Game Developer

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Players in the UK claim Sony has unfairly jacked up PlayStation Store prices and created a monopoly after preventing third-party retailers from selling digital games.

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Game Developer

APRIL 29, 2024

hopes Walmart (and other retailers) bring their stores to its platform so it can become a one-stop destination for Gen Z players. Roblox Corp.

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 9, 2019

When you’re making your first board game, retail distribution is probably not top of mind. It just means the question of “what do board game retailers care about the most” goes unanswered for a long time. In my game development experience, I’ve never sought out retail distribution. And that’s fine!

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Game Developer

MARCH 27, 2024

The retailer said the job cuts are part of its 'strategic plan to achieve profitability.'

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Game Developer

AUGUST 22, 2024

Gearbox's loot-shooter series is launching on Steam once more, but Pitchford believes the storefront is still in need a proper retail rival.

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 23, 2019

If you want to get your board game into retail, you’ve probably heard the advice “go to cons.” Why are cons so useful for getting into retail or even launching a Kickstarter? Molly: It helps you get into retail if your product, you, or your company, is recommended by other retailers. Molly: Yeah.

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Rocket Brush Studio

JANUARY 11, 2023

Over the course of the last few years, the retail sector has undergone a significant digital transformation with the advent of online shopping platforms. In addition, the need to deliver an omnichannel retail experience, and easy-to-navigate online store CX has put additional pressure on front-end and back-end developers.

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The long-awaited sequel to Dragon's Dogma marks a turning point for Capcom as it goes all-in on current consoles and the new standard retail price for triple-A games.

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 16, 2019

If you want to get your board game into retail stores, it helps to set small, achievable goals. Molly & her first two retail customers. Molly: Well, we had just two retailers pledge on our Kickstarter and I’m going to name them in a moment. The Uncommons is one of the first [retail supporters] ever.

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Rocket Brush Studio

JUNE 7, 2023

AI and ML are transforming the way that retailers do business, and their use in retail app testing can help organizations improve their accuracy, efficiency, and customer experience.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 31, 2025

Online hardware retailer Newegg has reported that it sold out of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs "within minutes" and broke down the surge of customer activity around the RTX 5080 and RTX 5090. Read more

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Game Developer

MAY 25, 2023

The sequel will retail for $59.99 on consoles and $49.99

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Game Developer

MARCH 30, 2023

The PlayStation VR2's launch month has reportedly not gone to plan, and an analyst suggests a lower retail price may be in Sony's best interests.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 8, 2023

His termination was revealed in a press release announcing the board of directors had elected Ryan Cohen as executive chairman for the troubled retailer. Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox The CEO of GameStop, Matt Furlong, has been fired. CNBC reported no reason for the termination was given.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 18, 2024

The PC games retailer is using DACS Laboratories' ROCKITPLAY FastStart Technology on more than 50 games to create 'the fastest game store in the West'. Players can now buy games via Robot Cache and play them 'almost instantly' as they download. ROCKITPLAY is effectively a Netflix-like click-to-play solution.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 8, 2023

£167 million worth of video game consoles, accessories and physical games were sold over the Black Friday week in the UK, GfK reveals. It's the third biggest Black Friday for video games so far.

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 2, 2023

1 in the UK retail charts. Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox The first title in Electronic Arts new football series has launched at No.1 According to GfK data shared with GamesIndustry.biz , the number of copies EA Sports FC sold in its first week are actually 30% lower than FIFA 23 at launch.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 15, 2024

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth was the biggest-selling game at Japanese retail in March, shifting 310,596 units and leading a slew of new releases that took over the Top Five in the boxed games charts.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 3, 2023

1 again in the UK physical retail charts. This is all GfK physical retail data. Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is back at No.1 The open world adventure game has now secured six No.1s 1s since it released eight weeks ago. Final Fantasy 16 was last week's No.1,

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 22, 2024

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox The video game market in France saw an all-time high in consumer spending, with €6.1 billion generated by games products in 2023. year-on-year.

