Game retail giant Game Group has said that sales of videogame hardware and software declined by 14.3 percent across its stores in the UK and Ireland, reports Edge-Online.  Game Group is the largest specialist retailer in the UK, operating more than 1,400 stores.  The retailer said it saw overall sales fall despite a bump in demand for consoles from recent price cuts and record-breaking software sales by Activision’s Modern Warfare 2 and EA’s FIFA 10.   It pointed to weaker than expected sales of other recently released titles, which it didn’t name.  Game Group added that it is investing in digital distribution for games.  It claims to be the only UK game retailer currently operating a down service for PC games.

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