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The line-up of games launching in the first three months of 2017 is one of the healthiest in years. That’s according to retailers who, speaking to MCV, say that this time of year is historically a ‘very challenging’ period due to a weak slate of releases. In the first three …
Read More »Gaming Merchandise UK calls on industry to tackle fake merchandise
Distributor and tie-in products specialist Gaming Merchandise UK has expressed concerns over the increasing amount of counterfeit merchandise on the market. Talking to MCV, GM UK founder and director Luiz Ferreira said it’s a growing problem that weakens licensed sellers, which could cast a shadow on the whole market. It’s …
Read More »Dirt Rally coming to PSVR as paid DLC and new physical edition at retail
Dirt Rally is coming to PlayStation VR in just a few short weeks, Codemasters announced today. The update will be available as a standalone DLC Add-on for existing Dirt Rally owners priced at 9.99 on the PlayStation Store, but a physical retail version of the game that includes the VR …
Read More »Halo Wars 2 to get physical PC release for Windows 10
THQ Nordic has announced that the Windows 10 version of Halo Wars 2 will receive a worldwide physical release at retail when it launches on February 21st. An ultimate edition will also be available in addition to the standard version. Both the standard and ultimate editions of the game will …
Read More »Splatoon art book confirmed for the US
Nintendo hardback The Art of Splatoon has confirmed for a 2017 release in the US. The Dark Horse published 320-page book has been a hit overseas, and is now available to pre-order on Amazon for $39.99 ahead of its June 13th 2017 release date. There’s no word yet on UK …
Read More »Games retail picks up for Christmas after Black Friday hangover
Black Friday was huge for physical games retailers, a wild party that saw unit sales shoot up by 181 per cent week-on-week. The last couple of weeks have inevitably been comparatively slow, although still well up on what came before the sales frenzy. Now, in time for Christmas the market …
Read More »NES Classic sold 196k in US in November but US market falls sharply
The hard to find NES Classic Mini shifted just shy of 200k units in its first month in the US, NPD data has shown. Note that this number would undoubtedly have been far higher had Nintendo been able to meet demand. The overall market was not a pretty picture, however. …
Read More »Xbox One also getting $50 US discount
Microsoft has mirrored by Sony by introducing its own $50 post Black Friday discount to Xbox One in the US. Sony last week confirmed that its $250 500GB Uncharted 4 PS4 Slim bundle would be returning for Christmas. Now Microsoft has rolled out a $250 500GB Battlefield 1 bundle, along …
Read More »Call of Duty’s US physical sales down sharply
Activision’s Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare suffered a similar High Street sales decline in the US as it did in the UK. CNBC reports that physical sales of the game were down by around 50 per cent in November compared to its predecessor Black Ops III. That’s virtually the same …
Read More »Sony’s Black Friday PS4 discount deal is returning to the US
$50 will once again be shaved off the price of PS4 in the US. Sony has announced that its $250 Black Friday bundle, which offered a 500GB slim console and copy of Uncharted 4, will be rolled out again this weekend and stay on shelves until Christmas Eve. We first …
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