Entries in ‘video’ (228)
News: Iwata: Digital retail 20 years away
Nintendo boss thinks bricks and mortar will remain dominant gaming force until 2029
News: Guitar Hero sales up year-on-year
72 per cent annual sales value increase suggests that there’s life left in the music category yet
News: HMV calms Modern Warfare concerns
Retailer confirms that it hasn’t shipped the game, despite emails sent to customers
News: UK 'super-distributor' opens doors
Trilogy and The Producers form ‘strategic partnership’; Rob Gross brought in as commercial director
News: Marvel names 2011 games slate
Captain America and Thor to finally get their own video games alongside summer movie releases
News: Euro PS3 movie service explained
Transformers 2, Harry Potter, Hannah Montana and James Bond spearhead new films-on-demand offering
News: THQ focuses on core market in 2010
Publisher signs new shooter Metro 2033 for release next year; Key Q1 games include Darksiders and ATV
News: More Big Fish for retail
Mystery Case Files headlines slew of popular casual titles getting the boxed copy treatment
News: I’m A Celeb to boost game sales
Koch Media hopes to profit from popularity of ITV reality show
News: US: New partners for PSN video service
Lucasfilm, Cinetic FilmBuff, ContentFilm, Image Entertainment, MPI Media and New Video on board
News: CID The Dummy deal agreed
Twelve Interactive and OG International reach agreement over franchise rights
News: GamesAid confirms supported charities
Royal Hospital for Neuro Disability, The Willow Foundation, Action for Kids, Special Effect and Winston’s Wish named
News: ‘Risk-averse’ retailers split market
Smaller publishers’ hidden gems are at risk, say suppliers; Industry advised it should trust High Street buyers
News: ELSPA welcomes Tory backing
Video games body pleased by Ed Vaizey’s commitment to support the UK games industry
News: 100-in-1 Megamix has 'evergreen potential'
Nordcurrent's upcoming Wii party title "can expect steady sell-through numbers"
News: Asda admits to selling below cost
Retailer ‘didn’t make any money’ from sub-£30 FIFA 10 launch; Firm strongly denies ‘screwing suppliers’
News: Online retail start-up takes on rivals
GameGears confident of £2m annual turnover in coming year after major investment
Blog: The nuts and bolts of the IP conundrum
Retailers refusing to stock riskier new releases in favour of old-reliable IPs and high-margin second-hand stock might seem like a fairly cut-and-dry issue. Whether in fashion, food or video games, the High Street isn’t just a route to market, it’s a way to gauge customer response. Shops offer a barometer on what consumers want.
News: Nickelodeon buys TMNT rights
New animated series and movies on the way, but will Ubisoft retain the video game rights?
Features: Defries: Is retail dumbing down?
The decision by some UK retailers not to stock Rising Star's upcoming Muramasa: The Demon Blade has agitated the publisher's MD and COO Martin Defries. Here, he tells MCV that the loss of variety at retail is bad news for the entire industry.
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