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1 MCV554 RetailBiz_v:Layout 7/9/09 :58 Page RETAILBIZ TUESDAY SEPTEMBER st: TODAY S CHARTS PRICE CHECK RELEASES KICK OFF... Wayne Rooney and company return in EA s latest FIFA extravaganza P54 IN S RETAILBIZ CHARTS Our full rundown of today s All Formats Top 40, plus individual charts for Wii, DS, PS3, 360, PC, PS2 and PSP HIGH STREET S & DATA A digest of all the biggest retail headlines, plus indie sales charts, MCV s price check, this week s Metacritic scores and our Deal Of The Week RELEASE SCHEDULE Keep up to date with all the games headed to retail this week, next week and beyond

2 RETAILBIZ: CHARTS 2 MONDAY SEPTEMBER 7th OFFICIALUKCHARTS ENDING SATURDAY AUGUST 29th 2009 [] [2] [3] [4] [5] TOP 40ALL FORMATS DEVELOPER: ROCKSTEADY STUDIOS PUBLISHER: EIDOS Highest New Entry Highest Top 40 Climber [ENTERTAINMENT - ALL PRICES] TITLE PUBLISHER 2 2 WII SPORTS RESORT NINTENDO 0 3 CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE 5 4 WII FIT NINTENDO 3 5 ASHES CRICKET 2009 CODEMASTERS - 6 IL2 STURMOVIK: BIRDS OF PREY 505 GAMES 8 7 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 0 ELECTRONIC ARTS 6 8 CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR 3 9 FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4 ELECTRONIC ARTS - 0 DISSIDIA: FINAL FANTASY SQUARE ENIX EUROPE 4 WOLFENSTEIN 7 2 MARIO KART WII NINTENDO 3 CALL OF JUAREZ: BOUND IN BLOOD UBISOFT 9 4 LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE 26 5 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV TAKE FIFA 09 ELECTRONIC ARTS 4 7 THE SIMS 3 ELECTRONIC ARTS - 8 CHAMPIONS ONLINE ATARI 20 9 FALLOUT 3: GAME ADD-ON PACK #2 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS 9 20 TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF FALLEN 22 2 G-FORCE DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS 2 22 HARRY POTTER: HALF-BLOOD PRINCE ELECTRONIC ARTS 8 23 WII PLAY NINTENDO 7 24 GUITAR HERO: WORLD TOUR DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING NINTENDO ASSASSIN'S CREED UBISOFT PROFESSOR LAYTON: THE CURIOUS VILLAGE NINTENDO RE - 28 LITTLEBIGPLANET SONY COMPUTER ENT MARIO KART DS NINTENDO RE - 30 KILLZONE 2 SONY COMPUTER ENT MYSTERY STORIES GSP/AVANQUEST 6 32 [PROTOTYPE] LEGO STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA LUCASARTS SEGA SUPERSTARS TENNIS SEGA EA SPORTS ACTIVE ELECTRONIC ARTS RE - 36 SONIC UNLEASHED SEGA POKEMON PLATINUM NINTENDO CARNIVAL: FUNFAIR GAMES TAKE BEN 0: ALIEN FORCE D3P RE - 40 HALO 3 MICROSOFT PC CD-ROM [FULL PRICE] TITLE PUBLISHER THE SIMS 3 DEVELOPER: THE SIMS STUDIO PUBLISHER: ELECTRONIC ARTS - 2 CHAMPIONS ONLINE ATARI 3 3 WORLD OF WARCRAFT: WRATH OF LICH KING 2 4 WOLFENSTEIN 4 5 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2009 SEGA 5 6 EMPIRE: TOTAL WAR SEGA 7 7 WARHAMMER 40,000: DAWN OF WAR II THQ 6 8 FALLOUT 3 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS 0 9 CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE 8 0 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV TAKE 2 [SOURCE] PC CD-ROM [BUDGET PRICE] TITLE PUBLISHER FALLOUT 3: GAME ADD-ON PACK #2 DEVELOPER: BETHESDA PUBLISHER: BETHESDA SOFTWORKS 2 2 WORLD OF WARCRAFT: BATTLE CHEST BLIZZARD 4 3 JEWEL QUEST MYSTERIES: THE EMERALD TEAR GSP/AVANQUEST 5 4 MYSTERY CASE FILES: MADAME FATE FOCUS MULTIMEDIA 6 5 MYSTERY CASE FILES: RAVENHEARST FOCUS MULTIMEDIA 7 6 HIDDEN EXPEDITION: AMAZON FOCUS MULTIMEDIA 3 7 ROLLERCOASTER TYCOON 3 MASTERTRONIC 9 8 MYSTERY CASE FILES: PRIME SUSPECTS FOCUS MULTIMEDIA 8 9 WORLD OF WARCRAFT BLIZZARD 3 0 WORLD OF WARCRAFT: THE BURNING CRUSADE BLIZZARD (c) ELSPA, Compiled by ChartTrack

