Entries in 'expansion' (50)

Grainger Games eyes appointments

Grainger Games eyes appointments

Grainger’s Games’ expansion is continuing at a rapid pace, and now the firm is looking to make some high-profile appointments to grow its business even further.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 31st 2011 at 8:00AM in News
Blizzard talks next WoW expansion

Blizzard talks next WoW expansion

While the recently released World of Warcraft: Cataclysm saw game world Azeroth get a major rebuild in a number of areas, the next release for the game is likely to ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 7th 2010 at 8:25AM in News
Bigpoint plots UK expansion

Bigpoint plots UK expansion

Call of Duty may be the game of the moment – but online giant Bigpoint wants to steal the game’s audience away to high-end titles played via web browsers.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 18th 2010 at 9:31AM in News
Blockbuster UK comes out fighting

Blockbuster UK comes out fighting

Blockbuster UK is on the offensive following the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of its US parent.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 8th 2010 at 12:41PM in News

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Now zombies invade Red Dead

Now zombies invade Red Dead

Rockstar has released a teaser image for the next Red Dead Redemption DLC – and it seems that zombies are about to enter the fray.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 29th 2010 at 12:08PM in News
Gametail plans to conquer Europe

Gametail plans to conquer Europe

New online retailer Gametail is already preparing aggressive expansion across  the continent – just a week after making waves with cut-price promotions Gametail generated a lot of buzz this week ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 9th 2010 at 11:00AM in News
Grainger expands head office team

Grainger expands head office team

Grainger Games has announced two key appointments as it once again grows its store count.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 6th 2010 at 3:45PM in News
Major expansion for Gem

Major expansion for Gem

Gem has announced a tactical restructure, opening a new warehouse facility, shuffling senior management and further expanding its presence in mainland Europe.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 3rd 2010 at 2:40PM in News

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Kinect paves way for ‘expansion beyond the core’

Kinect paves way for ‘expansion beyond the core’

On the face of it Microsoft’s £129.99 RRP for Kinect suggests that the company may not be chasing the family market so much as striving to further monetise its existing ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 21st 2010 at 10:42AM in News
Playdom to expand into Europe

Playdom to expand into Europe

Europe has been identified as a key expansion target for growing social games developer Playdom.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 10th 2010 at 12:03PM in News
Why Blu-ray and DLC don’t see eye to eye

Why Blu-ray and DLC don’t see eye to eye

Sony has told MCV that SCEE policy is the reason behind why many of the boxed expansion packs that get released on Xbox 360 and PC only get a PSN ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 22nd 2010 at 9:00AM in News
Digital overhaul for GAME

Digital overhaul for GAME

GAME plans to seriously beef up its digital strategy in 2010, MCV understands.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 19th 2010 at 9:43AM in News

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Zavvi loses its '.co.uk'

Zavvi loses its '.co.uk'

As Zavvi’s online rebirth continues to gather pace at the hands of new owners The Hut, the portal has revealed that it is to ditch its UK specific top-level domain ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 23rd 2009 at 5:49PM in News
Third WoW expansion underway

Third WoW expansion underway

Californian game maker Blizzard has announced it’s working on a third expansion package for the world’s most popular MMORPG.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 24th 2009 at 5:48PM in News
EA dates first Sims 3 expansion

EA dates first Sims 3 expansion

When it comes to in-game expansions, no-one does it quite like EA did it with Sims 2 – and now the expansion ball has begun rolling for the recently released ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 3rd 2009 at 3:21PM in News
Koch Media expands East

Koch Media expands East

Koch Media is expanding into the Benelux region with a dedicated office in the territory.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 13th 2009 at 3:30PM in News

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Grainger Games goes nationwide

Grainger Games goes nationwide

A new national games retail powerhouse is emerging to challenge the market dominance of GAME, Gamestation, HMV, CHIPS and the supermarkets.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 9th 2009 at 10:43AM in News
Halo 3: ODST now full-priced title

Halo 3: ODST now full-priced title

Consumers can expect to pay full-whack for Bungie’s upcoming Halo 3: ODST upon its release in September following Microsoft’s decision to back-track on its initial statement claiming that the game ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 12th 2009 at 12:10PM in News
Tenth EVE expansion set for March

Tenth EVE expansion set for March

Independent MMO developer CCP has confirmed that the tenth free expansion for its globally popular MMO EVE Online will arrive on March 10th – the same day that Atari brings ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 8th 2009 at 5:25PM in News
LOTR Online expansion dated

LOTR Online expansion dated

UK publisher and developer Codemasters has confirmed that its latest expansion to The Lord of the Rings Online, named Mines of Moria, will be released in both Europe and America ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 9th 2008 at 6:28PM in News
Halo 3 expansion announced

Halo 3 expansion announced

Halo developer Bungie has finally lifted the lid on the much-delayed announcement of its new project, revealing a brand new gameplay expansion for Xbox 360 global hit Halo 3 ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 26th 2008 at 12:01PM in News
Will Wright ‘concerned’ by Spore hype

Will Wright ‘concerned’ by Spore hype

Legendary games designer Will Wright has admitted that he believes his upcoming release Spore has been over-hyped, and that the building anticipation for his game is concerning him.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 28th 2008 at 11:13AM in News
Indies aren’t dead yet, says Grainger Games

Indies aren’t dead yet, says Grainger Games

Indie Grainger Games has told MCV that it plans to open 50 stores nationwide – proving that despite recent struggles, the indie sector is still alive and kicking.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 25th 2008 at 11:28AM in News
‘Sky’s the limit’ for SouthPeak

‘Sky’s the limit’ for SouthPeak

Following a whopping multi-million dollar merger with GSPAC, newly-named SouthPeak Interactive Corporation has told MCV that it will step up its game portfolio and take on the big guns of ...
by Andrew Wooden
on Jan 29th 2008 at 2:56PM in News
Tesco to open department store chain

Tesco to open department store chain

Supermarket giant Tesco plans to build a chain of department stores in town centres across the country, designed to rival the likes of Debenhams, Marks and Spencer and BHS, according ...
by Andrew Wooden
on Jan 23rd 2008 at 11:17AM in News