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Software Sales Monitor: Market generates £12.7m

Software Sales Monitor: Market generates £12.7m

The arrival of several big new releases wasn’t enough to help grow the market week-on-week, with the UK games retail market value falling 14 per cent to £12.7m.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Feb 16th 2012 at 10:40AM in News
Police threatens file sharers with ten-year imprisonment

Police threatens file sharers with ten-year imprisonment

The Serious Organised Crime Agency has closed down music website RnBXclusive.com and says those who used it could be fined and imprisoned.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Feb 16th 2012 at 9:49AM in News
Darksiders II dated, pre-order incentives revealed

Darksiders II dated, pre-order incentives revealed

THQ has confirmed a June 29th release for console and PC title Darksiders II in the UK.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 15th 2012 at 11:03AM in News
Back to the Future boxed game due April 27th

Back to the Future boxed game due April 27th

Back to the Future: The Game arrives in UK stores in April, Deep Silver has announced.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Feb 14th 2012 at 2:41PM in News

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Vita download prices - MotorStorm for £4.79

Vita download prices - MotorStorm for £4.79

The first prices for Vita games downloadable from the PlayStation Network have been confirmed by Sony.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 13th 2012 at 2:18PM in News
UK leads digital and physical game sales

UK leads digital and physical game sales

NDP data shows that UK consumers buy more video games – both boxed and downloadable – than those in France, Germany in the US.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Feb 10th 2012 at 10:45AM in News
UKIE plans to make UK crowd funding legal

UKIE plans to make UK crowd funding legal

Industry trade body UKIE will publish a report next week outlining how to make crowd funding legal for UK games firms.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Feb 9th 2012 at 3:49PM in News
Asura's Wrath pushed back two weeks

Asura's Wrath pushed back two weeks

Capcom has delayed its Xbox 360 and PS3 action game Asura’s Wrath to March 9th.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Feb 9th 2012 at 10:23AM in News

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UK gaming café plans nationwide expansion

UK gaming café plans nationwide expansion

Cornwall-based video games café Loading wants to open new bars in London.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Feb 8th 2012 at 5:30PM in News
Amazon is the UK's No.1 entertainment retailer

Amazon is the UK's No.1 entertainment retailer

New numbers from Kantar Worldpanel suggest that Amazon overtook HMV in the three months ending December 25th to become the UK’s biggest entertainment retailer for the first time.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 7th 2012 at 2:31PM in News
New Euro release date for Twisted Metal

New Euro release date for Twisted Metal

Brutal PS3 racer Twisted Metal will be released in Europe on March 7th, co-creator David Jaffe has confirmed.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 7th 2012 at 8:48AM in News

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'Vita brings cheer to a dour High Street'

'Vita brings cheer to a dour High Street'

PlayStation Vita can warm up a bitter start to the year for games retail.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Feb 6th 2012 at 2:33PM in News
UK CHARTS: Final Fantasy XIII-2 debuts at No.1

UK CHARTS: Final Fantasy XIII-2 debuts at No.1

Square Enix is celebrating some early 2012 success with new RPG release Final Fantasy XIII-2 debuting at No.1.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 6th 2012 at 10:14AM in News
Jurassic Park extinct on Xbox 360

Jurassic Park extinct on Xbox 360

Jurassic Park will not be coming to retail on Xbox 360.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jan 31st 2012 at 3:27PM 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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The UK 2011 Video Game Charts

The UK 2011 Video Game Charts

Modern Warfare 3 emerged triumphant, but it was EA that was last year’s real victor. MCV analyses the full 2011 GfK?Chart-Track charts to unearth the winners and losers in a ...

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Jan 26th 2012 at 2:22PM in News
3DS gets white and pink makeover next month

3DS gets white and pink makeover next month

Nintendo is hoping to extend 3DS’ newfound sales popularity by launching two new colour variants of the handheld.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 25th 2012 at 3:19PM in News
First PS Vita accessories emerge

First PS Vita accessories emerge

The first in a slew of PS Vita peripherals will hit shelves next week.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jan 25th 2012 at 2:17PM in News
Kid Icarus stand will be bundled with game in UK

Kid Icarus stand will be bundled with game in UK

Nintendo has confirmed that it will bundle a 3DS stand with Kid Icarus: Uprising when it hits the UK on March 23rd.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 25th 2012 at 12:22PM in News
Capcom Digital Collection out March

Capcom Digital Collection out March

Capcom will release its eight-game Digital Collection bundle – complete with two Street Fighter titles – on March 30th in the UK.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jan 24th 2012 at 9:47AM in News
Software Sales Monitor: Market shrinks by a third

Software Sales Monitor: Market shrinks by a third

It wasn’t a great week for UK games retail, with the market shrinking by a third. £14m was generated from game sales overall which is almost £7m less than last ...

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jan 20th 2012 at 9:28AM in News
Five-Second Facts

Five-Second Facts

Read and remember these stats so you can sound clever at the next Monday morning meeting.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jan 20th 2012 at 9:00AM in News
Europe next for growing OnLive

Europe next for growing OnLive

Onlive’s new UK base will also help it grow in Europe.

Michael French
by Michael French
on Jan 19th 2012 at 9:31AM in News
PDQ to distribute Lace games

PDQ to distribute Lace games

Publisher Lace Mamba Global has announced PDQ has taken on its primary distribution duties in the UK and Ireland.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jan 17th 2012 at 6:18PM in News