Entries in 'danger' (15)
As many as 140 UK retailers are currently in "critical condition"
Business recovery firm Begbies Traynor estimates that 140 UK retailers are currently in a “critical condition”.
Will HMV still exist in 2021? "I wouldn't bet on it," boss Fox admits
What an age we live in when retailer bosses admit that their chains are on the road to extinction.
GAME Oxford Street could close its doors
While Game Retail Limited, the new owner of retailer GAME, appears in good health, the future looks less certain for its flagship Oxford Street Store in London.
Is GameStop actually in a position to buy GAME?
The presumption that GameStop will inevitably acquire GAME could be wide of the mark, if analyst warnings are to be believed.
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OPINION: The end of pre-owned would be a disaster for games
Reports this morning – which it must be said remain totally unsubstantiated – claim that the Next Xbox could incorporate a new technology that blocks the use of pre-owned games ...
Iwata dismisses free-to-play
The freemium model for video games isn't just a sector that Nintendo will be avoiding – it's one that president Satoru Iwata believes actually threatens the health of the industry.
Skies darken above Nokia
Finnish firm Nokia, once the giant of the mobile phone scene, has sent a chilling warning to investors.
Jobs in danger at Sony UK studios
Staff across Sony’s UK studios are anxiously waiting to see if they will be spared from a restructuring process now underway.
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‘Days are numbered for specialist indies’
Indie chain Game Player has closed its doors, and MD Gary Noakes says that the days of specialist retailers are all but over.
OPINION: GAME's digital defence
GAME has both the most envied and reviled position in the UK games industry.
GAME: Digital threat is 'overblown'
Ian Shepherd has warned that the switch to online content and digital distribution will come much slower than the pundits claim.
Blockbuster admits bankruptcy danger
The troubled tale of former movie rental giant Blockbuster has taken a turn for the worse with the company admitting for the first time that a fall into bankruptcy could ...
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Blockbuster future thrown into doubt
Fresh doubt has been cast over the future of rental chain Blockbuster after it emerged that a deal to amend the company’s credit facilities is in jeopardy, Reuters reports.
Is this the real reason why gamers "risk death"?
It’s been on the lips of every publisher boss this week: “How could that Change4Life ad have been avoided?”
Recession threatens new IP push
Responding to claims from EA that it’s recent financial troubles will not spell the end of its renewed commitment to original IP, Wedbush Morgan’s Michael Pachter has admitted that ...