3 RETAILBIZ: CHARTS 3 MONDAY SEPTEMBER 7th OFFICIALUKCHARTS ENDING SATURDAY AUGUST 29TH 2009 NINTENDO DS [FULL PRICE] TITLE PUBLISHER DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING DEVELOPER: NINTENDO PUBLISHER: NINTENDO 2 2 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE NINTENDO 3 MARIO KART DS NINTENDO 3 4 POKEMON PLATINUM NINTENDO 5 5 SUPER MARIO BROS. NINTENDO ALL-TIME CLASSICS NINTENDO 6 7 MYSTERY STORIES GSP/AVANQUEST 7 8 SHERLOCK HOLMES: MYSTERY OF THE MUMMY UBISOFT 0 9 CLASSIC WORD GAMES UBISOFT 8 0 CLUB PENGUIN: ELITE PENGUIN FORCE DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS PS3 [FULL PRICE] TITLE PUBLISHER DEVELOPER: ROCKSTEADY STUDIOS PUBLISHER: EIDOS 9 2 CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE 4 3 CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR - 4 IL2 STURMOVIK: BIRDS OF PREY 505 GAMES 8 5 FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4 ELECTRONIC ARTS 7 6 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 0 ELECTRONIC ARTS 5 7 CALL OF JUAREZ: BOUND IN BLOOD UBISOFT 8 KILLZONE 2 SONY COMPUTER ENT. 3 9 ASHES CRICKET 2009 CODEMASTERS 2 0 WOLFENSTEIN [SOURCE] PLAYSTATION 2 [FULL PRICE] TITLE PUBLISHER CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR DEVELOPER: REBELLION PUBLISHER: 2 2 TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN 3 3 G-FORCE DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS 6 4 BEN 0: ALIEN FORCE D3P 4 5 HARRY POTTER & THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE ELECTRONIC ARTS 5 6 NEED FOR SPEED: UNDERCOVER ELECTRONIC ARTS 7 7 GUITAR HERO: WORLD TOUR 9 8 INDIANA JONES AND THE STAFF OF KINGS LUCASARTS 8 9 GHOSTBUSTERS: THE VIDEO GAME SONY COMPUTER ENT. 0 0 ICE AGE 3: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS WII [FULL PRICE] TITLE PUBLISHER WII SPORTS RESORT DEVELOPER: NINTENDO PUBLISHER: NINTENDO 2 2 WII FIT NINTENDO 4 3 MARIO KART WII NINTENDO 3 4 ASHES CRICKET 2009 CODEMASTERS 5 5 EA SPORTS ACTIVE ELECTRONIC ARTS 6 6 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 0 ELECTRONIC ARTS - 7 METROID PRIME TRILOGY NINTENDO 7 8 ANIMAL CROSSING: LET'S GO TO THE CITY NINTENDO - 9 CURSED MOUNTAIN KOCH MEDIA 8 0 MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES SEGA (c) ELSPA, Compiled by ChartTrack PSP [FULL PRICE] TITLE PUBLISHER DISSIDIA: FINAL FANTASY DEVELOPER: SQUARE ENIX PUBLISHER: SQUARE ENIX EUROPE 2 MONSTER HUNTER: FREEDOM UNITE CAPCOM - 3 SOULCALIBUR: BROKEN DESTINY UBISOFT 2 4 NEED FOR SPEED: UNDERCOVER ELECTRONIC ARTS 3 5 FIFA 09 ELECTRONIC ARTS 6 6 BEN 0: ALIEN FORCE D3P 5 7 HARRY POTTER & THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE ELECTRONIC ARTS 4 8 RESISTANCE: RETRIBUTION SONY COMPUTER ENT. 7 9 LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE 8 0 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2009 SEGA XBOX 360 [FULL PRICE] TITLE PUBLISHER DEVELOPER: ROCKSTEADY STUDIOS PUBLISHER: EIDOS 5 2 CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE - 3 IL2 STURMOVIK: BIRDS OF PREY 505 GAMES 6 4 FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4 ELECTRONIC ARTS 7 5 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 0 ELECTRONIC ARTS 2 6 WOLFENSTEIN 0 7 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV TAKE CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR 3 9 ASHES CRICKET 2009 CODEMASTERS 2 0 GEARS OF WAR 2 MICROSOFT

