Entries in 'trade' (56)
INTERVIEW: Green Man Gaming
It hasn’t even gone live yet, but Green Man Gaming has already got the games industry talking.
Games RRP increase on the cards?
Gamers could face an unwelcome price hike at some stage this year as the price of procuring polycarbonate – a key material in the disc manufacturing process – continues to ...
Trade faces 'premium' DSi XL price
The DSi XL will carry a slightly higher trade price than its predecessor DSi, MCV understands.
2009 Review - Q4
2009 drew to a close with the first ever console hardware launch not to support physical media – the PSPgo. Meanwhile, outlets who rely on physical media raged an astonishing ...
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Riccitiello compares piracy to pre-owned
John Riccitiello has stated that the emerging force that is post-release downloadable content is the key tool in battling both the pre-owned market and piracy.
Livingstone: Pre-owned threatens boxed market
UK development legend Ian Livingstone has raised concerns over the growth in pre-owned sales on the High Street – suggesting the practice may force publishers and studios to bypass traditional ...
Black Wii sparks price war
Whilst we’re used to aggressive price battles in the software market, hardware prices are typically resilient – which makes the current price war surrounding the upcoming Black Wii all ...
Nintendo price protects Wii stock
Following this morning’s news of a drop in the trade price of Wii in the UK – which was broken exclusively by MCV – Nintendo has reassured retailers that it ...
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GMA Trade Tickets go on sale
A limited number of Trade Tickets for this year’s Games Media Awards are now on sale.
Gamescom wows 240,000 visitors
New German games expo Gamescom welcomed 240,000 visitors through its doors last week, with its success leading to organisers Koelnmesse to hail it as the world’s largest games trade event.
No stock means PS3 price cut
Rumours and speculation have been rife for many weeks now, but MCV can reveal that Sony is clearing PS3 hardware stock from the channel ahead of what is expected to ...
US: Amazon ups pre-owned offer
The North American arm of Amazon has increased the momentum behind its controversial trade-in strategy by offering an extra cash incentive to those willing to send their old games to ...
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Kotick could “raise prices even further”
With retail and consumers alike still getting to grips with the prospect of shelling out £54.99 for November’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has admitted ...
US: Wal-Mart enters pre-owned market
North American retail giant Wal-Mart has quietly entered the pre-owned games market over the weekend with the surprise introduction of trade-in vending machines in some of its stores.
New look for PCR online
MCV's sister site PC Retail has undergone a radical transformation, with its new look now online and available for all to see.
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Motion Plus price still a mystery
Following the announcement that Nintendo will launch the Wii Motion Plus add-on on Friday June 12th, and UK retailers have finally been contacted regarding trade prices and availability.
US: Warner launches HD-DVD for Blu-ray trade deal
Disgruntled HD-DVD customers in the US are being offered the chance to modernise their film collection thanks to Warner and a new scheme entitled Red2Blu, Home Cinema Choice reports.
GAME on why consumers value pre-owned
GAME COO Terry Scicluna has told MCV that the games industry must accept pre-owned games as ‘something customers love’.
Nintendo powerless to up Wii street price
Wii platform holder Nintendo has told MCV that it is powerless to up the street price of the Nintendo Wii – adding to the concerns of many of the nation’s ...
DS Lite trade price safe for now
Following the news that Nintendo is to up the trade price retailers pay for the Wii – leading to fears that the machine’s price on the High Street could increase ...
Wii price set to rise in the UK
Nintendo has confirmed to MCV that it is to increase the trade price of its Wii console for UK retailers, a move that could lead to the console’s price rising ...
GameStop dismisses Amazon’s pre-owned move
With GameStop’s share price slipping following the announcement of Amazon’s entry into the pre-owned games market, CEO Dan DeMatteo has dismissed the online retailer’s second hand ambitions.
Amazon introduces trade-ins
Just days after it emerged that the North American arm of Toys R Us is dipping its toes in the pre-owned waters, Amazon.com has announced a new scheme that ...
US: Special 301 review highlights Euro piracy problem
A new report entitled Special 301 Review, filed by the International Intellectual Property Alliance in conjunction with games publisher association the ESA, has highlighted the countries in which piracy remains ...
