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A group from the UK games industry has today established Dev Union, which hopes to encourage debate around the establishment of a UK trade union for those in the games industry. The proposed trade union would be called the UK Video Game Workers Association. "The Idea of a Union was …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto is the UK’s fourth biggest video games brand
There’s reason to be excited ahead of next week’s Grand Theft Auto V launch. GfK Chart-Track has told MCV that GTA is the fourth biggest revenue-generating brand in the UK games industry. The stat tracker revealed a number of GTA facts ahead of the blockbuster arrival of GTA V. The …
Read More »William Hill makes Call of Duty: Ghosts Xmas No.1 favourite
Call of Duty: Ghosts has been installed as the favourite to claim the UK Christmas No.1 title by William Hill. It’s currently offering 6/4 on the game with FIFA 14 second at 2/1 and next week’s release Grand Theft Auto V in third at 4/1. There is no doubting that …
Read More »New games merchandise company opens
Gaming Merchandise UK Ltd is now open for business. The company has been set up by industry veteran Luiz Ferreira, who has closed his previous business – accessories and merchandise firm White Room Games – to concentrate on the new venture. Gaming Merchandise UK will be dedicated to bringing games-branded …
Read More »Now LEGO moves into toy-to-game market
The UK’s bestselling toy line is planning to turn up the heat on Skylanders and Disney Infinity. LEGO’s popular pocket money line of Collectible Minifigures is to spawn its own game, with the toy line integrated into the title. When LEGO Minifigures Online goes live next summer, it will be …
Read More »"27% of British mums would let their children play Grand Theft Auto V"
Y’know, there’s a reason why there’s a big red 18 on the front of the box. A new survey has found that over a quarter – 27 per cent, in fact – of British mothers would let their children play Grand Theft Auto V despite its overtly adult content. Interesting, …
Read More »HMV’s 60 years of entertainment – but where are games?
Entertainment retailer HMV has been running a Six Decades of Entertainment promotion throughout the summer, but video games will not feature in it. The chain has so far offered discounts on classic films and albums from the ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s with the ‘90s and ‘00s still to come. …
Read More »ERA: Games retail will outperform video and music combined in 2013
Video games are expected to generate more revenue than both video and music combined this year. That’s according to the Entertainment Retailers Association, which predicts that Xbox One, PS4 and a slew of triple-A games – including GTA V, FIFA, Battlefield and Call of Duty – will drive more people …
Read More »FIFA 13 overtakes Black Ops II to regain UK sales crown
FIFA has reclaimed its crown as the UK’s most successful video game. FIFA 13 has surpassed 3m unit sales in the UK, according to GfK Chart-Track. That means it has now outsold Call of Duty: Black Ops II over the last 12 months. The Call of Duty series has been …
Read More »UK games retail suffers worst month on record
The UK games retail market has suffered its worst month in history. Just over 1m boxed games were sold last month, 40.4 per cent lower than June and 33.3 per cent below July 2012. In total stores generated just over 23m from game sales, almost half the figure posted the …
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