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Dixons Retail’s PC gaming and components category manager Simon Urquhart has left the business. As well as handling buying for PC World and Currys’ gaming products, Urquhart was also responsible for opening Dixons Retail’s Gaming Bunker in London, which lets consumers try out the latest PCs, accessories and games. Several …
Read More »Koch acquires mobile developer Fishlabs
Koch Media has acquired mobile developer Fishlabs, the studio behind the Galaxy on Fire series. It was reported earlier today thatFishlabs has been acquired by an unnamed party, but multiple sources suggest the new owner is no longer anonymous. German news sitesNewsslashandGamesMarket.deboth claim that Koch Media is the mysterious investor …
Read More »All 264 Blockbuster stores to continue trading as buyer is sought
Blockbuster has said that all of its 264 UK stores will continue trading for the time being while a buyer for the chain is sought. However, 32 redundancies have already been made from its UK head office. It was announced just moments ago that Blockbuster UK is to enter administration …
Read More »JOBS IN GAMES: Games Buyer career profile
MCV’s month-long Jobs In Games special, in association with OPM, turns its attention to retail today in our latest career profile. We speak to HMV’s Richard Thompson about the crucial role of Games Buyer, the people responsible for ensuring titles find their way to shelves at launch. How would you …
Read More »Gaikai on the hunt for buyer
Cloud gaming service Gaikai is reportedly actively looking for a buyer. CNN reports that the company has already hired bankers and is expecting well in excess of $500 million” for the sale. To date Gaikai has raised approximately $45m in venture capitalist funding from companies such as Benchmark Capital and …
Read More »Former Tesco man Mike Fethers joins HMV
Mike Fethers has joined HMV’s games team as its games peripherals and digital buyer. His previous roles include games peripherals buyer for Tesco. He replaces Gavin Howes who recently left HMV to accept a role at Carphone Warehouse. "I’m delighted to welcome Miketo HMV, not just for thegreat experienceand fresh …
Read More »PwC "just needs a bit more time to push GAME deal over the line"
Administrator PwC has said that GAME just needs to hold on for a short time longer so it can finalise an acquisition deal. We just need a bit more time to push the deal over the line,” PwC’s Mike Jervis stated. There is a huge amount of complexity in the …
Read More »There are 10 days left to save GAME
MCV understands that staff within GAME’s Basingstoke headquarters believe the firm will fall into administration on March 24th unless a buyer is found. That is a day before GAME’s quarterly rent day of March 25th on which GAME will be required to pay the leases for many of its stores. …
Read More »New games buyer Scott joins Comet
Lucy Scott has been named as Comet’s new games buyer. She replaces Azeem Sadiq who has moved categories to Vision Essentials, Home AV and digital services. Scott joins from Argos, where she worked for over four years on categories including jewellery, gifts, luggages, DVDs and DIY. I’m very happy to …
Read More »Buyer steps in to save MyWorld
An anonymous American company has completed the purchase of Project Myworld from collapsed studio Realtime Worlds, Develop can reveal. The move has permanently split Realtime Worlds into at least two segments – with numerous potential buyers eyeing up scattered portions of the company that are still deemed profitable. It is …
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