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Fri, May 18, 2012 | 17:14 BST
Game retailers would like to see releases spread out more over the year
HMV CEO Simon Fox would like to see more game released outside of the Q4 holiday period.
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Tags: blockbuster, gerry butler, hmv, simon fox
Thu, May 10, 2012 | 11:50 BST
HMV makes U-turn on reducing store space for games
HMV has said it now plans to upsize store space for games rather reducing it following a decision on the latter a few weeks ago.
Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 08:34 GMT
HMV to close 60 stores after UK retail slump
HMV said today it’s to close 60 UK stores, following confirmation yesterday that British retail was 13 percent year-on-year, GamesIndustry reports.
Tue, Sep 09, 2008 | 14:06 BST
Games may overtake CD music sales at HMV
Speaking to the Sun, HMV CEO Simon Fox has said that games may overtake CD sales in the coming years.
“Within the next 12 to 18 months, it’s possible games will be bigger than music for us,” he said.
“Music is in our DNA and we are totally committed to it. But the fact is, the market is moving away from music — so we are giving more space in our stores to games.”
Fox added: “In games, we grew by just over 50 percent, ahead of the market. And looking forward to Christmas, Wii Fit will continue to do well, FIFA 09 will be huge, as will Gears of War, Guitar Hero and Rock Band. There’s a good line-up of releases.”
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