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MCV speaks to Simply Games MD Neil Muspratt about being one of the first online indies FROM THE FRONTLINE
TOP 10 PRE-ORDERS
1. CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II Activision, 360
2. Diablo III Blizzard...............................................................................PC
3. Max Payne 3 + free T-shirt Rockstar Games........................................................360
4. Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Ubisoft.............................................................................360
5. Dragon’s Dogma Capcom...........................................................................360
6. Max Payne 3 + free T-shirt Rockstar
Games........................................................PS3
7. Dragon’s Dogma
Capcom...........................................................................PS3
8. Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2
Activision........................................................................PS3
9. Halo 4 Microsoft........................................................................360
10. God of War Ascension
Sony...................................................................................PS3
Source:
www.ShopTo.net IN STORE TOP 10 PRE-ORDERS
1. DIABLO III Blizzard, PC/Mac
ONLINE
2. Max Payne 3 + bonus map pack Rockstar Games........................................................360
3. Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Ubisoft.............................................................................360
4. Call of Duty: Black Ops II Activision........................................................................360
5. Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Activision........................................................................PS3
6. Max Payne 3 + bonus map pack Rockstar
Games........................................................PS3
7. Assassin’s Creed III – Join or Die Edition Ubisoft.............................................................................360
8. Borderlands 2 2K Games......................................................................360
9. Assassin’s Creed III
Ubisoft.............................................................................PS3
10. The Ratchet & Clank Trilogy
Sony...................................................................................PS3
Source:
www.amazon.co.uk MARGIN MAKER ANGRY BIRDS ACCESSORIES
GAMEON has produced a line of officially licensed peripherals based on the popular Angry BirdsIP for DS owners and gamers. There’s red or black Bird Buds (£9.99) which come with a microfibre screen wipe and storage pouch. These can plug into any
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media device with a 3.5mm audio jack.
The Angry Birds Large Character Stylus Set (£9.99) includes three soft PVC styluses that can be used to play the DS. Then there’s four-piece and 11-piece accessory sets for DSi and 3DS. The former
(£14.99) has a carry case, screen wipe, wrist strap and twist lock carabiner, while the latter (£19.99) adds earbuds, screen protectors and a large cleaning cloth. GameOn is a line of accessories from Impact Global Solutions. IGS: 0845 600 1676
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Sniper Elite V2 PS3, 505 Games
CoD: Modern Warfare 3 PS3, Activision
Back to the Future PS3, Deep Silver
Prototype 2 PS3, Activision
You’ve been in the games industry for a while now, haven’t you? How long? I’m what is – I think – described as an industry stalwart, having first been involved in games in 1991. The majority of my career was spent at Choices UK, where I rose from games product manager to commercial director of the retail division, before pursuing my own interests in 2006.
Is that when you acquired Simply Games? Yes. Simply Games has
been going since 1998 and I acquired the company in 2006. Simply Games has only ever been an online retailer and I believe I’m right in saying that it was the very first true specialist online games retailer.
How have you expanded? Our expansion over the past 12 months has been quite phenomenal. Sales versus last year are up 198 per cent and they’re up 400 per cent up over two years ago. We are delighted with the progress.
PRICE CHECK: PORTSMOUTH
Many retailers are embracing non-gaming products like toys. How important is it to stock these kind of products? To date we have specialised in games and consoles. This
year we will be broadening our range to include some high-tech products and this is one of the reasons we are currently expanding the team. Contact: 01480 466529
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