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Fewer gamers are using credit cards. NewZoo says that in 2010, 26 per cent of consumers reported making payment for games using credit cards, but that fell to 20 per cent last year. It follows similar research from pre-payment specialist Ukash, which says nine out of ten of its customers …
Read More »Digital Vita games ‘17% more expensive’ than retail
The launch games for the PlayStation Vita cost an average of 17 per cent more to download over PSN than they do to buy on the High Street or online. That’s according to calculations from bargain hunting site SavyGamer, which has compared the recently released PSN price list with the …
Read More »UPDATED: Vita game downloads – complete UK price list
Sony has at last released the complete UK digital launch line-up for PlayStation Vita and, interestingly, Sony has chosen not to mirror its overseas strategy and has priced the digital games at the same RRP they will carry on the High Street. The most expensive game is EA’s FIFA Football, …
Read More »Pokémon Company issues warning to scammers
Nintendo subsidiary asks fans to report illicit imitations
Read More »VIDEO: Rizzle Kicks star in new Vita ad
British hip hop duo Jordan Stephens and Harley Alexander-Sule, otherwise known as Rizzle Kicks, are the stars of a new PlayStation Vita ad which you can see below. The ad will begin airing on UK TV on February 24th and will begin a cinema run on March 9th. The short …
Read More »Mod platform dev ‘unconcerned’ by copyright issues
Nadeo wants to keep ManiaPlanet 'as neutral as possible'
Read More »FIFA Street will convert "last remaining PES players"
The last few Pro Evolution Soccer fans will finally jump ship when FIFA Street hits, says EA. Speaking to MCV at a showcase for the five-a-side spin-off game – which arrives on March 16th on Xbox 360 and PS3 – creative director Gary Paterson said Street will convert players of …
Read More »Trion grows European team
MMO publisher Trion Worlds has dramatically expanded its team to cope with its 2012 release slate. The most recent hires include former Ubisoft lead game master Franck Vacher – now French community manager for End of Nations – and two former EA employees: Lee Sritharan joined as business intelligence director, …
Read More »32% of PS3 owners considering Vita purchase
A third of UK PS3 owners are seriously considering” purchasing a PlayStation Vita, a new survey has shown. The study from Playr2.com also found that of that 32 per cent, half either currently own or have previously owned a PSP. 22 per cent intent to buy a Vita within a …
Read More »INTERNATIONAL FACTFILE: Finland
Like its fellow Scandinavian nations, Finland is a big country. It has a population of 5.4m spread around a large geographical area. This means publishers need to work closely with retailers.The nation’s retail landscape bears several similarities to that of the UK and other European markets. Specialist games retailers naturally …
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