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

UK retailer GAME has reportedly lost the majority of its head office staff in recent months, leading to further problems for the struggling games specialist. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 16, 2024

With the complete set of UK retail and GSD tracked digital data in for 2023, we can reflect on some good news that the year turned out quite positive: Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 6, 2024

Eurogamer confirmed with the UK retailer that it will no longer offer Xbox All Access, which lets players buy an Xbox Series X|S console across 24 monthly instalments (also including Game Pass), by the end of June.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 15, 2024

UK specialty retailer GAME is going to drop its second-hand game sales, according to Eurogamer. The site confirmed with staff at a number of GAME locations that the chain will stop accepting game trade-ins on February 16, and sell through the remainder of its pre-owned stock after that.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 8, 2024

ERA, which is the UK trade body representing video, music and games retailers, says that revenue made by video games in the UK reached £4.74 The the first time in over ten years, video games is not the UK's biggest entertainment medium. billion, a rise of 2.9% over the year before.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 29, 2024

Microsoft has confirmed this year's Call of Duty will launch on Xbox Game Pass alongside its retail and digital versions. An Xbox Wire post added that players will be able to pre-install Black Ops 6 when it launches later this year.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 15, 2024

Famitsu's monthly retail sales data from April 1 to April 28 shows that by comparison, Sony's PlayStation 5 consoles reached 90,000 consoles sold during the month. In April, the Nintendo Switch moved 251,000 units across standard, Lite, and OLED models in Japan.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 8, 2024

They are, of course, very different games, with Spider-Man 2 retailing at £70 and only releasing on PS5. After eight weeks, the game's sales are now trending ahead of where Spider-Man 2 (Sony's last big release) was after the same length of time. Helldivers 2 has a lower price and is also available on PC. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 19, 2023

Arran is a veteran of video games retail, with stints at HMV, Blockbuster, Amazon, Sainsbury's and ShopTo, amongst others. I felt a degree of sympathy for Nick Arran when I heard he was leading the GAME business. So it was no surprise that he was called up to succeed the company's former CEO Martyn Gibbs.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 6, 2024

A new chart from the Entertainment and Retail Association has revealed the digital and physical sales splits for the 20 best-selling games in the UK. The data is based on GSD and GfK figures, and shows that there is still a substantial number of games sold via physical stores. of the sales (1.61

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

As reported by GfK, a retailer promotion has seen sales increase across all formats for the Warner Bros. Hogwarts Legacy has returned to the top of the UK boxed charts, following a 228% spike in sales week-on-week. title, the highest on PS5 at 266% followed by Xbox Series X|S at 249%. 7 following early access on Friday last week.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 19, 2024

Monday was a day the games industry had been waiting for a long time, as UK retailer GAME reportedly informed staff that it would be exiting the pre-owned game market , and would stop accepting customer trade-ins of games beginning February 16. Check every Friday for a new entry.

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

As noted by Eurogamer , it seems as though scalpers may have hoarded some of the supply as there are already listings for the device (which retails at £199) on Ebay for between £200 t0 £290, with some reaching over £300. The PlayStation Portal, which launched on November 15, has already sold out in the UK and the US.

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Retail 145

GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 12, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox FIFA 23 is back at the top of the UK retail charts, rising one place and seeing a sales boost of 27% compared to last week. The EA Sports game has not been No.1

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Game Development News

JULY 24, 2024

The Evercade platform, augmented by the Game Boy-inspired Super Pocket last year, is about to enjoy a refresh to its console and handheld hardware ahead of an arcade-style system, the Evercade Alpha, joining the line-up at the end of the year. The revised systems, the EXP-R and VS-R, will be bundled with the Tomb Raider …

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 28, 2024

Sony has increased the recommended retail prices of PlayStation 5 and its accessories in Japan. In a notice issued on the PlayStation blog , the price changes will come into effect on September 2. The standard PlayStation 5 console will now cost ¥79,980 ($554), a $90 increase from its current price of ¥66,980 ($464). Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 1, 2024

In a general Q&A at a recent shareholders meeting as reported by VGC , Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa told investors that it would combat resellers by providing enough hardware for retailers to meet demand. Read more

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