Wholesale Games Industry and Market News
GameStop eliminate 120 positions in cost cutting measure
GameStop, a leading physical gaming retailer, have taken action to cut costs and a number of employees of the staff have paid the price.
New wholesale distributor 4Side launches in Italian market
4Side, an Italian distributor with strong ties to Activision Blizzard, launched today and will go live as a business in March 2020. 4side is primarily owned by tech distributors…
Sony acquired Insomniac Games
Insomniac Games, the US developers responsible for a string of hit games including 2018’s Spider-Man, have been acquired by Sony.
U.S. best selling video games: Week of August 17, 2019
US Charts, week of August 17, 2019:
1. Madden NFL 20
2. Minecraft
3. Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled holds the top in the UK
UK Charts. Week of August 17, 2019:
1. Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
2. Super Mario Maker 2
3. Mario Kart 8: Deluxe
THQ Nordic AB set for rebrand
THQ Nordic AB, the Swedish video game holding company, looks set to rebrand following a damaging PR incident earlier this year.
The Surge 2 goes gold
Deck 13 has announced that their latest game, The Surge 2, has gone gold. The Surge 2 launches on September 24, 2019, meaning that work on it has come…
US best-selling games chart for July 2019
US best sellers, July 2019:
1. Madden NFL 20
2. Fire Emblem: Three Houses
3. Super Mario Maker 2
New Nintendo Switch model available from US retailers
Amazon, Gamestop, and Best Buy are now selling the new and improved Nintendo Switch console model, with increased battery life.
G2A claims not responsible for the $30,000 chargebacks
G2A has responded to claims from Charlie Cleveland for $30,000 chargebacks that the G2A marketplace didn’t exist when these stolen keys were sold, so they can’t be held responsible.
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