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It’s been a busy 12 months for GAME, following the High Street retailer’s acquisition of eSports specialist Multiplay, hectic Black Friday last year and return to the PC space. MCV asksCEO Martyn Gibbs (pictured, left) and CFO Mark Gifford (pictured, right) about the firm’s GAME plan for the next 12 …
Read More »‘Halo 5 is the biggest Xbox launch to date’
You know a company plans to go big with a game when it starts the marketing for it almost a year in advance. That’s precisely what Xbox has done with Halo 5: Guardians, the latest in the 65 million unit-selling sci-fi super franchise. We have considerable expectations for Halo 5: …
Read More »‘Stop grey imports and retail street date breaks or risk chaos,’ says ERA
The Entertainment Retailers Association is reaching out to UKIE and calling on games publishers to help stop grey importing and street date breaks. In a letter to MCV, ERA boss Kim Bayley said: There have always been some less than scrupulous retailers who try to steal a march on the …
Read More »GAME: VR needs us to succeed
If virtual reality is going to change the world of video games, then it will need the High Street. That’s according to UK retailer GAME, which is wary but hopeful about the new technology from PlayStation, Oculus, HTC and Samsung. CEO Martyn Gibbs tells MCV that in order for VR …
Read More »You can take part in the first census of the UK games industry since 2012
The first examination of the UK games business in three years is now underway – and you can help. The 2015 Employment Census of the Creative Media Industries is being conducted by Creative Skillset in an effort to examine the makeup of the British industry and help companies and the …
Read More »Snake Tales: The games industry looks at the legacy of Metal Gear Solid
With a legacy stretching back almost three decades, Metal Gear Solid has shaped and inspired the career paths of some of the industry’s biggest names. From Konami stalwarts and PR veterans to journalists and developers, the innovative work of Hideo Kojima and his team can be seen reflected throughout the …
Read More »GAME customers charged £235 for Super Mario Maker in payment gaffe
GAME has apologised after some customers were overcharged by up to five times for Wii U title Super Mario Maker. The upcoming build-it-yourself Mario game is due out this Friday, and a handful of those who pre-ordered the title were surprised to find that up to 234.95 – five times …
Read More »Games firms Green Man Gaming and Dovetail make Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100
Digital retailer Green Man Gaming and simulation specialist Dovetail Games have been ranked as two of the UK’s best-performing private businesses. The annual Sunday Times’ Hiscox Tech Track 100, compiled by Fast Track and published by The Sunday Times, serves as a measure of the top-performing British firms in a …
Read More »Smyths to offer free Shiny Rayquaza and Pikachu visits in first promotion with Pokémon
Retailer Smyths Toys Superstores is teaming up with The Pokmon Company for the first time as part of a new campaign. As part of the inaugural retail activation between the two firms, the toy specialist’s 80 UK and Irish outlets will feature a range of activities and offers from the …
Read More »Around the world with Ubisoft
Darren Bowen, UK sales director at Ubisoft, takes MCV on a globetrotting trip through its MCV Award-winning export team’s operations UK The UK, as always, is one of the first and strongest markets in new-generation gaming. There is a strong desire to own the newest technology within the UK but …
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