4 MCV554 RetailBiz_v:Layout 7/9/09 :58 Page 4 RETAILBIZ: HIGH STREET 4 MONDAY SEPTEMBER 7th Sponsored by RETAIL BIZ: S REVIEW SCORES MCV provides the most important average review scores of the last few days all sourced from Metacritic... 92% Batman: Arkham Asylum Eidos, % 80% 74% 6% IL-2 Sturmovik 505 Games, 360 Dissidia: F Fantasy Square Enix, PSP Cursed Mountain Deep Silver, Wii Warriors Orochi 2 Koei, PSP *Metacritic scores correct at the time of going to press DEAL OF THE HIGH STREET FOOTFALL SEES SEVERE DECLINE IN AUGUST Last month the UK High Street recorded a 4. per cent decline in customer footfall, the largest drop in the last seven months. This was attributed to high temperatures and the popularity of the Ashes, according to Retail Week. Sunday, August 23rd was highlighted as the least popular shopping day, with footfall decreases by.7 per cent year-onyear. The Experian Retail Footfall index claimed the figures were depressing, adding that the slump cannot be entirely attributed to the weather, although the sunshine encourages the staycation consumer to make the most of the opportunity. DSGI SEES ENCOURAGING START TO THE YEAR Despite posting a decline in both total Group sales and like-for-like sales, DSGi claimed its financial results for the 6 weeks ended August 22nd are encouraging. In its latest trading statement, the firm reported total Group sales were down by six per cent in sterling, and its like-for-like sales had also fallen by six per cent. Is the 360 price cut enough to contend with the new PS3? 40% YES PUBLISHER PS3 DEVELOPER: ROCKSTEADY STUDIOS PUBLISHER: EIDOS 2 3 RE 4 2 WOLFENSTEIN WOLFENSTEIN PS3 6 COLLECTORS 360 EIDOS 7 COLLECTORS PS3 EIDOS EIDOS WII SPORTS RESORT - WITH WII MOTION PLUS WII 8 7 WOLFENSTEIN PC 9 5 THE SIMS 3 PC 0 RE WORLD OF WARCRAFT PC While results are relatively evenly split, it seems the majority of users in the latest MCV online survey believe the recent Xbox 360 price cut will not be enough to compete with the new slimline PS3 s price point. NINTENDO EA Charts compiled by Game Guide/Complete EPOS Solutions. For more information about Complete EPOS Solutions call For more information about the Game Guide call % NO 3% LET S WAIT AND SEE MARGIN MAKER Antigrav expands its range of licensed DS products with this new selection of Cars-themed accessories. Handheld owners can treat themselves to a new DS carry case, sporting characters from the film and designed to hold a DS Lite or DSi. Take part in MCV s next poll at Alternatively, the larger Combination Pack features a different case, game card storage cases, stylus pens, screen protectors, decal stickers, headphones and more. A similar pack is also available for PSP. Antigrav: ble at a l i a v All A For more information contact sales NINTENDO DS, IS A TRADEMARK OF NINTENDO. TITLE/FORMAT FORMAT: 360 GOD OF WAR REMAKE COMING TO PS3 SHELVES Sony has announced plans to release retooled versions of its God of War PS2 games for the PS3. The new versions of God of War and 2 will boast Trophy support and HD visuals, all on a Blu-ray disc which conveniently arrives in stores a few months before the arrival of 200 s God of War 3. MCV POLL INDIE CHARTS - ALL FORMATS However, UK trading was described as in line with expectations, with lower sales attributed to TV re-pricing, lower B2B sales at PC World and the costs surrounding ongoing store refurbishments. Given the challenging environment, this is an encouraging start to the year, said the Group s chief executive John Browett. Our Nordic business is performing strongly, the UK transformation continues on plan with refurbished stores continuing to outperform and the Italian turnaround is starting to deliver. We remain cautious about the economic outlook. However, we are making good progress on our ongoing Renewal and Transformation plan to deliver an unbeatable combination of value, choice and great service for our customers. FOR UP-TO-DATE S ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ON THE UK HIGH STREET, CHECK OUT: Pre-order any version of WWE: SmackDown Vs Raw 200 at HMV and receive an exclusive free WWE DVD, Rey Mysterio 69. Prices start from for the DS and PS2 editions. MCV offers a weekly digest of the latest news on the High Street...

