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This week, we speak to Ben Mayfield from Nottingham-based indie As New FROM THE FRONTLINE


TOP 10 PRE-ORDERS


MORTAL KOMBAT PS3, Warner Bros


2. L.A. Noire PS3........................................................Rockstar Games


3. Mortal Kombat 360................................................................Warner Bros


4. L.A. Noire 360........................................................Rockstar Games


5. Battlefield 3 – Limited Edition PS3........................................................................................ EA


6. Portal 2 360........................................................................ EA/Valve


7. Operation Flashpoint Red River 360............................................................... Codemasters


8. Portal 2 PS3........................................................................ EA/Valve


9. SOCOM: Special Forces PS3................................................................................... Sony


10. Battlefield 3 – Limited Edition 360........................................................................................ EA


Week ending: April 15th Source: ShopTo.net


IN STORE TOP 10 PRE-ORDERS


L.A. NOIRE PS3, Rockstar


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2. L.A. Noire 360........................................................Rockstar Games


3. Mortal Kombat PS3.................................................................Warner Bros


4. Uncharted 3 Drake’s Deception PS3................................................................................... Sony


5. The Witcher 2: Assassins Of Kings PC............................................................... Namco Bandai


6. Gears of War 3 360........................................................................ Microsoft


7. Portal 2 360........................................................................ EA/Valve


8. Brink 360........................................................................ Bethesda


9. Duke Nukem Forever: Balls of Steel Ed PC......................................................................... 2K Games


10. Portal 2 PC........................................................................... EA/Valve


Week ending: April 15th Source: Play


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Dynasty Warriors 7 360, Tecmo Koei


Dissidia 012: Final Fantasy PSP, Square Enix


Zumba Fitness Wii, 505 Games


MotorStorm Apocalypse PS3, Sony


What is the biggest challenge you face? Probably the fact that we have two Tesco stores, an Argos and a Morrisons all within minutes of the shop – and we’re not too far from the city centre, either.


How do you stand out from this competition? We try to be a bit cheaper than everywhere else on certain titles – I actually go around and do a lot of the


price checking myself. And, of course, we try to offer a more friendly service. The main thing we sell is pre-owned games, but we also sell DVDs, phones, laptops and computers. Games are still the main part of our business. The DVDs and so on sell well enough, but games are still the mainstay.


How well has the 3DS been selling? Has it lived


DSi are still very popular here, though.


up to expectations? I’ve not actually had any stock come in. We only tend to deal with pre- owned, but I’ve played on one and I don’t think it’s that big a deal. The DS and


What game do you think will be the biggest seller over the summer? It’ll probably be Tiger Woods 12, or even Call of Dutyas that seems to be one of our better sellers all year round. Personally there’s nothing I’m looking forward to over the summer – I’m waiting for Elder Scrolls: Skyrim. That looks phenomenal.


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