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The UK High Street suffered a like-for-like sales decline of 0.7 per cent in Q1 and 1.2 per cent in March, the latest figures from the British retail Consortium reveal. Retail Week reports, however, that total sales grew 1.2 per cent year-on-year, with March number’s climbing by 0.6 per cent. …
Read More »US: Consumers predict increased games spending
Leading US statistics body NPD has found that the majority of North American gamers say that they expect to spend more on their hobby this year than they did in 2008. Numbers in the recent Entertainment Trends in America report state that 65 per cent of the 10,000 people questioned …
Read More »Metaboli enjoys 120% Q1 2009 growth
PC digital distribution company Metaboli has announced that its Q1 2009 turnover is up 120 per cent compared the same period in 2008. Our triple-digit growth is based on strong fundamentals, namely the introduction of a very attractive promotional plan to our customers and having the largest digital video games …
Read More »London conference to focus on digital distribution
Game downloads, online networks and the future of retail will be the focus of the ELSPA-backed London Games Conference this autumn. The single day event is being run by Intent Media, which publishes MCV, Develop, Mobile Entertainment and CasualGaming.Biz. LGC ’09: Digital Distribution & The Future of the European Games …
Read More »Develop Awards return this July
The Develop Awards will this year take place on July 15th, returning to the Hilton Metropole Hotel in Brighton. Now in their seventh year, the Develop Awards recognise the innovations and successes of studios in the UK and Europe. Key winners last year came from all over the industry, including …
Read More »Codemasters plots biggest ever push for 09
Codemasters has pledged to support its impressive 2009 line-up with the biggest PR and marketing campaign in its history. The UK-based firm showcased its upcoming release slate during its Best of British event last week, demoing new titles in the Operation Flashpoint, Dirt and Overlord franchises, as well as new …
Read More »GAME wins Retail Week award
Leading UK High Street games specialist GAME has been crowned The Speciality Retailer of the Year winner at last night’s Oracle Retail Week Awards 2009. It beat off competition in the category from the likes of Pets at Home, Ann Summers, La Senza, HMV and Majestic Wine. The gaming industry …
Read More »NPD: February market up year-on-year
The North American video games market has once again defied the global credit crunch by showing significant year-on-year gains for the month of February – and Nintendo is the company that continues to impress. Figures from NPD showed that February was up 10 per cent compared to the same month …
Read More »Zelnick: Were not satisfied with losses
Strauss Zelnick, the chairman of US publisher Take 2, has stated that whilst pleased that the publisher’s latest financial results were better than expected , he was not pleased to see losses on the up in Q1. Take 2’s first quarter results were somewhat better than the initial guidance we …
Read More »Take 2 posts $50m Q1 loss
Publisher Take Two has revealed that it has suffered a year-on-year increase in losses, following a $50.4m loss in its fiscal Q1 – up from the $38m loss suffered in the same period the year before. Revenues, however, rose to $256.8m, up seven per cent from the $240.4m seen in …
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