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Read More »Mario & Sonic maintains Chart sprint
Despite some stiff competition from four new entries in the ChartTrack All Formats Top 10, Sega’s Wii and DS sports outing Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games maintains its grip at the top of the charts for the third week in a row. It marks the sixth time that …
Read More »Its official: games revenues overtake music at retail
Statistics from trade body the Entertainment Retailers’ Association suggest that while gaming is the star performer, music sales on the High Street have been seriously undermined by downloads – and that DVD prices are falling all the time. As forecast by MCV last year, ERA’s figures show that games software …
Read More »Games could get film-style tax credits
The British Government has launched its new strategy paper: Creative Britain: New Talents for a New Economy. The new strategy has been announced by the secretary of state for culture media and sport, Andy Burnham, and is designed to research the economic benefits of the creative industries and raise awareness …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Mario & Sonic reclaim chart gold
After mounting a resurgence that would make even Olympian giant Carl Lewis raise an eyebrow, Sega’s Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games has claimed the top spot in the ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 for the fourth time. The game’s resurgence is largely thanks to the release of the …
Read More »ELSPA crackdown on R4 piracy
The R4 device gives gamers free reign to pick and choose which DS titles to download for free over the web – and is widely available through online retailers like Amazon. Amid growing concerns at retail that it is increasingly affecting sales, ELSPA has responded by preparing to crackdown on …
Read More »ELSPA backs Tory childhood report
The Conservative party has launched its childhood report, More Ball Games. The report is designed to discuss and understand the issues affecting childhood in the UK in 2008, which includes parental concerns about bullying and video games. ELSPA was asked to give evidence to the review in late 2007, and …
Read More »US: ELSPA condemns piracy chip
90 per cent of North American DS pirates are using the R4 chip to play pirated DS games, according to ELSPA. Speaking to The Sunday Post, John Hiller, manager of ELSPA’s Intellectual Property Crime Unit said: The implications are massive. In America it’s thought 90 per cent of Nintendo DS …
Read More »SPECIAL REPORT: UK charts 2007
In conjunction with ELSPA/ChartTrack, we bring you the top selling titles of 2007, including the overall top 50 titles and each individual format chart. Just click here for the top fifty in full, and then head over to our an in-depth analysis; or for individual format breakdowns, head over to …
Read More »UK CHART: Burnout overtakes Mario and Sonic
Sega’s Mario and Sonic and the Olympic Games has to make do with second spot in this week’s ELSPA/ChartTrack all formats chart, while Activision’s Call of Duty 4 is down one place to three. Burnout Paradise’s top selling debut week is split between the Xbox 360 and PS3 formats, which …
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