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SHELF LIFE: Forbidden Planet Cambridge

MCV chats with Ben Stevenson-Hall, assistant manager of the Cambridge branch of Forbidden Planet, about which video game properties have proved most successful for the merchandise specialist What video game merchandise do you stock, and what brands are most successful? The first thing that comes to mind is Minecraft. Minecraft …

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Shelf Life: GAME Edinburgh

We speak to Ewan Shaw, senior sales assistant at GAME Edinburgh about the store’s expertise on a variety of gaming content, the retailer’s in-store events and why people come in time and time again. Tell us about your store team. Our team has a combined age of 350 years, which …

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Shelf Life: The Game Place

The Game Place’s Steven Osborne on why his store’s website is important to the business – despite few people using it – and what he thinks about offering digital game codes in store. How has business been for you recently? There have been some very flat days and very loud …

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Shelf Life: GamesNation

We speak to Sam Drysdale of Paignton-based games retailer GamesNation about why the store is focused on selling pre-owned stock over new, and the events that the team is running. How has business been for you recently? We haven’t been open long but it’s going really well. We found a …

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Shelf Life: GAME Southampton

We speak to GAME Southampton sales assistant Tom Dent about the importance of knowing the titles you’re selling, making the effort for midnight launches and the effect Mario Kart can have on team bonding. Tell us about your store team. Our team currently consists of 14 passionate gamers. Although we …

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Long burn predicted for Vegas

Bethesda believes Fallout: New Vegas has a long shelf life ahead of it, just like its predecessor. Fallout 3 became a chart regular for almost a year thanks to a string of DLC. and Bethesda hopes to do the same with New Vegas. We believe that through a combination of …

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