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Microsoft: Console still accounts for 42% of the total video games market

Microsoft: Console still accounts for 42% of the total video games market

With Microsoft and Sony about the throw millions and millions of pounds at launching their next-gen consoles, some observers may quite rightly ask one question – why?

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 20th 2013 at 7:30AM in News
One third of Vita games sold digitally; 100 titles coming to handheld this year

One third of Vita games sold digitally; 100 titles coming to handheld this year

Sony has revealed that around a third of the games it sells on Vita are digital.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 25th 2013 at 11:43AM in News
HMV sells its G-A-Y shares

HMV sells its G-A-Y shares

Troubled retailer HMV has sold its shares in nightclub chain G-A-Y Limited, administrator Deloitte has confirmed.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 4th 2013 at 11:07AM in News

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HMV demise could kill 4% of games market; High Street entertainment share would plummet

HMV demise could kill 4% of games market; High Street entertainment share would plummet

The cost to the UK video games market should HMV fail to find a buyer could be as little as four per cent.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 16th 2013 at 10:27AM in News
Apple boss Tim Cook defiant as share price slips

Apple boss Tim Cook defiant as share price slips

“Eighty per cent of our revenues are from products that didn’t exist 60 days ago.”

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 6th 2012 at 3:35PM in News
Supermarkets are now the UK's biggest games retailers

Supermarkets are now the UK's biggest games retailers

Supermarkets have eclipsed specialists to become Britain’s No.1 games retailers.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Nov 16th 2012 at 10:36AM in News
Apple's value drops £80bn in two months

Apple's value drops £80bn in two months

Shares in tech giant Apple have slid 20 per cent since the launch of the iPhone 5 in September.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 8th 2012 at 12:22PM in News

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Zynga now "worthless" as stock price continues to tumble

Zynga now "worthless" as stock price continues to tumble

JP Morgan analyst Doug Anmuth has effectively labelled social gaming firm Zynga as “worthless”.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 11th 2012 at 8:47AM in News
Free games now account for half of the European games market

Free games now account for half of the European games market

New data from Ipsos Media CT and ISFE suggests that free-to-play games accounted for half of the European games market in the last 12 months.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 17th 2012 at 12:00PM in News
FIFA 13's PS3/Vita dream will have to wait

FIFA 13's PS3/Vita dream will have to wait

It was the first conversation we had as soon as FIFA for Vita was announced.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 15th 2012 at 12:03PM in News
Zynga share dealings face legal investigation

Zynga share dealings face legal investigation

Lawyers have announced an investigation into Zynga’s share dealings.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 30th 2012 at 3:08PM in News

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Android grabs smartphone majority in key markets

Android grabs smartphone majority in key markets

For the first time ever, Android has accounted for over half of the overall smartphone sales in key global markets over a 12 week period.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 11th 2012 at 12:26PM in News
Digital predicted to account for 66% of market by 2017

Digital predicted to account for 66% of market by 2017

A new report from DFC Intelligence predicts that digitally distributed games will account for 66 per cent of total overall games revenue by 2017.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 11th 2012 at 10:57AM in News
Nintendo shares fall following E3 presentation

Nintendo shares fall following E3 presentation

The Japanese stock market has reacted badly to Nintendo’s E3 presentation, with stock in the company falling 2.68 per cent since trading opened today.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 6th 2012 at 1:22PM in News
NPD: UK's Q4 used games market was £90m

NPD: UK's Q4 used games market was £90m

British gamers spent nearly £100m on pre-owned software during Q4 2011.

Michael French
by Michael French
on May 31st 2012 at 1:11PM in News

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Sony shares fall to 31-year low in Japan

Sony shares fall to 31-year low in Japan

Sony Corporation’s share price has fallen to its lowest position in a generation in both Japan and the United States.

Rob Crossley
by Rob Crossley
on May 11th 2012 at 1:09PM in News
Legal concerns decimate DeNA and Gree share price

Legal concerns decimate DeNA and Gree share price

Japan's Consumer Affairs Agency has announced an investigation into how social games firms sell their microtransactions in Japan, causing shares in the country’s two major players to nosedive.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 8th 2012 at 9:44AM in News
Four out of five games are bought for men

Four out of five games are bought for men

The female gamer is in decline, research has found. 

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on May 2nd 2012 at 1:35PM in News
Namco Bandai maintains grip on Japanese market

Namco Bandai maintains grip on Japanese market

Good news for Namco Bandai this morning – the publisher has claimed the lion’s share of Japanese software revenues for the second month in a row.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 17th 2012 at 8:44AM in News
E-tail topples supermarkets in 2011

E-tail topples supermarkets in 2011

Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Asda and Morrisons have stalled in their bids to become the next major players in video games, ERA reports.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Mar 22nd 2012 at 10:58AM in News
GAME shares fall as time runs out on lender talks

GAME shares fall as time runs out on lender talks

With any potential deal to save GAME needing to be in place by this weekend, the retailer’s share price has taken a big hit on the markets this morning.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 19th 2012 at 9:37AM in News
Investors predict stock surge as GAME shares climb

Investors predict stock surge as GAME shares climb

GAME’s share price has begun to rise dramatically with investors sensing a strong recovery over the next 24 hours.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 15th 2012 at 9:58AM in News
RUMOUR: Walmart to offer 12p per share for GAME

RUMOUR: Walmart to offer 12p per share for GAME

Investors believe that Walmart is prepared to offer 12p per share to buyout GAME Group.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 14th 2012 at 6:32PM in News
GAME stock plummets below 1p

GAME stock plummets below 1p

It’s a sorry Monday morning for beleaguered retailer GAME today with stock in the company dropping to an all-time low.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 12th 2012 at 8:45AM in News