Entries in 'video games' (694)
UPDATE: i-Globe enters liquidation
Derby-based video games accessory manufacturer I-Globe has entered liquidation.
OPINION: A moment in chart history
When the trade clicked open its Monday morning UKIE charts update this week, the big story was the data that wasn’t listed.
Busy summer will give games retail the cold shoulder
It's not just a lack of games that will hurt the market this summer – retailers fear the upcoming Jubilee, Euros and Olympics will keep customers away from the High ...
ANALYSIS: The pre-owned market
Before March this year, GAME and Gamestation were by far the UK’s biggest pre-owned game retailers.
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Disc demand dwindles, duplicators dying out
Manufacturers predict a steady decline in the use of game discs as digital gains a tighter grip on the market.
Simply Games sales soar by 200 per cent
Software sales at internet retailer Simply Games have trebled during the past 12 months.
CD Projekt: The truth is DRM does not work
In a no-holds barred interview amidst Diablo III’s ‘always-on DRM’ storm, the developer of The Witcher 2 has blasted the use of digital rights management.
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Aussie retailer opens up on import sales
Retailer JB HiFi has officially admitted that it is selling imported stock in its Australian High Street stores.
GameStop posts 12.5% like-for-like Q1 decline
That it “outperformed the market” will likely not completely appease GameStop’s shareholders after the company reported a 12.5 per cent decline in like-for-like sales for its fiscal Q1.
OPINION: It's May, and already Q4 is hurting retail
Sometimes the games industry can get too caught up in willy waving with other forms of entertainment.
Q4 focus could kill off specialist retail
Where are OUR summer blockbusters? That's the question being asked by games retail bosses this week as the UK games market slumped to a new low.
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Cave scraps Vita titles as COO resigns
Questions are being asked about the future of shmup specialist Cave.
FEATURE: 2012's biggest TV advertisers
Jonathan Chambers, AV manager at media planning and buying specialist Generation Media, looks at how much impact publishers and platform holders have had on TV advertising so far, how this ...
Blockbuster: Games retail would not survive without pre-owned
Specialist games retailers cannot survive without second-hand, says Blockbuster.
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PEGI ratings now set for July
The much-delayed implementation of the PEGI age rating system should finally happen in July, says UKIE.
Namco Bandai ramps up download business
Dark Souls for PC and One Piece for PS3 will be available to download and buy on the High Street at the same time.
OPINION: Will we miss the Friday release day?
Some will say the likely death of Friday as the main release day for games is dispensation of a long irrelevant tradition.
SPECIAL REPORT: Unfollow Friday
Traditional Friday game launches are quickly becoming a thing of the past.
New mag targets anime-based games
Media start-up MyMags is putting the finishing touches to its unique games magazine, which launches next month.
FEATURE: UK's Top Ten single SKUs of all time
Chart-Track director Dorian Bloch reveals the Top Ten games on single platforms, in terms of both unit sales and revenue, and takes a look at how controller sales have altered ...
Games and consoles TV advertising at five-year low?
This week we review the current state of the games and consoles TV advertising market in 2012 so far, in comparison to the previous five years.
INTERVIEW: Chris Early, Ubisoft
Publishers are honing their digital strategy as downloads become more popular. MCV speaks to Ubisoft’s digital VP Chris Early about what the worlds of retail and downloads can learn from each other... ...
Games suffer Ivor Novello Awards snub
Organisers for the Ivor Novello Awards have abandoned its excellence in games audio prize
