Entries in 'christmas' (133)
Tesco surprises city with blockbuster Christmas
The UK’s leading retailer Tesco has reported its strongest Christmas in the UK for three years.
Angry Birds downloaded 30m times over Xmas
The global success that is Angry Birds enjoyed a blockbuster Christmas.
Sainsbury's and Morrisons expected to report poor Christmas trading
The share prices of Sainsbsury’s and Morrisons have fallen amidst predictions that the pair will report disappointing Christmas trading results later this month.
UPDATE: PS3 dropping to £125 in GAME's Christmas sale
MCV can reveal that Sony's PS3 will drop tantalisingly close to the magic £100 mark in GAME's Christmas sale, which starts on Boxing Day.
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Digital vs Physical - the REAL Christmas No.1
Think this year’s Xmas No.1 in games will be Call of Duty or FIFA? It is more likely to be Angry Birds or Minecraft.
iPad tops US kids' Christmas wishlists
Apple’s range of iDevices dominate the Christmas lists of kids aged 6-12 in the US.
Call of Duty is bookies' favourite for Christmas No.1
Fancy a flutter on a Friday afternoon? Bookies Paddy Power and Ladbrokes have revealed to MCV their contenders for the best-selling game this Christmas.
Asda criticised over "sexist" Christmas TV ad
UK supermarket chain Asda has come in for criticism over its Christmas TV campaign.
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GAME kicks off Christmas marketing campaign
New owner Game Retail Limited has kicked off its first major GAME marketing initiative since taking ownership of the retailer earlier this year.
Pokemon to be a major player for Nintendo this Christmas
Pokémon is playing a huge part in Nintendo’s Christmas campaign for 3DS XL.
Far Cry 3 unfazed by Call of Duty threat
Ubisoft is feeling confident about its upcoming open-world shooter Far Cry 3 – even though it launches just after Activision’s powerhouse franchise, Call of Duty.
'Hitman is something to fear this Christmas', warns Square
All eyes may be on Call of Duty, but Square Enix says it’s Hitman that will be the ‘last big game of the year’.
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Amazon recruiting 10,000 extra Christmas staff
Despite the struggles of the High Street, online retailer Amazon is expecting record business this Christmas.
Can FIFA, Call of Duty and Assassin's Creed save Vita?
In the wake of E3 in June serious questions were being asked about PlayStation Vita.
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.
ReVITAlised: Sony spending more on Xmas marketing than at launch
Sony used its Gamescom press conference to effectively relaunch its Vita handheld for Christmas.
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The 20 games that will save Xmas 2012
UK games buyers have chosen the 20 games they think will be the biggest blockbusters this Christmas.
Far Cry 3 guns for Christmas hit
The manic Christmas sales period will blast off with Far Cry 3 on September 7th.
Take-Two enthusiasm points to GTA V Xmas release
Take-Two reckons its financial 2013 will be one of its ‘best year ever’, hinting at a Christmas release for Grand Theft Auto V.
The biggest Christmas 2011 games TV ad campaigns
Games and consoles TV advertising focused heavily on the broader family market in the week leading up to Christmas, as demonstrated by these Top Ten campaigns.
Tesco's LFL UK sales fall 2.3%
The UK’s largest retailer, Tesco, has reported a 2.3 per cent like-for-like drop in sales in the UK for the seven weeks ending January 7th.
Ubisoft posts record Christmas sales
Assassin’s Creed publisher Ubisoft has raised its sales projections for its fiscal Q3 by €50m after achieving record Christmas sales.
Sony shifts 6.5m PlayStation consoles over Christmas
In excess of 6.5m PlayStation consoles were sold worldwide in the period between November 18th to December 31st, Sony has estimated.
Christmas sales climb 10% at GameStop
GameStop has defied the odds by posting an impressive increase in sales of new games for the Christmas period – showing up retailers in the UK who failed to do ...
Angry Birds scores 6.5m Xmas downloads
Rovio’s world-conquering casual games phenomenon Angry Birds was downloaded an amazing 6.5m times on Christmas day alone.
