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HMV sees net profit more than double
Growth in the videogames sector helps the retailer to virtually eliminate net debt
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HMV rolls out new games marketing campaign
Metal Gear Solid 4 release is first title to benefit from new branding
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HMV offers 1000 Live points for Ninja Gaiden 2 pre-orders
Entertainment retailer rolls-out promotion ahead of June 6 release
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HMV sales up 10 per cent in '08
CEO Fox says retailer's three-year plan is on track to turnaround business
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HMV offers 1000 Xbox Live points for GTA IV pre-orders
HMV has kicked off its pre-order campaign for Grand Theft Auto IV offering online consumers 1000 free Xbox Live points and vouchers worth over GBP 130.
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UK retailers expect GTA IV to lead the way
UK retailers are looking forward to continued growth in 2008, with GTA IV leading the way
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UK retailers: 2007 was fantastic
UK retailers overwhelmingly agree that last year was a banner year for the videogames industry
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HMV sees 14% sales growth
HMV has released details of its trading over the ten weeks to January 5, with an overall like for like sales growth of over 14 per cent.
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Games sales revitalising HMV
Games are at the heart of HMVs revitalisation for the first half of this year, accounting for 15 per cent of sales for the entertainment chain in the UK and Ireland.
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Wii stock selling out in minutes, reports HMV
HMV has told <i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> that the Nintendo Wii is selling out within minutes of going on sale, as consumer appetite for the console continues to massively outstrip supply.
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HMV to open specialist PC gaming centre
High Street retailer HMV is teaming with Gamerbase.com to open a dedicated PC gaming centre in the heart of London.
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HMV opens in-store gaming zone
HMV is to open a dedicated gaming zone in its flagship Edinburgh store this Friday, backed by Microsoft and the Xbox 360.
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'MGS4 for Xbox 360' a mistake, admits HMV
High Street retailer HMV has admitted a pre-order listing for Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots on the Xbox 360 was a mistake by its online admin team.
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HMV sells Japanese business for £70m
Entertainment retailer HMV has agreed to sell its HMV Japan business - consisting of 62 stores and the hmv.co.jp website - for GBP 70 million, to DSM Investments.
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Profits down in "difficult" year for HMV
Profits at HMV were down by over half for the 2007 financial year, in what the company labelled a "difficult" period.
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Next-gen console sales healthy at HMV
All three next-generation home consoles are performing well at retail, with the PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360 contributing to healthy sales at the start of the traditionally quiet summer months.
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HMV teams up with SEGA for early morning PS3 launch
HMV has told <i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> that it will be teaming up with SEGA for the launch of PS3 in its Oxford Street store, which is now set to take place at 7.30am on Friday March 23.
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HMV boss pledges bigger commitment to games
Simon Fox, CEO of HMV, has told <i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> that the company plans to focus more on videogames as it prepares to launch its new 'store of the future' initiative.
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HMV refuses PS3 pre-orders unless consumers buy PSP
HMV's online store is now taking pre-orders for PlayStation 3 - providing consumers are also willing to purchase a 4GB PSP pack for a total price of GBP 675.
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HMV to be PS3 launch partner
<i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> has learned that Sony Computer Entertainment has chosen HMV as the official retail partner for the UK launch of PlayStation 3.
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Long queues at HMV as WOW expansion launches
There were queues on Oxford Street again last night HMV hosted the launch of the new World of Warcraft expansion pack - and struggled to meet an unexpectedly high level of demand.
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HMV reports growth in games sales
Entertainment retailer HMV has revealed in its interim results that sales of games have grown by one per cent, in the 26 weeks of 2006, ending October 28th.
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HMV frustrated by Wii allocation
Nintendo's retail launch partner, HMV, has acknowledged the Wii was one of its hottest products this Christmas - but the lack of stock available to sell has left the chain frustrated.
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Publishers should not abandon retail, warns HMV games boss
Tim Ellis, head of games for HMV, has told <i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> that high street retailers still have an advantage over digital distributors when it comes to benefits for publishers and platform holders.
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HMV launches in-store games magazine
HMV has underlined its commitment to the games market with an in-store magazine produced by Future Plus