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Retail leaks PS3 Super Slim ahead of possible Tokyo Game Show reveal

Retail leaks PS3 Super Slim ahead of possible Tokyo Game Show reveal

Did you know that we might have some new hardware to celebrate by the end of the week?

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 18th 2012 at 10:31AM in News
BT is GAME's free store Wi-Fi partner

BT is GAME's free store Wi-Fi partner

GAME’s 341 UK stores will offer free Wi-Fi access for their customers in time for Christmas.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 17th 2012 at 11:25AM in News
UK games retail at another all-time low as momentum falters

UK games retail at another all-time low as momentum falters

The UK games retail market suffered its worst week on record last week. Again.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Sep 17th 2012 at 9:49AM in News
OPINION: The Gamestation gamble

OPINION: The Gamestation gamble

From the moment there ceased to be a GAME and Gamestation store in every major town, Game Retail Group must have known a unification of its brands was inevitable.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 14th 2012 at 11:30AM in News

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Price round-up: Retailers reveal Wii U offers

Price round-up: Retailers reveal Wii U offers

Hot on the heels of MCV revealing the estimated UK prices, several retailers have gone live with their own Wii U price tags.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Sep 13th 2012 at 6:20PM in News
What caused the UK games crisis?

What caused the UK games crisis?

They said it was the summer of games – but only thanks to the Olympics. If you’re a games retailer, it has been a miserable few months, with the market ...

Michael French
by Michael French
on Sep 13th 2012 at 11:08AM in News
August NPD: Darksiders 2 on top, totals still down year-over-year

August NPD: Darksiders 2 on top, totals still down year-over-year

The NPD Group has released its latest monthly report on US retail, showing Darksiders 2 claimed the software crown amidst another month of decline for the market.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Sep 7th 2012 at 7:25AM in News
GameStop expects only one new console launch in 2013

GameStop expects only one new console launch in 2013

The boss of global games retailer GameStop doesn’t believe that both the Xbox 720 and PS4 will launch in 2013.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 4th 2012 at 10:57AM in News

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Peter Moore on the gulf between the digital and retail worlds

Peter Moore on the gulf between the digital and retail worlds

INTERVIEW: MCV talks to EA COO Peter Moore about a market in transition, the future of discs and his costly Bejeweled habit...

Michael French
by Michael French
on Sep 3rd 2012 at 10:57AM in News
It's the six months of Christmas for UK games retail

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.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Aug 30th 2012 at 11:06AM in News
UPDATED: GAME lists Zelda: Majora's Mask for 3DS

UPDATED: GAME lists Zelda: Majora's Mask for 3DS

A retail listing for a 3DS version of The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask has appeared – and quickly disappeared – from GAME’s website.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 30th 2012 at 10:52AM in News
Indie retailers snap up Borderlands 2 Top Trumps offer

Indie retailers snap up Borderlands 2 Top Trumps offer

2K Games’ indie-only Borderlands 2 Top Trumps promotion has proved a big hit on the UK High Street.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 30th 2012 at 9:37AM in News

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Answers needed to solve UK games crisis

Answers needed to solve UK games crisis

Just what is going wrong amongst UK games retailers?

Michael French
by Michael French
on Aug 27th 2012 at 8:35AM in News
Indies getting exclusive Borderlands 2 Top Trumps Limited Edition

Indies getting exclusive Borderlands 2 Top Trumps Limited Edition

2K Games is to release a Limited Edition version of Borderlands 2 Top Trumps exclusively for indie retailers.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 23rd 2012 at 9:27AM in News
EA: High Street games retail to become extinct within a decade

EA: High Street games retail to become extinct within a decade

A leading EA executive has predicted the death of High Street games retail within ten years.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 22nd 2012 at 8:26AM in News
Digital accounts for 5% of New Super Mario Bros 2 sales

Digital accounts for 5% of New Super Mario Bros 2 sales

Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has revealed that digital sales of new 3DS release New Super Mario Bros 2 accounted for around five per cent of the total.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 20th 2012 at 10:10AM in News

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Another all-time low for UK games retail

Another all-time low for UK games retail

The struggle faced by UK retail has reached its lowest point to-date when just £8.18m was generated by software sales last week.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Aug 17th 2012 at 9:15AM in News
HMV: We will do pre-owned responsibly

HMV: We will do pre-owned responsibly

Publishers rejoice! HMV says it will give new games a chance to sell before introducing pre-owned copies.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Aug 16th 2012 at 10:27AM in News
GameStop named the 10th worst company to work for in the US

GameStop named the 10th worst company to work for in the US

An analysis of employee reviews at online jobs portal Glassdoor has labelled GameStop as the tenth worst company to work for in the US.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 14th 2012 at 9:19AM in News
HMV to introduce click and collect

HMV to introduce click and collect

Entertainment retailer HMV is to allow customers to order items online for pickup in their local store.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 13th 2012 at 4:09PM in News
Digital could overtake physical in 2-3 years, EA's Moore believes

Digital could overtake physical in 2-3 years, EA's Moore believes

The sale of digital product could account for the majority of EA’s revenue within 24 to 26 months.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 13th 2012 at 1:42PM in News
Champions and heroes halt UK video games market collapse

Champions and heroes halt UK video games market collapse

UK games retail was rescued by the biggest licences in movies and sport last month, as it struggles through one of the weakest summer of sales in the industry’s history.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Aug 10th 2012 at 2:36PM in News
Will HMV still exist in 2021? "I wouldn't bet on it," boss Fox admits

Will HMV still exist in 2021? "I wouldn't bet on it," boss Fox admits

What an age we live in when retailer bosses admit that their chains are on the road to extinction.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 10th 2012 at 10:13AM in News
MCV Pacific Weekly Wrap-Up

MCV Pacific Weekly Wrap-Up

This week, EB Games passes 1 million reward scheme members, BigWorld gets purchased and a Police Commissioner blames games for violence.

Leigh Harris
by Leigh Harris
on Aug 10th 2012 at 7:02AM in News
Games retailer puts his three-store chain on eBay

Games retailer puts his three-store chain on eBay

Three fully-fledged, profitable North American game stores for $3.5m?

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 9th 2012 at 1:01PM in News