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UK Software Sales Monitor: Market jumps to £17.6m

UK Software Sales Monitor: Market jumps to £17.6m

The weekly games software market value hit £17.6m this week – up 28 per cent over the £13.7m generated last week.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Sep 15th 2011 at 6:00PM in News
UK release date for Final Fantasy XIII-2 announced

UK release date for Final Fantasy XIII-2 announced

Square Enix has announced the release dates for PS3 and Xbox 360 RPG Final Fantasy XIII-2 in every key territory.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 15th 2011 at 2:26PM in News
Dead Island ships 1m in US

Dead Island ships 1m in US

Publisher Deep Silver has announced that it has now shipped 1m units of console and PC hit Dead Island in the US.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 15th 2011 at 2:13PM in News
Deep Silver Dead pleased with first No.1

Deep Silver Dead pleased with first No.1

Koch Media’s publishing label Deep Silver scored its first ever No.1 this week with Dead Island.

Michael French
by Michael French
on Sep 15th 2011 at 8:28AM in News

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GAME details Gears of War 3 midnight openings

GAME details Gears of War 3 midnight openings

UK retailer GAME has revealed exactly what it has planned for its special Gears of War 3 midnight opening event at its London Oxford Street store next Monday night.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 14th 2011 at 1:34PM in News
Catherine delayed to 2012

Catherine delayed to 2012

The UK release of Deep Silver’s Catherine has been pushed back to Q1 next year, MCV can reveal.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Sep 14th 2011 at 10:01AM in News
Release date set for PlayStation Vita

Release date set for PlayStation Vita

Sony has finally confirmed a release date for the PlayStation Vita in Japan.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 14th 2011 at 8:17AM in News
Moshi Monsters to release chart single

Moshi Monsters to release chart single

A new single ‘The Moshi Dance’ is to be released on iTunes on 18th September following the success of online hit Moshi Monsters.

Craig Chapple
by Craig Chapple
on Sep 13th 2011 at 3:45PM in News

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First Pokémon 3DS game out December 2nd

First Pokémon 3DS game out December 2nd

Super Pokémon Rumble for 3DS will arrive in the UK and Europe in December, Nintendo has confirmed.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Sep 13th 2011 at 10:57AM in News
VIDEO: Release date for Super Mario Land 3D and Mario Kart 7

VIDEO: Release date for Super Mario Land 3D and Mario Kart 7

Two of the 3DS’ key upcoming titles have finally been given concrete release dates, though Kid Icarus has been delayed until 2012.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 13th 2011 at 10:48AM in News
Sonic Generations gets UK release date

Sonic Generations gets UK release date

Sega has announced a release date for the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Sonic Generations in the UK.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 13th 2011 at 10:13AM in News
20,000 midnight openings for Gears of War 3

20,000 midnight openings for Gears of War 3

Gears of War 3 is released worldwide next Tuesday and Microsoft has announced that over 20,000 stores across the globe will open their doors at midnight.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 13th 2011 at 9:16AM in News

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505 shines in bleak August for UK retail

505 shines in bleak August for UK retail

Retail will hope the worst is behind it as August game sales plunged to new lows.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Sep 12th 2011 at 2:23PM in News
Release date for Football Manager 2012

Release date for Football Manager 2012

Developer Sports Interactive has announced an official release date for Football Manager 2012 in the UK.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 12th 2011 at 12:50PM in News
UK CHARTS: Dead Island is the new No.1

UK CHARTS: Dead Island is the new No.1

Despite a number of challenges in its first week on the market, Deep Silver’s Dead Island has capitalised on the hype it created earlier this year to claim the No.1 ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 12th 2011 at 10:25AM in News
White PS3 console a GameStop exclusive in UK

White PS3 console a GameStop exclusive in UK

Sony has set a release date for the white version of the PS3 in the UK.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 9th 2011 at 11:43AM in News

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UK Software Sales Monitor: Market makes £13.7m

UK Software Sales Monitor: Market makes £13.7m

The UK games market slipped slightly this week, down six per cent in value to £13.7m and five per cent in units to 619,538.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Sep 8th 2011 at 2:10PM in News
VIDEO: See the F1 2011 debut ad

VIDEO: See the F1 2011 debut ad

Codemasters kicks off its biggest TV campaign ever with this ad for F1 2011 – and you can watch it here first.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Sep 8th 2011 at 10:59AM in News
Digital chart would be 'pointless'

Digital chart would be 'pointless'

Publishers do not want to share data to make a download chart, says Paul Jackson OBE.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Sep 8th 2011 at 8:22AM in News
Changes at the top for Microsoft UK

Changes at the top for Microsoft UK

Microsoft has made two significant changes to its Xbox UK senior management team.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Sep 8th 2011 at 8:20AM in News
Modern Warfare 3: Armed and dangerous

Modern Warfare 3: Armed and dangerous

EA has waged a war of words with Activision – but is it really winning? Call of Duty showed no signs of weakness at its first franchise expo last week.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Sep 8th 2011 at 8:10AM in News
Sony UK splashes £3m on Resistance 3

Sony UK splashes £3m on Resistance 3

Sony is pulling out all the stops to make Resistance 3 a September blockbuster, with a whopping £3m marketing spend.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Sep 7th 2011 at 3:51PM in News
Deus Ex gets UK games retail back on its feet

Deus Ex gets UK games retail back on its feet

The UK boxed games market has recovered from its ten-year low on the back of Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Sep 2nd 2011 at 8:21AM in News
'Stop the price war'

'Stop the price war'

The UK games market must stop slashing prices, or its worth will be eclipsed by other European territories, Konami has warned.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Sep 1st 2011 at 11:44AM in News
F1 2011 ad gets Champions League debut

F1 2011 ad gets Champions League debut

Codemasters is to use ITV’s Champions League coverage to propel its upcoming console and PC title F1 2011 into the public limelight.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 31st 2011 at 3:10PM in News