Entries in 'q4' (39)
Q4 games advertising revenue drops 40% this Christmas
The age of excess is clearly over. UK games firms are spending £99m on advertising this Christmas, MCV can reveal.
GAME takes 99p Play Now Trade Later deal online
Retailer GAME has announced the return of its 99p Play Now Trade Later scheme – and this time it is available through its website.
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.
NPD: UK's Q4 used games market was £90m
British gamers spent nearly £100m on pre-owned software during Q4 2011.
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OPINION: It's May, and already Q4 is hurting retail
Sometimes the games industry can get too caught up in willy waving with other forms of entertainment.
Q4 focus could kill off specialist retail
Where are OUR summer blockbusters? That's the question being asked by games retail bosses this week as the UK games market slumped to a new low.
EA reports Q4 FY12 and FY12 financial results
EA has revealed its financial results for Q4 of fiscal 2012, as well as fiscal 2012 as a whole.
THQ expects sales to exceed estimates
With the doom-mongers continuing the circle, THQ has announced that it expects Q4 sales to exceed expectations.
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GameStop sells 600k COD Elite memberships, laments packed Q4 schedule
The growth of the digital games market may typically be seen as the biggest threat to retail, but is the cramped Q4 release schedule in reality a bigger burden?
GAME: Don't forget about Q1, Q2 and Q3
The Q4 marketing blitz revealed by MCV this morning follows a slow six months for new game releases – so maybe the industry will learn its lesson for 2012.
Abba dancing game announced
Mamma Mia – here they go again. Ubisoft has just confirmed it's added an Abba dancing game to its roster of licensed music titles.
Nintendo expects strong Q4 for 3DS
The tools are in place to ensure 3DS has a very merry Christmas, says Nintendo.
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Jurassic Park to go up against Q4 blockbusters
Prehistoric monsters will be competing with some of the biggest names in games this Q4.
GameStop reports like-for-like Xmas gains
Global games retail giant GameStop has reported a 3.4 per cent like-for-like sales boost for the nine weeks ending January 1st.
Pachter predicts Wii Xmas victory
Despite the sharp drop in sales that Wii has endured throughout 2010, US analyst Michael Pachter still expects Nintendo’s machine to be the best selling home console over the crucial ...
£181m Xmas bonanza as industry sets out Q4 ad spend
This is the quarter where the UK games industry finally turns things around – and publishers and retailers are splashing the cash to make sure of it.
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Q4 failure will spell ‘trouble’ for Wii
In a frank statement to investors, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has admitted that Wii really has to perform in the marketplace this Christmas if the platform holder is to emerge ...
Sega sparks into life this Q4
Sega expects to emerge from its period of new release slumber by scoring four chart hits ahead of Christmas.
Neverwinter confirmed for 2011
A new Neverwinter game is in the works for PC and is expected to hit store shelves in Q4 2011.
Dinosaurs Strike announced for Wii
Combat of Giants will make its Wii debut this November with Dinosaurs Strike, Ubisoft announced at Gamescom today.
ESA spent $1.2m on lobbying in Q409
A report filed by the House of Representatives’ clerk’s office in the US shows that trade body The Entertainment Software Association spent a whopping $1,208,000 on lobbying in Q4 2009.
Blockbusters losses near half a billion
US retailer Blockbuster has posted some disturbing numbers for its most recent financial quarter, with Q4 net losses at the company hitting $434.9m – up on the already savage $359.8m ...
Sony: Q1 “as robust” as Q4
The days of cramming all your key releases into the lucrative Q4 release window are over, according to SCEA boss Jack Tretton.
Grainger plots to steal market share
Grainger Games claims it can pinch market share from established High Street chains in its key territories this Christmas.
