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Software Sales Monitor: Market drops to £12.1m

Software Sales Monitor: Market drops to £12.1m

The steady drop in market value and unit sales continued last week, with UK games retail shifting nine per cent fewer games week-on-week.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Mar 9th 2012 at 12:22PM in News
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Friday's Five-Second Facts

Friday's Five-Second Facts

Read and remember these stats so you can sound clever at the next Monday morning meeting.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Mar 9th 2012 at 9:30AM in News
Games distributor profiles

Games distributor profiles

MCV takes a closer look at some of the leading video game suppliers, with an update on what each company has achieved over the past year.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Mar 8th 2012 at 6:26PM in News
Final Fantasy XIII-2 on top in dreary February

Final Fantasy XIII-2 on top in dreary February

The UK games retail market suffered yet another poor month in February, with unit sales down 29 per cent compared with the same period last year.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Mar 8th 2012 at 12:45PM in News
New iPad prices - Carphone Warehouse reveals cheapest trade-in deals

New iPad prices - Carphone Warehouse reveals cheapest trade-in deals

The New Apple iPad will be released in the UK on March 16th and already consumers are in a scramble to find where they can get their hands on ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 8th 2012 at 8:29AM in News
Lollipop Chainsaw dated worldwide

Lollipop Chainsaw dated worldwide

Crazy Warner Bros action romp Lollipop Chainsaw will be released in the UK on June 15th, it has been confirmed.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 6th 2012 at 4:09PM in News
Don't be too quick to write off GAME

Don't be too quick to write off GAME

Upon walking into a Hertfordshire Gamestation store this lunchtime, you’d be hard pressed to tell anything was afoot.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 6th 2012 at 3:02PM in News
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GAME claims nearly 50% of Vita launch sales

GAME claims nearly 50% of Vita launch sales

Industry sources have told MCV that very nearly 50 per cent of all Vita hardware sold in the UK on launch week was purchased in a GAME or Gamestation store.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 6th 2012 at 2:26PM in News
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Bigpoint to open UK office

Bigpoint to open UK office

Online social games expert Bigpoint is to open an office in the UK, creating between five and ten jobs in the process.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 6th 2012 at 1:00PM in News
Choices UK enters administration

Choices UK enters administration

There’s more bad news on the High Street today with conformation that Choices UK owner The Webb Group has been entered into administration.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 6th 2012 at 11:34AM in News
UK CHARTS: No.1 debut for SSX

UK CHARTS: No.1 debut for SSX

EA’s SSX series has made a triumphant return after five years in the wilderness to claim No.1 in the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 5th 2012 at 9:51AM in News
INTERVIEW: The UK Vita launch at GAME

INTERVIEW: The UK Vita launch at GAME

It’s a cold February evening but a modest crowd has braved the elements to queue up outside GAME’s flagship Oxford Street branch.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Mar 2nd 2012 at 2:08PM in News
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Software Sales Monitor: Market dips to £13.3m

Software Sales Monitor: Market dips to £13.3m

The launch of PlayStation Vita wasn’t enough to prevent a drop in sales last week, though a handful of exclusive games made it into the All Formats Top 40. 

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Mar 2nd 2012 at 9:27AM in News
35% of Brits have got into debt to buy Apple products

35% of Brits have got into debt to buy Apple products

The iPad 3 is expected for release on March 7th, which has revealed 78 per cent of the UK believe Apple updates its products too often, according to discount website MyVoucherCodes.co.uk.

Zen Terrelonge
by Zen Terrelonge
on Mar 1st 2012 at 3:21PM in News
Finite wait for BioShock Infinite - it's out October 19th

Finite wait for BioShock Infinite - it's out October 19th

Developer and publisher 2K Games has confirmed an October 19th release date for BioShock Infinite in the UK.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 1st 2012 at 1:17PM in News
UK CHARTS: Uncharted Vita claims No.1

UK CHARTS: Uncharted Vita claims No.1

The PlayStation Vita has left its mark on the UK market this week, with launch title Uncharted: Golden Abyss debuting at No.1 in the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 27th 2012 at 9:30AM in News
Software Sales Monitor: Market rises to £14m

Software Sales Monitor: Market rises to £14m

THQ’s UFC Undisputed 3 helped the UK games retail market rise 10.2 per cent to generate £14m last week. There was also retail price activity on many boxed games.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Feb 24th 2012 at 6:47PM in News
Now GAME drops The Last Story entirely

Now GAME drops The Last Story entirely

GAME stores are confirming that they will not be stocking the standard edition of Nintendo’s Wii title The Last Story tomorrow.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 23rd 2012 at 2:37PM in News
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Chart-Track: This is still a £1bn industry

Chart-Track: This is still a £1bn industry

As publishers bemoan difficult game launches, Chart-Track has warned them to stop talking down retail.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Feb 23rd 2012 at 10:07AM in News
Spec Ops: The Line due June 29th

Spec Ops: The Line due June 29th

Shooter Spec Ops: The Line will hit UK shelves in June with a host of pre-order bonuses, 2K Games has announced.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Feb 22nd 2012 at 10:25AM in News
IN PICTURES: The UK Vita launch

IN PICTURES: The UK Vita launch

Hundreds of UK games stores opened their doors at midnight last night to usher in the long awaited arrival of Sony’s PlayStation Vita.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 22nd 2012 at 9:28AM in News
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UPDATED: Vita game downloads - complete UK price list

UPDATED: Vita game downloads - complete UK price list

Sony has at last released the complete UK digital launch line-up for PlayStation Vita and, interestingly, Sony has chosen not to mirror its overseas strategy and has priced the digital ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 21st 2012 at 12:59PM in News
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Pirate Bay could face UK block

Pirate Bay could face UK block

Infamous BitTorrent site The Pirate Bay could be completely blocked in the UK following a ruling from the High Court.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 21st 2012 at 10:35AM in News
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Vita Wi-Fi for £197 at Asda tonight

Vita Wi-Fi for £197 at Asda tonight

Asda has become the first UK supermarket to promote its PlayStation Vita price – and it’s the lowest price we’ve yet seen for the console.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 21st 2012 at 9:44AM in News
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PlayStation Vita - where's cheapest?

PlayStation Vita - where's cheapest?

We won’t discover all the High Street Vita deals until tomorrow, but that doesn’t mean you can’t splash your cash right now and have the machine waiting for you on ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 20th 2012 at 11:53AM in News
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