical support for America’s controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). If implemented, SOPA will allow both the US government and copyright holders to apply for court orders to close down or block access to websites deemed to be hosting copyrighted content. However, …

Both Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 have become the fastest selling games in the history of their franchises in the US. The pair are the first 3DS games to sell over a million units in the territory. In addition, the 3DS console itself has officially sold more …

US consumers spent an estimated $4.2bn on video games in Q3 overall – a year-on-year drop of 11 per cent. That figure represents money spent on hardware, content and accessories, according to the Q3 2011 US Games Market Dynamics report from The NPD Group. Buyers spent $1.3bn on new physical …

The US games retail market generated $3bn overall in November representing a year-on-year rise of 0.4 per cent. NPD data shows software sales increased 16 per cent from $1.5bn to $1.74bn year-on-year, while sales of games hardware fell nine per cent from $1.08bn to $982.4m. Accessories generated $273.8m from retail …

Second-hand specialist CEX is on the rise, opening new shops in the UK and across the world. The firm has opened three shops in India, bringing its international store count to 22, with stores in the US, Ireland and Spain. But the retailer hasn’t forgotten about the UK, in fact …

Interested in joining the team behind the world’s leading video games trade news website? MCVuk.com is looking for student writers based in the US to man (or woman) the news desk throughout the night as us UK dwellers rest our weary heads. This is a paid position and an excellent …

Microsoft has recorded its best weekly sales in the history of the Xbox brand, selling just under 1m units in seven days. More than 960,000 Xbox 360 units were sold in the US during the week of Black Friday (week ending Friday, November 25th), according to Larry "Major Nelson" Hyrb. …

Legal action has been launched against retailer GameStop in the US concerning its use of mandatory security checks on employees. The company routinely checks employees before any breaks or after their shifts. However, many are apparently unhappy that these checks take place outside of their contracted hours and the failure …

Apple has seemingly conquered the hearts and minds of US consumers this Christmas ahead of the games industry. A new survey by Nielsen found that 44 per cent of kids aged between six and 12 years old put an iPad at the top of their Christmas wish list. That was …

Apple’s long promised cloud music service iTunes Match has finally been rolled out in the US, albeit two weeks late. iTunes Match is a key strand in Apple’s cloud strategy, letting music lovers scan their libraries and then replicate them on the cloud. The idea is that they can all …