Entries in 'HMV' (320)

HMV signs up to Eurogamer Expo

HMV signs up to Eurogamer Expo

This year’s Eurogamer Expo will once again welcome entertainment chain HMV as a key sponsor and retail partner for the upcoming event, scheduled to take place at Earls Court between ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 13th 2010 at 12:26PM in News
HMV pushes games in Easter ad campaign

HMV pushes games in Easter ad campaign

Video games are to play a key role in HMV’s upcoming Easter campaign, which will promote a wide range of entertainment products.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 31st 2010 at 4:15PM in News
HMV and Orange form mobile games store

HMV and Orange form mobile games store

Entertainment giant HMV has teamed up with Orange to form a mobile download portal.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Mar 19th 2010 at 1:01PM in News
Blu-ray gains High Street momentum

Blu-ray gains High Street momentum

HMV has announced that 40 per cent of sales of The Hurt Locker have been on Blu-ray, suggesting that the appetite for the HD format is reaching a new high.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Mar 11th 2010 at 2:53PM in News

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Games key in new HMV ‘superstore’

Games key in new HMV ‘superstore’

WHsmith’s loss could be HMV’s gain: the entertainment specialist has launched a new superstore concept this week.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 22nd 2010 at 12:40PM in News
HMV gets FFXIII official launch event

HMV gets FFXIII official launch event

Square Enix has announced that the official UK launch event for Final Fantasy XIII in the UK will take place at HMV’s flagship Oxford Street store in London on the ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 18th 2010 at 12:53PM in News
MTV Games reveals HMV Beatles: Rock Band promo

MTV Games reveals HMV Beatles: Rock Band promo

MTV Games has partnered with HMV and ticket exchange firm Seatwave on a Beatles: Rock Band promotion.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Feb 12th 2010 at 9:26AM in News
Record Xmas for HMV

Record Xmas for HMV

HMV group has reported a 14.6 per cent year-on-year increase in its UK and Ireland stores for the five weeks ending January 2nd 2010. For the ten weeks ending on ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 14th 2010 at 10:49AM in News

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HMV nabs Heavy Rain CE exclusive

HMV nabs Heavy Rain CE exclusive

Sony Europe has confirmed to VG247 that the Collector’s Edition of PS3-exclusive title Heavy Rain will be available exclusively through HMV.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 6th 2010 at 1:44PM in News
Retailers slash £50 off Xbox 360

Retailers slash £50 off Xbox 360

With the clock ticking on the rapid approach to Christmas retailers are stepping up their efforts to capture as much consumer spend as they can before the festive spend dries ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 16th 2009 at 5:11PM in News
Games grow at HMV despite fewer releases

Games grow at HMV despite fewer releases

As part of its trading statement today HMV has offered further details on the success of its games category - reporting continued successes in areas like pre-owned in the face ...

Michael French
by Michael French
on Dec 11th 2009 at 9:50AM in News
Sales up at HMV

Sales up at HMV

HMV has this morning reported a rise in sales for the 26 weeks up to October 24th, 2009, with reduced losses and larger market share.

Michael French
by Michael French
on Dec 11th 2009 at 9:49AM in News

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HMV appoints new Head of Online

HMV appoints new Head of Online

Entertainment retailer HMV has announced the immediate appointment of Sarah Hughes as its new head of online.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 9th 2009 at 11:26AM in News
UK games industry spends £97m on Xmas

UK games industry spends £97m on Xmas

The UK games industry has slashed a third off its Q4 marketing spend for this year – as the economic slowdown wounds the trade in its most crucial period.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Dec 3rd 2009 at 9:33AM in News
Bayonetta special editions revealed

Bayonetta special editions revealed

UK retailers have secured exclusive pre-order packs for Sega's upcoming new IP, Bayonetta.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Dec 2nd 2009 at 12:49PM in News
PSPgo slashed to £150

PSPgo slashed to £150

Shoppers traversing the UK High Street this weekend would have seen a number of impressive video game savings – but few would have topped HMV’s current deal on Sony’s PSPgo.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 30th 2009 at 11:50AM in News

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2,000 midnight MW2 launches

2,000 midnight MW2 launches

Over 2,000 UK stores held a midnight launch for Activision Blizzard’s Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 last night.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Nov 10th 2009 at 10:23AM in News
HMV calms Modern Warfare concerns

HMV calms Modern Warfare concerns

A mid-week release, the postal strikes – all the ingredients are there for a street-date break on Activision’s Modern Warfare 2, but retailer HMV has quashed rumours that it had ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 5th 2009 at 9:30AM in News
HMVCurzon welcomes games publishers

HMVCurzon welcomes games publishers

HMV has invited games publishers to display their wares at the retailer's new cinema venture.
The firm believes that HMVCurzon
– which opened in Wimbledon, London last month – can ...

by Tim Ingham
on Nov 4th 2009 at 5:25PM in News
HMV unveils vision of retail's future

HMV unveils vision of retail's future

Those who enthusiastically condemned the High Street to history at London Games Conference were wide of the mark: Because entertainment retailers aren't actually reliant on boxed product to survive.

by Tim Ingham
on Nov 4th 2009 at 1:05PM in News
HMV targeting former Zavvi stores

HMV targeting former Zavvi stores

Entertainment retailer HMV has confirmed that it's upcoming temporary Christmas stores will target locations now vacated thanks to the demise of Zavvi and Woolworths.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 21st 2009 at 10:35AM in News
HMV launches High Street cinema

HMV launches High Street cinema

HMV will launch its first in-store cinema in London on Friday (October 23rd) - the first step in its re-birth as an 'entertainment hub for popular culture'.

by Tim Ingham
on Oct 18th 2009 at 3:55PM in News
HMV opens 12 temporary Xmas outlets

HMV opens 12 temporary Xmas outlets

HMV will open 12 new temporary stores across the UK this month – with games playing a ‘key role’ in their layout.

by Tim Ingham
on Oct 9th 2009 at 11:10AM in News
HMV to launch digital games service?

HMV to launch digital games service?

HMV hopes to use its stake in digital delivery service 7Digital to take on the likes of Steam and Metaboli.
The retailer acquired a 50 per cent stake in 7Digital ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 24th 2009 at 10:19AM in News
Modern Warfare 2 Veteran Edition announced

Modern Warfare 2 Veteran Edition announced

GAME.co.uk is exclusively selling Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Veteran Edition for Xbox 360 and PS3.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Sep 18th 2009 at 12:07PM in News