The game retail industry according to MCV

Nintendo bringing E3 to Best Buy

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:25:00 +0100

Nintendo is handling E3 very differently this year. First, it revealed it would not be holding it's traditional pre-show press conference. Then it promised more activity and new games at its show...

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MCV Jobs Weekly: GAME's Cooper joins Turtle Beach

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:10:00 +0100

In MCV's weekly roundup of the latest personnel news and hottest job opportunities, Turtle Beach hires a new account manager and we look at the best vacancies. Turtle Beach hires Game's...

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OPINION: Losing EA support is disappointing, but not a killer blow for Wii U

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:08:00 +0100

EA’s decision to hold fire on Wii U development is the biggest indication yet to how poor the console’s launch has been. Performing well below expectations, with no momentum whatsoever,...

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The UK's Fastest Growing Indies: Loading Café

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:41:00 +0100

Our Indie Retail Month in association with Gem continues with the final entry into our look at the UK's fastest growing indies, Loading Cafe. Loading Cafe founder James Dance tells MCV about how his...

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Grid 2: Trade Spotlight

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:20:00 +0100

Retail Previews in UK RETAIL Sponsored by Gioteck by Billy Langsworthy on May 17th 2013 at 4:20PM

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Nintendo and Sega partnership is three-game deal

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:14:00 +0100

More details have emerged about the exclusive partnership between Nintendo and Sega, including confirmation of a third new Sonic game. Today's Nintendo Direct broadcast revealed that an...

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Pikmin 3 and The Wonderful 101 dated

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:46:00 +0100

Nintendo has finally confirmed when two of its most anticipated Wii U titles will arrive on shelves. Pikmin 3, the long-in-development return of the GameCube strategy series will be released on July...

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New Super Luigi DLC gets standalone retail release

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:37:00 +0100

Nintendo's first major console downloadable content pack is getting a boxed release. New Super Luigi U, the updated levels and additional content for Wii U launch title New Super Mario Bros U, will...

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Nintendo gets Sonic exclusivity, new Olympics game

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:22:00 +0100

Sonic The Hedgehog will continue to find a home on Nintendo formats as the platform holder announced an exclusive new partnership with Sega. As part of this deal the hedgehog's next outing, Sonic:...

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Final Fantasy VIII and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance coming to PC

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:56:00 +0100

Two big titles from the Japanese games development scene are being converted for PC. In separate announcements Square Enix revealed that 1998 release Final Fantasy VIII is to get an HD rework and...

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Green Man Gaming adds Telltale games to its line-up

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:55:00 +0100

Customers will from today be able to buy Telltale developed games from digital retailer Green Man Gaming. Telltale’s titles include the hugely successful episodic series The Walking Dead as...

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Machinima, The Queen and thousands of pounds worth of prizes in this week's MCV

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:39:00 +0100

This latest MCV – which is now available to view online – features pieces on the street date debate, the global problem caused by UK price wars and our interview with...

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King.com now has 70m daily users

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:01:00 +0100

Cross-platform casual games company King.com has revealed some impressive numbers. The publisher now has some 70m active daily users (ADUs) and claims three of the top ten most played Facebook games...

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Machinima: Lights, camera, traction

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:10:00 +0100

Two weeks ago we took a long look at the current state of advertising games on TV, and the jury is still out on the value of that medium. But in terms of actual editorial content, the games...

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Microsoft launches Xbox Wire news service

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:00:00 +0100

A new Xbox-centric news service has launched online by platform holder Microsoft. Xbox Wire is described as “a news blog to help you keep up with the latest Xbox news”. Of which there...

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Hashtag campaign to promote 3DS

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:11:00 +0100

A new social media campaign is looking to raise awareness of the 3DS. Nintendo's new #3DSreasons campaign is designed to tap into renewed momentum around the handheld now that it has a strong...

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94% of Brits would sooner do without sex than their mobiles

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:07:00 +0100

A stonking 94 per cent of young UK adults have admitted that they would rather live without sex for a week than spend seven days away from their mobile phone, according to a new poll from...

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GeForce GTX 780 tipped for May 23rd launch

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:03:00 +0100

Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 780 PC graphics card looks set to be launched next week. As has been widely reported, the GTX 780 is understood to be based on the same architecture powering...

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Battlefield UK product manager switches to Call of Duty

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:00:00 +0100

Former EA UK man Kevin Flynn has leapt over the sandbags of Battlefield’s barracks to become senior brand manager for Call of Duty. Flynn has spent the past two years as senior product manager...

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Apple App Store serves up its 50 billionth download

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:35:00 +0100

The 50 billionth app has been downloaded from the Apple App Store. The lucky punter who initiated the magic download – Ohio’s Brandon Ashmore – has been handed a $10,000 App Store...

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US software sales for Nintendo 3DS up significantly compared to 2012

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:55:00 +0100

The 3DS has picked up the pace in the early going of this year, with software sales up 52 per cent in the first four months of 2013 when compared to the same period in 2012. Nintendo announced 2.1m...

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VIDEO: Sony teases cel-shaded sci-fi outing Panopticon

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:41:00 +0100

A brand new first party game called Panopticon has been unveiled by Sony. At the moment it’s not clear whether it’s a PS3, PS4 or Vita title but the fact that more details will be...

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Sony acquires Angry Birds film rights, to premiere worldwide in 2016

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:20:00 +0100

Sony Pictures Entertainment has announced it has won the exclusive international distribution rights to the Angry Birds animated feature film. The movie will premiere worldwide July 1st, 2016,...

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Four British Lulzsec hackers get jail terms

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:07:00 +0100

A Crown Prosecution Service lawyer has branded four hackers as "cowardly and vindictive" following their successful prosecution. The BBC reports that Jake Davis, Mustafa al-Bassam, former soldier...

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NPD April: Injustice: Gods Among Us, Xbox 360 on top of slow month

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:55:00 +0100

NPD’s report for the four week period between April 4th and May 7th is in, revealing an overall dip of 25 per cent at US retail when compared to the same period in 2012. The sector brought in...

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