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UK games retail generated £10.45m last week

UK games retail generated £10.45m last week

The launch of Prototype 2 helped the boxed market rise slightly over the prior week, with overall unit sales up five per cent to 441,401 games sold.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on May 4th 2012 at 11:24AM in News
UK games retail generated £9.7m last week

UK games retail generated £9.7m last week

The market fell below the £10m mark for the first time this year during the week ending April 21st.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Apr 27th 2012 at 3:19PM in News
THQ sells budget division ValuSoft

THQ sells budget division ValuSoft

Budget software company Cosmi has acquired THQ’s value-centric publishing and distribution division ValuSoft.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 26th 2012 at 2:52PM 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

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UK games retail makes £14.6m

UK games retail makes £14.6m

Kinect Star Wars helped the UK games retail market get back on track last week, which generated over £2m more than it did the prior week.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Apr 13th 2012 at 9:25AM in News
UK games retail revenues drop to £14.1m

UK games retail revenues drop to £14.1m

UK games retail generated £14.1m last week – a dip of 21.2 per cent from the £17.9m made during the week prior.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Mar 23rd 2012 at 12:20PM in News
Software Sales Monitor: Market drops to £12.1m

Software Sales Monitor: Market drops to £12.1m

The steady drop in market value and unit sales continued last week, with UK games retail shifting nine per cent fewer games week-on-week.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Mar 9th 2012 at 12:22PM in News
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3DS gets budget titles

3DS gets budget titles

The Nintendo 3DS will get its first £19.99 RRP boxed game this summer.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Mar 7th 2012 at 2:12PM in News

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Ubisoft MIA from GAME Vita launch line-up

Ubisoft MIA from GAME Vita launch line-up

UK retailer GAME will not be selling any of Ubisoft’s PlayStation Vita launch titles.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 21st 2012 at 3:58PM in News
Digital Vita games also cheaper in the US

Digital Vita games also cheaper in the US

US retail has, as expected, confirmed that buying a game digitally for the PlayStation Vita will be cheaper than buying a physical version of the same title.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 1st 2012 at 8:27AM in News
And the average Vita launch game RRP is...

And the average Vita launch game RRP is...

The average RRP of a boxed PlayStation Vita game in the UK on launch day will be £33, MCV can reveal.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 27th 2012 at 12:57PM in News
Software Sales Monitor: Market drops 13.6%

Software Sales Monitor: Market drops 13.6%

The UK games retail market generated £12.1m for the week ending January 21st – a 13.6 per cent decrease over the £14m made the week prior.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jan 27th 2012 at 11:28AM in News

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Doom makes Xbox Live comeback

Doom makes Xbox Live comeback

Iconic ‘90s FPS Doom has returned to Xbox Live Arcade today after being absent for more than a year.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jan 19th 2012 at 11:15AM in News
Bethesda confirms id Software layoffs

Bethesda confirms id Software layoffs

Doom and Rage developer id Software has laid off some members of staff from its Dallas studio but is looking for more.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jan 11th 2012 at 10:10AM in News
Software Sales Monitor: Market dips to £48.6m

Software Sales Monitor: Market dips to £48.6m

The UK games retail market generated £48.6m in the post-Christmas week – a drop of 45 per cent over the week before.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jan 6th 2012 at 9:40AM in News
Software Sales Monitor: UK market rises to £68.3m

Software Sales Monitor: UK market rises to £68.3m

Retail discounting Skyrim helped the UK games retail market generate a whopping £68.3m last week – a ten per cent rise over the week prior’s £62.2m.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Dec 15th 2011 at 2:52PM in News

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US retail game sales reach $3bn in November

US retail game sales reach $3bn in November

The US games retail market generated $3bn overall in November representing a year-on-year rise of 0.4 per cent.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Dec 12th 2011 at 9:52AM in News
Konami announces experimental Vita game

Konami announces experimental Vita game

With Sony preparing to try something a bit different with its pricing strategy for Vita software, Konami has revealed that it is looking to be equally as experimental.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 5th 2011 at 8:46AM in News
Could Vita games cost 40% more at retail?

Could Vita games cost 40% more at retail?

We already know that games for the PlayStation Vita will cost less to download than they will at the shops.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 5th 2011 at 8:32AM in News
Sony prepared to be flexible with Vita software pricing

Sony prepared to be flexible with Vita software pricing

The concerns of MCV and others have seemingly been taken on board.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 1st 2011 at 8:28AM in News
Japanese 3DS sales rocket as Super Mario 3D Land arrives

Japanese 3DS sales rocket as Super Mario 3D Land arrives

Nintendo’s 3DS was given a welcome boost in the Japanese charts last week thanks to the arrival of Super Mario 3D Land.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 10th 2011 at 2:41PM in News
Vita games to cost the same as PS3 titles

Vita games to cost the same as PS3 titles

Sony has indicated that future PS Vita software will be at a premium rate similar to current console games.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 11th 2011 at 3:53PM in News
Vita software pricing confirms retail's worst fear

Vita software pricing confirms retail's worst fear

PlayStation Vita owners will face a very stark choice when the system arrives in the UK next year – pay a premium price for boxed games or a discounted price ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 11th 2011 at 8:22AM in News
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UK Software Sales Monitor: Market falls to £9.03m

UK Software Sales Monitor: Market falls to £9.03m

As if last year’s ten-year low wasn’t bad enough, this week the market value fell even further.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Aug 25th 2011 at 3:23PM in News