Entries in 'decline' (99)

Xbox 360 sales fall by 50% in Q1

Xbox 360 sales fall by 50% in Q1

Such has been the fantastic and ongoing success of Xbox 360 in the last few years that the industry can’t help but be worried when the market leader posts such ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 20th 2012 at 8:36AM in News
Tesco posts first UK profit decline for 20 years

Tesco posts first UK profit decline for 20 years

It may be the biggest and most important retailer in the UK, but supermarket giant Tesco has posted its first fall in UK profits for 20 years.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 18th 2012 at 9:35AM in News
Argos sales decline 8.5%

Argos sales decline 8.5%

Home Retail Group has revealed that its Argos chain suffered an 8.5 per cent decline in like-for-like sales for the eight weeks ending March 3rd.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 15th 2012 at 3:35PM in News
Now US reports drastic video game market falls in February

Now US reports drastic video game market falls in February

The latest numbers from sales tracker NPD show that the US video games market suffered a 20 per cent year-on-year decline to $1.06bn in February.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 9th 2012 at 8:35AM in News

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GAME shares fall 15% following EA crisis

GAME shares fall 15% following EA crisis

Having this morning revealed that it will not be stocking key Q1 release Mass Effect 3, GAME’s share price has plunged 15 per cent.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 29th 2012 at 3:00PM in News
Facebook gaming on the decline

Facebook gaming on the decline

Just one year ago it seemed that Facebook WAS gaming, but 12 months down the line and it looks as if playing games on the world’s leading social network is ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 27th 2012 at 3:31PM in News
Sega dev: The console market can only get smaller

Sega dev: The console market can only get smaller

One of the most successful Japanese console game developers has predicted that the console market will continue to shrink and in its place will rise a stronger, dominant portable games ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 24th 2012 at 1:51PM in News
2011 US games market down 8% leaving UK as worst performer

2011 US games market down 8% leaving UK as worst performer

NPD has confirmed that the US video games market declines eight per cent year-on-year to $17.02bn in 2011.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 13th 2012 at 8:27AM in News

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Tesco's LFL UK sales fall 2.3%

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.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 12th 2012 at 9:20AM in News
UK video games market falls 13% in 2011

UK video games market falls 13% in 2011

The overall UK video game market was worth £2.52bn in 2011 according to the latest UKIE figures. That represents a year-on-year drop of 13 per cent from £2.88bn and a ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 5th 2012 at 1:46PM in News
US market grows - but not by much

US market grows - but not by much

The US video games market managed to grow year-on-year in October, but by a far smaller margin that some analysts had predicted.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 14th 2011 at 8:27AM in News

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Facebook gaming on the decline?

Facebook gaming on the decline?

The biggest 20 games operators on Facebook are combating a steady drop in daily user retention, an analyst group has said.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 10th 2011 at 3:50PM in News
Social gaming rise linked to console decline

Social gaming rise linked to console decline

Social gaming is directly contributing to the global decline in console software sales, new data suggests, with masses of people playing and spending less on core systems in favour of ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 22nd 2011 at 2:06PM in News
Apple shares fall 5% on Jobs resignation

Apple shares fall 5% on Jobs resignation

No company is reliant on just one man – particularly the biggest tech company in the world. But so iconic has Steve Jobs become that Apple saw around £10bn wiped ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 25th 2011 at 11:47AM in News
US games market tumbles to five year low

US games market tumbles to five year low

After showing some impressive resilience over the last few months, the US games market has been brought crashing back to earth.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 12th 2011 at 9:49AM in News

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Majority of Brits are now gamers

Majority of Brits are now gamers

A new report from games market research firm Newzoo has revealed that the majority of UK nationals are now active gamers.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 5th 2011 at 12:57PM in News
UK retail braced for summer of woe

UK retail braced for summer of woe


The number of specialist games retailers is in free fall as the crisis on the High Street deepens.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Jun 30th 2011 at 10:46AM in News
Games credited for crime drop

Games credited for crime drop

In a rare bit of positive news coverage for the sector, a piece penned by BBC News Washington DC correspondent Tom Geoghegan has named games as one of the key ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 21st 2011 at 9:27AM in News
Signs of 3D struggles at cinema

Signs of 3D struggles at cinema

There are indications in the US that the appetite for 3D movies is on the decline.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 9th 2011 at 11:51AM in News
Can LA Noire arrest the market’s decline?

Can LA Noire arrest the market’s decline?

UK retail hopes L.A. Noire can breathe new life into struggling software sales.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 20th 2011 at 12:00PM in News
Sega 'staggered' by UK games retail decline

Sega 'staggered' by UK games retail decline

The UK is losing ground internationally as retail struggles and slows, Sega has warned.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 19th 2011 at 9:35AM in News
UK retail suffers worst March sales fall

UK retail suffers worst March sales fall

March saw the worst decline in sales since 1996 across the High Street.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Apr 12th 2011 at 11:42AM in News
Racers back at pole position

Racers back at pole position

The losing streak for racing games is definitely over, with Test Drive Unlimited 2 on top this week.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 22nd 2011 at 2:05PM in News
Konami stems losses

Konami stems losses

Japanese publisher Konami has reported a quarter of declines for the three months ending December 31st 2010.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 3rd 2011 at 11:39AM in News