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Games Retail Guide 2011
MCV's annual High Street directory provides an overview of every buying team for each key UK video games retailer, as well as up-to-date store counts, company profiles and contact details
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Microsoft has “lost its way” with recent Halo releases
Phil Spencer says it’s Master Chief or nothing for the new Halo trilogy
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Pre-owned and digital games catching new boxed releases
Total value of ancillary markets almost catches new boxed purchases in US
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MCV launches reports service
Readers can now buy some of the best games market research available, from GameVision and more
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Intent Media launches MCV Pacific
Dedicated trade site for Australia, New Zealand and beyond - covering retail, publishing, development, distribution and media
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Top 10 PSP Games
Charts in RETAIL BIZ Sponsored by Koch Media
- 1 FIFA 11
- 2 LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean
- 3 Football Manager 2011
Top 10 Wii Games
Charts in RETAIL BIZ Sponsored by Koch Media
- 1 Zumba Fitness
- 2 Mario Kart Wii
- 3 LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean
Top 10 DS Games
Charts in RETAIL BIZ Sponsored by Koch Media
- 1 Art Academy: Painting and Drawing
- 2 Pokemon White
- 3 LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean
Top 10 3DS Games
Charts in RETAIL BIZ Sponsored by Koch Media
- 1 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
- 2 Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D
- 3 Pilotwings Resort
Top 10 Xbox 360 Games
Charts in RETAIL BIZ Sponsored by Koch Media
- 1 Dirt 3
- 2 Transformers: Dark of the Moon
- 3 UFC Personal Trainer
Market rebound “unlikely” unless we get hardware price cuts
Ahead of the publication of the June US video games market numbers, Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter has predicted big drops for every major format.
BRAND MAP: World of Warcraft
Blizzard’s MMO is the envy of the entire industry. With over 11 million subscribers, World of Warcraft is the benchmark ...
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INTERVIEW: Christoph Hartmann, 2K Games
Take-Two’s other publishing label is trying its hand at everything from boxed blockbusters to MMOs for Asia. 2K boss Christoph Hartmann discusses the firm’s initiatives with Christopher Dring.
Microsoft has “lost its way” with recent Halo releases
In a surprise admission, the boss of Microsoft Game Studios Phil Spencer has claimed that the platform holder has “lost its way” with the smash hit Halo franchise.
ShopTo.net's Pre-Order Chart
Pre-order Charts in RETAIL BIZ Sponsored by
- 1 Battlefield 3: Limited Edition
- 2 Battlefield 3: Limited Edition
- 3 Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
Pre-owned and digital games catching new boxed releases
NPD’s Games Industry: Total Consumer Spend report has revealed that the US games market is quickly approaching the point where new, boxed video games sales are no longer the primary ...
Bigpoint and Spil strike surprise partnership
Two leading companies in the highly factionalised social games space have negotiated a surprise partnership.
Retailer Amazon opens new UK processing plant
Amazon has revealed that it’s opening a processing plant in Staffordshire, creating up to 900 new jobs.
EA not inviting Steam to the Battlefield 3 party
In the latest development on the seemingly bubbling feud between publisher EA and Valve’s digital retail portal, claims are circulating that Battlefield 3 will not be available to buy through ...
Top 20 All Platforms Chart
Charts in RETAIL BIZ Sponsored by Koch Media
- 1 Zumba Fitness
- 2 Dirt 3
- 3 Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Super Meat Boy hits retail next month
Cult download hit Super Meat Boy will arrive in the form of two UK retail special editions on August 26th.
Dust 514 will demand upfront “cover charge”
CCP’s experimental console shooter Dust 514 won’t be quite as free-to-play at launch as we had come to expect.
Games Retail Guide 2011
MCV's annual High Street directory provides an overview of every buying team for each key UK video games retailer, as well as up-to-date store counts, company profiles and contact details.
Sony extends identity theft protection offer
PSN users in the US will now be able to sign up for protection against identity theft until July 31st.
World Cyber Games re-brands and re-launches in Australia
Triumph Leisure Solutions (TLS) has acquired the World Cyber Games (WCG) brand and plans to open e-sports up to a broader community, while raising the level of the competitions themselves.
Fan focus as Activision ups the ante in franchise battleground
An intensive live event designed to engage and excite Call of Duty fans will make them forget all about EA’s rival Battlefield.
QV Software scores Dead Island as exclusive
QV Software (QVS) has acquired the distribution rights to Dead Island for Australia and New Zealand.
Motion control is “still too imprecise” for Ricitiello
While the industry’s platform holders continue to sell the motion control revolution to gamers, one of the sector’s top execs has admitted that he doesn’t like it.
Monkey Island Special Editions coming to retail
Activision will release the remastered Monkey Island titles as a boxed bundle this September.