5 MCV554 RetailBiz_v:Layout 7/9/09 :59 Page 5 RETAILBIZ: HIGH STREET 5 MONDAY SEPTEMBER 7th Sponsored by FROM THE [PRE ORDERS] TOP 0 UNCHARTED 2: AMONG THIEVES PS3 SONY 2. FIFA 0 PS3...EA 3. PES 200 PS3...KONAMI 4. GRAN TURISMO 5 PS3...SONY 5. FIFA EA 6. COD: MODERN WARFARE COLIN MCRAE: DIRT CODEMASTERS 8. COLIN MCRAE: DIRT 2 PS3...CODEMASTERS 9. HALO 3: ODST FRONTLINE This week s Frontline interviewee is Darren Creed of Welsh independent Creed Games What makes your store unique? We are a smaller version of Blockbuster, as we also trade in DVD and Blu-ray rental. We have just gone online to hopefully boost turnover. We have just gone online two months ago to boost turnover. Our site can be found at creedgames.co.uk. I don t think we are unique from any other game shop, but our staff are first class with customer satisfaction and after sales. Plus, our competitor has set prices on cashback trade-ins, whereas we can give a little more if it s a strong selling game we re purchasing, so we gain new customers from this. Very soon our range of retro gaming will expand, which will be something to look out for. How do you cope with the local competition from larger retailers? The great thing is we don t have much competition. The nearest GAME shop to us is 25 miles away. The supermarkets that are huge with games are 40 miles away, so they are no threat really. Plus, with Woolies closing back in January and WHSmith being too expensive and only having bare minimum stock on gaming, the situation s not too bad for us. We re practically alone. What is the one thing you would change about games retail? If I could, I would make it so games could only be purchased from specialist stores only and we would all have to sell at practically the same prices, so we can share the same profits MICROSOFT 0. COD: MODERN WARFARE 2 PS3... Week ending September 4th Source: SHOPTO.COM PRICE CHECK [PRE ORDERS] TOP 0 Batman: Arkham Asylum PS3, Eidos Wolfenstein G-Force 360, Activision Blizzard DS, Disney Wii Sports Resort The Sims 3 Wii, Nintendo PC, EA IN STORE: CHELMSFORD HALO 3: ODST 360 MICROSOFT 2. PROFESSOR LAYTON PANDORA S BOX DS...NINTENDO N/A N/A FIFA 0 PS3...EA 4. COD: MODERN: MODERN WARFARE FIFA EA 6. IL-2 STURMOVIK: BIRDS OF PREY PS GAMES 7. COD: MODERN WARFARE 2 PS COLIN MCRAE: DIRT CODEMASTERS 9. IL-2 STURMOVIK: BIRDS OF PREY ONLINE GAMES 0. UNCHARTED 2: AMONG THIEVES PS3...SONY Week ending September 4th Source: AMAZON.CO.UK TO TAKE PART PLEASE CONTACT: JAMES.BATCHELOR@INTENTMEDIA.CO.UK

6 RETAILBIZ: RELEASES 6 MONDAY SEPTEMBER 7th Retail prepares to rock and rally EA s The Beatles: Rock Band finally arrives on shelves, while the legendary Colin McRae series makes its return a mere two days later. Also released is Guitar Hero 5, Blood Bowl, Need For Speed, Wet and Halo 3: ODST... TITLE FORMAT GENRE PUBLISHER TELEPHONE DISTRIBUTOR SEPTEMBER 9th The Beatles: Rock Band XBOX 360 / PS3 / Wii Music EA Centresoft SEPTEMBER th Brain College: Mary Celeste PC Casual City Interactive Trilogy Colin McRae Dirt 2 PSP / DS / PC / Wii / PS3 / XBOX 360 Racing Codemasters Gem Guitar Hero 5 XBOX 360 / PS2 / PS3 / Wii Music Activision Blizzard Centresoft Mary King's Riding School 2 Wii Simulation Ghostlight Open Mean Girls DS Simulation 505 Games Advantage Party