Entries in 'Retail' (1858)
UK games retail at another all-time low as momentum falters
The UK games retail market suffered its worst week on record last week. Again.
OPINION: The Gamestation gamble
From the moment there ceased to be a GAME and Gamestation store in every major town, Game Retail Group must have known a unification of its brands was inevitable.
Price round-up: Retailers reveal Wii U offers
Hot on the heels of MCV revealing the estimated UK prices, several retailers have gone live with their own Wii U price tags.
What caused the UK games crisis?
They said it was the summer of games – but only thanks to the Olympics. If you’re a games retailer, it has been a miserable few months, with the market ...
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August NPD: Darksiders 2 on top, totals still down year-over-year
The NPD Group has released its latest monthly report on US retail, showing Darksiders 2 claimed the software crown amidst another month of decline for the market.
GameStop expects only one new console launch in 2013
The boss of global games retailer GameStop doesn’t believe that both the Xbox 720 and PS4 will launch in 2013.
Peter Moore on the gulf between the digital and retail worlds
INTERVIEW: MCV talks to EA COO Peter Moore about a market in transition, the future of discs and his costly Bejeweled habit...
It's the six months of Christmas for UK games retail
Retailers have praised publishers for daring to release titles outside of the traditional Q4 sales bonanza.
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UPDATED: GAME lists Zelda: Majora's Mask for 3DS
A retail listing for a 3DS version of The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask has appeared – and quickly disappeared – from GAME’s website.
Indie retailers snap up Borderlands 2 Top Trumps offer
2K Games’ indie-only Borderlands 2 Top Trumps promotion has proved a big hit on the UK High Street.
Indies getting exclusive Borderlands 2 Top Trumps Limited Edition
2K Games is to release a Limited Edition version of Borderlands 2 Top Trumps exclusively for indie retailers.
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EA: High Street games retail to become extinct within a decade
A leading EA executive has predicted the death of High Street games retail within ten years.
Digital accounts for 5% of New Super Mario Bros 2 sales
Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has revealed that digital sales of new 3DS release New Super Mario Bros 2 accounted for around five per cent of the total.
Another all-time low for UK games retail
The struggle faced by UK retail has reached its lowest point to-date when just £8.18m was generated by software sales last week.
HMV: We will do pre-owned responsibly
Publishers rejoice! HMV says it will give new games a chance to sell before introducing pre-owned copies.
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GameStop named the 10th worst company to work for in the US
An analysis of employee reviews at online jobs portal Glassdoor has labelled GameStop as the tenth worst company to work for in the US.
HMV to introduce click and collect
Entertainment retailer HMV is to allow customers to order items online for pickup in their local store.
Digital could overtake physical in 2-3 years, EA's Moore believes
The sale of digital product could account for the majority of EA’s revenue within 24 to 26 months.
Champions and heroes halt UK video games market collapse
UK games retail was rescued by the biggest licences in movies and sport last month, as it struggles through one of the weakest summer of sales in the industry’s history.
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.
MCV Pacific Weekly Wrap-Up
This week, EB Games passes 1 million reward scheme members, BigWorld gets purchased and a Police Commissioner blames games for violence.
Games retailer puts his three-store chain on eBay
Three fully-fledged, profitable North American game stores for $3.5m?
Zynga board game lands retail exclusivity, offers digital content
Argos has been unveiled as the exclusive UK supplier of Zynga’s upcoming board game FarmVille Hungry Hungry Herd.
Pre-owned injects $1.8bn into US games market every year
Consumers' ability to trade-in games at GameStop contributes $1.8bn to the US games industry every year, the retailer has claimed.
