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PlayStation will not participate in E3 2020
The company will instead attend 'hundreds of consumer events across the globe'
Retail (Page 28)
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GAME threatens to close 40 UK stores unless rents are cut
Retailer says 'landlords need to work with us'
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UK video game sales drop for the first time since 2012
Physical sales plunge as digital growth slows
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GameStop CEO: Financial struggles are a console issue, not a GameStop issue
George Sherman says industry headwinds are "having an outsized impact on our business"
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GameStop Q3 global sales down again, expected full-year decline in the high-teens
Collectible sales was once again the only segment that showed any year-over-year growth
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Toys R Us opens two new US stores following 2018 liquidation
New Jersey and Texas locations will be smaller than former locations, eight more planned by end of 2020
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Sea of Thieves is No.4 as Black Friday transforms UK Charts
UPDATE: Updated UKIE/GFK data puts Marvel's Spider-Man back in the Top 10
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Football Manager 2020 releases at No. 1 in EMEAA charts
Football Manager beats out Q4 big-hitters, but otherwise charts remain steady as holiday season looms
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Pokémon takes three spots in EMEAA top ten
Latest entry dominates combined charts despite Nintendo not reporting digital sales
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Call of Duty tops EMEAA chart for third straight week
Death Stranding debuts in second spot on the charts as Need for Speed: Heat races into third place
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NPD: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is the best-selling game of 2019 so far
The Switch remains the best-selling console of the year so far in the US
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"I believe I am preserving digital art in a physical form"
Special Reserve Games CEO Jeff Smith talks about the business of selling physical copies of indie hits, from speculators to repeat customers buying games "almost blindly"
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare grosses $600m in opening weekend
Latest game from Infinity Ward is fastest-selling entry in the franchise this generation
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Xbox All-Access expands to UK and Australia with Project Scarlett upgrade option
The smartphone-style contract will include a console and Ultimate Game Pass
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Busy September charts see FIFA 20 take No.1
A strong slate of new releases battle for top five, with Borderlands 3 in second place
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FIFA 20 tops EMEAA charts for second week since launch
Just Cause 3 makes surprise appearance in top ten, climbing from No. 123 last week
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FIFA 20 remains leagues ahead in UK charts
Electronic Arts' annual football release remains on top by a wide margin, despite 66% sales decline from last week
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FIFA 20 arrives atop EMEAA charts
EA's annual football franchise leads a trio of newcomers to the charts as Code Vein and Dragon Quest XI S also make top 5 debuts
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NPD: US game sales drop 18% in August
Industry posts weakest August software sales in more than 20 years as hardware continues 2019's unbroken string of double-digit declines
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GameStop to close 180-200 "underperforming" stores globally this year
More store closures planned in the coming 12-24 months as part of ongoing company restructuring
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Valve updates experimental Steam Labs features
Micro Trailers coming to every game, plus new algorithms to help users explore Steam catalogue
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UK Charts: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe takes No. 1 (but it should be Minecraft, again)
For second week running, listing anomaly denies Minecraft top spot, despite being best-selling game for the week
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New entertainment distributor 4Side launches in Italian market
Tech distributor Esprinet partners with former Activision Blizzard Italy management team
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What will be the biggest video games of Christmas 2019?
In the absence of Battlefield and Assassin's Creed, there's a big opportunity for alternative franchises to break through this Q4
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G2A fudges own history in response to developer complaint
Update: Developer retracts accusations against marketplace, but remains frustrated with key reseller