Entries in 'independent' (18)
Five fast-growing indie retailers
MCV and Koch Media continue Independent Retail Month with a roundup of five games indies which have grown massively in recent years.
20 best indie games retailers revealed
MCV has teamed up with distributor Koch Media to kick off Independent Retail Month, starting with a list of 20 of the most successful UK indie games retailers.
GUIDE: How to become an independent retailer
Former employees of the 277 closed GAME stores are interested in opening their own independent games shop. Game Guide and Complete EPOS chief Chris Ratcliff explains how they can do ...
Indies furious over Old Republic collector's edition
Independent games retailers are in uproar having missed out on stocking the GAME-exclusive £130 edition of Star Wars: The Old Republic.
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Tecmo Koei offers indies exclusive bundle
As if hearing the call of indies bemoaning the rising trend in retail exclusives for the big chains, Tecmo Koei is releasing a limited edition that’s exclusive for indies.
ShopTo.net doubles warehouse capacity
Leading independent online games retailer ShopTo.net has doubled its warehouse capacity as we enter the busy Q4 period.
Indie up for business award
New online retailer Hitari has been shortlisted in the Nectar Business Small Business Awards 2011.
Is there room for indie retailers in digital?
A host of independent retailers have told MCV they want to sell downloadable games.
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Indies excited by 3DS launch
It’s only been on shelves for less than one day but independent retailers are already seeing strong demand for the 3DS.
Reggie delivers blow to indie devs
3DS and Wii platform holder Nintendo has said it will embrace the independent developer, but “draws the line” with less-established garage outfits.
‘Days are numbered for specialist indies’
Indie chain Game Player has closed its doors, and MD Gary Noakes says that the days of specialist retailers are all but over.
Who are the UK's Top 20 indies?
Independent retailers, the Davids of Britain’s games industry, continue to surprise in their ongoing battle with corporate Goliaths of national chains.
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Bungie could still make more Halo
Today’s surprise announcement of a ten-year publishing agreement between Activision and Bungie has rocked the games industry, but what exactly does it mean for both companies?
Byron wants new online report
As part of her progress report on her 2008 Byron Review, Dr Tanya Byron has called for a new and independent report to examine the implementation of a possible code ...
Activision: Indies ‘a key pillar’
Activision and Centresoft have heralded the importance of independent retailers as they seek more participants for their Promote and Devote 2009 initiative.
Warner hails indie showcase
Warner and Centresoft have hailed their joint Independent Retail Showcase held in Birmingham on Wednesday August 5th ‘an outright success.’
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NASCR merges with IT body ITACS
NASCR (the National Association of Specialist Computer Retailers) and ITACS (the Independent Trade Association of Computer Specialists) are to merge into one organisation, PC Retail reports.
RTT: Indie retailers can survive recession
Market analysts have today insisted that the global recession will not lead to the end of the current High Street model as we know it, and that the future of ...
