Entries in 'downturn' (4)

GTA V won't be enough to save 2012 retail market

GTA V won't be enough to save 2012 retail market

We still don’t know if Grand Theft Auto V will make it to retail in time for Christmas, but even Rockstar’s mammoth IP is unlikely to prevent a year of ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 9th 2012 at 10:00AM in News
Best Buy claims downturn will help UK invasion

Best Buy claims downturn will help UK invasion

Best Buy has insisted that its push into the UK market is well on track, that it is ready to ‘revolutionise’ the country’s retail landscape, and that global economic pressures ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 6th 2009 at 4:08PM in News
NPD: Games industry “already being affected by the recession”

NPD: Games industry “already being affected by the recession”

The latest stats from NPD show that 2008 was a record year for the video games industry in North America – but signs that the worsening global economic climate is ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 16th 2009 at 10:55AM in News
UK economy suffering “frightening deterioration”

UK economy suffering “frightening deterioration”

A survey conducted by The British Chambers of Commerce have found that the nations’ economy is in the midst of a “frightening deterioration”, with December’s High Street numbers proving the ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 13th 2009 at 9:43AM in News