Girl DS Simulation City Interactive Trilogy Smartbox Stealth Game DS Action City Interactive Trilogy Stronghold Crusader Extreme PC Strategy Mastertronic Open SEPTEMBER 8th Amazing Adventures Around The World PC Casual Focus Multimedia Open Blood Bowl PSP / DS / PC Sports THQ Advantage Brain College: Lost Cities Of The Amazon PC Casual City Interactive Trilogy Casper's Scare School - Spooky Sports Day DS / Wii Kids Blast Mastertronic Clever Kids: Creepy Crawlies DS / Wii Kids Midas Open Clever Kids: Pet Store DS / Wii Kids Midas Open Constellation Professional PC Simulation Just Flight Mastertronic DJ Star DS Music Deep Silver Koch Dogfighter PC Simulation Kalypso Media Advantage Happy Party with Hello Kitty & Friends DS Mini-games Rising Star Games Centresoft Love Is... In Bloom Wii Simulation Zushi Gem Mah-jongg Ancient Mayas DS Puzzle Rising Star Games Centresoft My Pet Parrot DS Simulation 505 Games Advantage Need For Speed: Shift XBOX 360 / PS3 / PC / PSP Racing EA Centresoft NewU Fitness First Personal Trainer Wii Self-Improvement Ubisoft Trilogy Peggle Nights PC Casual Focus Multimedia Open Raven Squad PC / XBOX 360 FPS South Peak Centresoft Red Faction: Guerrilla PC Action THQ Advantage Resident Evil 5 PC Survival Horror Capcom Centresoft Spectrobes: Origins Wii RPG Disney Interactive Centresoft Teen Queen: The Clique DS RPG Warner Games Centresoft The Humans DS / PC Puzzle Deep Silver Koch Toy Story Mania! Wii Mini-games Disney Interactive Centresoft Wacky World Of Sports Wii Sports Sega Centresoft Wet PS3 / XBOX 360 Action Bethesda Advantage Yamaha Supercross DS Racing Zushi Gem Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Wheelie Breakers Wii Racing Konami Open SEPTEMBER 22nd Halo 3: ODST XBOX 360 FPS Microsoft Gem SEPTEMBER 29th Aion PC MMORPG NCsoft Gem Brain College: El Dorado Quest PC Casual City Interactive Trilogy Brain College: Lost Cities Of The Amazon PC Self-Improvement City Interactive Trilogy Brave: A Warrior's Tale Wii / XBOX 360 Action South Peak Centresoft Clueless PC / DS Casual 505 Games Advantage Holy Invasion Of Privacy, Badman! PSP Strategy Koei Open I Did It Mum! Spelling DS Kids 505 Games Advantage Invasion Over Europe PC Action City Interactive Trilogy Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 PSP / DS / Wii / PS3 / PS2 / XBOX 360 Action/Adventure Activision Blizzard Centresoft Miami Crisis DS Action Konami Open Obscure 2 PSP Survival Horror Playlogic Koch MUSTSTOCK...COLIN MCRAE: DIRT 2 Released: September Format: Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PSP, DS, PC Publisher: Codemasters Distributor: Gem Contact: Codemasters flagship racing series hits shelves once more with Dirt 2. The highly anticipated game invites rally fans to take on some of the world s toughest tracks as their favourite driving legends, forming the most comprehensive racing experience available to date. MUSTSTOCK...THE BEATLES: ROCK BAND Released: September 9 Format: Xbox 360, PS3, Wii Publisher: Electronic Arts Distributor: Centresoft Contact: The most anticipated rhythm action game of the year. The Beatles: Rock Band features the iconic group s library of timeless hits and will be enticing casual and mainstream gamers into the fold with its accessible gameplay and appealing setlist.