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

JANUARY 30, 2024

Yager's beloved shooter was pulled from PC retailers without any explanation, and 2K has so far not said why.

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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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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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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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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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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

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

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

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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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

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

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

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

DECEMBER 5, 2023

EA Sports FC 24 remained at the top of the UK boxed charts this week, followed by Hogwarts Legacy despite a slight decrease in sales for both titles. GfK's report showed that all titles in the Top Ten saw a decrease in sales this week, as Black Friday promotions came to an end. 11 experiencing a 39% decrease in sales.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 27, 2024

Xbox head Phil Spencer has said that he wants to see more digital retailers on the console, such as the Epic Games Store and Itch.io. When asked by Polygon if he could see these storefronts on the platform at some point in the future, Spencer said he believed console players would benefit from more options.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 11, 2024

In 2004, the PlayStation 2 was still king, Xbox was a plucky newcomer to the space, retail was still the dominant channel for buying games, and mobile titles had arguably still peaked with the years-old Snake. The industry is almost unrecognisable compared to when the first games BAFTAs were held. Read more

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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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Game Developer

MAY 25, 2023

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

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 12, 2024

Famitsu's monthly retail sales data from January 29 to February 25 shows that by comparison, Sony's PlayStation 5 console reached 147,000 systems sold during the month. Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox In February, the Nintendo Switch moved 191,000 units across its three models in Japan.

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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

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

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

3 last month, moved 153,137 copies in January according to Famitsu retail sales data. Momotaro Dentetsu World: The Earth Spins with Hope is back at the top of the Japanese monthly charts following its launch last November. The Konami title, which was at No.3 Super Mario Bros Wonder followed in second with 151,569 units sold.

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Ask a Game Dev

APRIL 11, 2024

There would need to be a significant and tangible gain to be had by switching to a live service model other than novelty - all of the current existing tools and systems are built with the expectation of delivering a new retail game each year, and all of the dev experience built up is for delivering a new retail game each year.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 15, 2023

PS5 games were once again in control of the UK boxed charts this week, thanks to summer sales and price bundling. GfK's report showed that four of the Top Ten best-selling boxed games saw sales comfortably led by their PS5 edition, plus PlayStation exclusive Gran Turismo rounded off the charts at No.10.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Renaissance joins a family of companies including MSM.digital, Insight, FLZR, Studio CO2 ad CAD-Laif, which together cover retail sales, creator marketing, AR, and other forms of creative services. It's part of 1SP's bid to create a 'superagency' covering tech and games.

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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

JULY 19, 2023

This data covers digital games from most major AAA games publishers, and physical retail games from the big European countries. Five million games were sold via physical retail, with the remaining 10.5 million games were sold across Europe last month, according to the latest GSD data. Full list below. Read more

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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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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 17, 2024

3 due to retailer discounts on PS5, followed by Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate No.4 GfK's report showed the former FIFA title saw a 42% increase in sales mostly on PS4 and PS5 due to price promotions. Mortal Kombat 1 skyrocketed back into the charts at No.3 4 with a slight decrease in sales by 27%. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 1, 2023

It follows the first temporary price drop for Sony's console, with retailers selling the machine for as low as £399. Some retailers, such as Amazon and GAME, also included a game in addition to the price drop, with titles such as LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, Forspoken and Saints Row available.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 7, 2023

This is data from GfK, courtesy of the Entertainment Retailer’s Association Yearbook, and based on physical retail sales. The average amount of money spent on a video game in the UK last year was £36.47, a rise of 6.7%. In terms of full-game downloads, data firm Omdia estimates that the average selling price was £15.19

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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

DECEMBER 19, 2022

FIFA 23 was the best-selling game in the 2022 Christmas UK retail charts, according to GfK. While it's possible, perhaps likely, FIFA will have been boosted by interest in this year's World Cup, which ended over the weekend, EA's football series is a regular Christmas chart topper at UK retail – as is Call of Duty. Read more.

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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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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Video games retailer GameStop has announced that its board elected Ryan Cohen as its new president and CEO. The company added that he will not receive compensation for his new position; the announcement did not provide details as to why. Read more

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