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Indies call for more digital cards
Independent retailers want the chance to stock a larger range of digital cards.
TV advertising loses appeal for games firms
Major games publishers are turning their backs on TV advertising.
UK CHARTS: He is the Batman... again
The world’s decent into Bat-fever has no doubt played a part this week in helping Warner Bros’ LEGO Batman 2 to its fifth consecutive UK No.1 this week.
MCV reports on Daily Mail story, descends into nonsense
Let's get this straight before we even get to the details – this is definitely Microsoft's fault. Not the kid's for spending all the money. Not the dad's for letting ...
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PEGI ratings go official on July 30th
July 30th is the day that the full-blooded new PEGI age ratings system for video games will go live in the UK.
"Games are no less rewarding than Shakespeare"
Taking to the stage at the Develop Conference Star Wars and Willow actor Warwick Davis has revealed that his recent involvement in making games has been 'no less rewarding' than ...
Koch: 'Nobody is abandoning physical'
Having won new deals to handle Sega and THQ games in Europe, Koch Media boss Klemens Kundratitz says a paradigm shift lies ahead for publishers on the continent.
GTA V won't be enough to save 2012 retail market
We still don’t know if Grand Theft Auto V will make it to retail in time for Christmas, but even Rockstar’s mammoth IP is unlikely to prevent a year of ...
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UK CHARTS: LEGO Batman 2 makes it three in a row
It’s three weeks and counting at the top of the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 for Warner Interactive’s LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes.
ANALYSIS: Digital pressure on retail
Laurie Krohn, consumer retail analyst at Kantar Worldpanel, outlines pressures on the boxed games industry and looks at what the future might hold..
Kid's BAFTAs welcomes gaming nominations
BAFTA has appealed for nominations for the Video Game category in this year’s 2012 British Academy Children’s Awards.
One week to go until Games Britannia
There's just a week to go until the Games Britannia education and careers festival, which brings together the industry with youngsters and educators with a view to enthuse the next ...
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UKIE rallies around tax breaks for developers
UK trade body UKIE has called on the games industry for input for a collective response to the government's new period of consultation on tax breaks policy.
UK games retail sales down 38% in May
The tough times continue for UK games retail, with the latest Chart-Track data showing the market fell 38 per cent last month.
OPINION: Crystal Dynamics embroiled in Tomb Raider 'rape' controversy
The maker of the new Tomb Raider has distanced itself from the use of the word ‘rape’ to describe an incident in the new adventure title.
Digital predicted to account for 66% of market by 2017
A new report from DFC Intelligence predicts that digitally distributed games will account for 66 per cent of total overall games revenue by 2017.
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OPINION: The digital debate
Once again the issue around calculating digital sales data towards the industry’s charts and research data has become a talking point.
ISFE: GameTrack offers 'unprecedented' data on games
With the backing of Activision, Disney, EA, Microsoft, Namco Bandai, Sony, Take-Two and Ubisoft, ISFE says its new pan-Euro data is the industry’s best.
Sony: Consumers more likely to buy if a game is both digital AND boxed
Platform holder Sony claims the growing appetite for digital content is helping grow the sales of ‘full console’ games.
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.
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.
