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This week we talk to Nick Whitehead from online independent retailer Xbite FROM THE FRONTLINE
TOP 10 PRE-ORDERS
BATTLEFIELD 3 – LIMITED EDITION 360, EA
2. Batman: Arkham City Collector’s Ed. 360................................................................Warner Bros
3. Dead Island
360....................................................................Deep Silver
4. Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary 360........................................................................Microsoft
5. Batman: Arkham City Collector’s Ed. PS3.................................................................Warner Bros
6. Star Wars: The Old Republic PC...........................................................................................EA
7. Battlefield 3 – Limited Edition PS3........................................................................................EA
8. Dead Island
PS3....................................................................Deep Silver
9. FIFA 12 – Special Edition 360........................................................................................EA
10. Gears of War 3 360........................................................................Microsoft
Week ending: August 5th Source:
ShopTo.net
IN STORE TOP 10 PRE-ORDERS
STAR WARS: THE OLD REPUBLIC PC, EA
2. Battlefield 3 – Limited Edition PC...........................................................................................EA
3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
360........................................................................Activision
4. Battlefield 3 – Limited Edition 360........................................................................................EA
5. FIFA 12 – Special Edition 360........................................................................................EA
6. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
PS3........................................................................Activision
7. Battlefield 3 – Limited Edition PS3........................................................................................EA
8. Gears of War 3 360........................................................................Microsoft
9. FIFA 12 – Special Edition PS3........................................................................................EA
10. Rugby World Cup 2011 PS3...................................................................505 Games
Week ending: August 5th Source:
Amazon.co.uk
68 August 12th 2011 MARGIN MAKER GEARS OF WAR BOARD GAME
THE HUMAN soldiers and alien Locust from Microsoft’s popular Gears of Warshooter series get the miniature treatment in this board game.
Up to four players can
take part in seven randomly constructed missions made up of map tiles, and the only
way to complete each one is to work together. The game even
incorporates tactics from the video games, such as running from cover to cover and cutting enemies in half with the Lancer.
The board game comes with around 200 cards, 75
tokens and 30 plastic figures which are similar to the popular Warhammerminiatures. The latest video game in the series – Gears of War 3– is out in the UK on September 20th. Esdevium Games: 01420 593 593
www.mcvuk.com ONLINE
£24.00 £19.85 £28.99 N/A
£33.97 £37.85 £36.99 £25.00
£17.10 £17.86 £13.99 N/A
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£29.98 £29.99 £27.99 £36.99
£39.99 £39.99 £29.99 £42.99
£19.99 £17.99 £19.99 N/A
£34.99 £24.99 £27.99 £29.99
Child of Eden Ubisoft, Xbox 360
L.A. Noire Rockstar, PS3
Smurfs Dance Party Ubisoft, Wii
Nintendogs + cats: French Bulldog Nintendo, 3DS
Can you tell us about the background of Xbite – how did you start out? I started in a bedroom selling on eBay in 2004. I left my well-paid job prior to that as I wanted to do something on my own. Before starting Xbite I started a disc cleaning company –
Three-r.co.uk – which is still running today. I started to buy some games and cleaned them up myself before selling
them on eBay. Then I started going to the usual suppliers and it grew from there. In a savage marketplace like eBay we managed to make it work where a lot of people were dropping out.
So why did you choose to set up on eBay?
eBay was kicking off at the time. Plus, the entry cost online is nothing really whereas the entry cost for
opening a shop is very high. It worked – we’ve seen massive growth in the last 18 months.
What kind of growth? We recently expanded our warehouse and office space to 10,000 sq ft.
Want your store to feature in MCV? Please contact
dominic.sacco@
intentmedia.co.uk or call 01992 535 646. PRICE CHECK: EXETER
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