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Just how did the UK games industry perform during an epic Black Friday sales period? Well, we’re still waiting for GfK Chart-Track to tell us. The firm normally releases its UK physical charts on Monday morning, but the data company said yesterday that these were going to be delayed following …
Read More »Margin Makers: Guide to video game music
From stirring strings to the bleeps of 8-bit classics, MCV explores the musical landscape of games From the opening notes of Super Mario to the rousing chords of Fallout, the music of games has become as integral to players’ experience as visuals and gameplay. In line with the evolution of …
Read More »PS4, Xbox One and Wii U prices slashed to under £230 in Black Friday showdown
Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo are going all-out in their approach to this year’s Black Friday. The three platform holders have cut prices across the board to under 230 for their flagship consoles and bundles. Tesco is offering a 500GB Xbox One with Rare Replay and Ori and the Blind Forest …
Read More »Indie retailers bemoan ‘worst trade prices yet’ for Q4 blockbusters
UK independent retailers say the cost of stock this Christmas is seriously harming their ability to compete. Trade pricing has long been an issue for smaller outlets, but one indie says that the situation is ‘worse than ever’. It follows the recent launches of Call of Duty: Black Ops III, …
Read More »This War of Mine board game adaptation set for 2016
Yet another video game is to make a tabletop debut. Following in the footsteps of BioShock, XCOM, The Banner Saga, Portal, The Witcher, Street Fighter, Tetris, Minecraft, Assassin’s Creed, Halo and more, PC survival success This War of Mine will be adapted into a board game next year. According to …
Read More »Boxed version of indie darling Fez announced
Critically-acclaimed indie hit Fez is coming to physical retail for the first time – three years after its launch. Polytron’s innovative platformer, which was one of the subjects of documentary Indie Game: The Movie, was originally launched on Xbox 360 back in mid-2012, later coming to PC, PS4 and Vita. …
Read More »Games retail braced for £70m Black Friday bonanza
This Friday could be the biggest sales day for games outside of a console launch. Over 70m is expected to be spent on games, consoles and accessories tomorrow (Friday, November 27th), based on MCV estimates. More retailers are involved this year than ever before, with the likes of GAME and …
Read More »Analysts dispute GameStop’s Star Wars Battlefront and Halo 5 estimates
GameStop’s assessment of both physical sales of Star Wars Battlefront and digital sales of Halo 5 are incorrect, analysts have argued. The retailer yesterday said that EA’s Star Wars shooter fell short of expectations, with CEO Tony Bartel saying: We had high expectations that diminished somewhat as it got closer, …
Read More »Retailer Play Asia labels Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 saga ‘SJW nonsense’
Import specialist Play Asia has chosen to use a pro-GamerGate anti-equality hashtag in its response to this morning’s Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 news. Developer Team Ninja said earlier that the game won’t be heading to the West due to fear of a backlash over the game’s representation of women. …
Read More »GameStop says Halo 5, Assassin’s Creed and Star Wars fell short of expectations
Retailer GameStop has said that a trio of this quarter’s big releases sold fewer units than it had anticipated. CEO Tony Bartel told investors, as per Seeking Alpha‘s transcription, that sales of Halo 5, Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate and Star Wars: Battlefront at GameStop fell short of our expectations”. Of Star …
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