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Early criticism of digital platform has died down as publisher looks to add social layers to storefront, says EA COO
Read More »FEATURE: Trump Cards
Club Penguin. Runescape. Moshi Monsters. These digital franchises generate a significant chunk of their revenue on the High Street – not only through merchandise but also through pre-paid content cards. These can contain anything from points and currency to subscriptions and codes for full download titles.You’ll find them in almost …
Read More »3DS gets new Shaun the Sheep episodes
Wallace and Gromit creators Aardaman has developed exclusive episodes of Shaun the Sheep for Nintendo 3DS. One of 15 clips will be made available to view via Nintendo Video, with the first one going live from March 7th. The content is in full 3D and can be downloaded via an …
Read More »Software Sales Monitor: Market generates £12.7m
The arrival of several big new releases wasn’t enough to help grow the market week-on-week, with the UK games retail market value falling 14 per cent to 12.7m. Unit sales also dropped 12 per cent to 535,578 for the week ending February 11th. EA’s fantasy RPG Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning …
Read More »Brand Map: Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy XIII-2 debuted at No.1 when it hit shelves earlier this month, but what makes the series so successful? GameVision asked 6,737 gamers about Final Fantasy. 1,076 had played an entry in the series during the last six months; 354 of these told us about their experience in more …
Read More »Virgin Media sponsors Eurogamer Expo
Eurogamer Expo has signed Virgin Media as its headline sponsor. The broadband specialists will be showing off its services at the event, while current Virgin Media customers will have access to discounted tickets and early access to the event. Virgin Media will also get a year-long presence across Eurogamer’s network …
Read More »Police threatens file sharers with ten-year imprisonment
The Serious Organised Crime Agency has closed down music website RnBXclusive.com and says those who used it could be fined and imprisoned. SOCA threatened users with an ‘unlimited’ fine and up to ten years imprisonment as it claimed the music site shared files that were ‘stolen from the artists’, resulting …
Read More »Batman and L.A. Noire lead BAFTA nominations
L.A. Noire, Batman: Arkham City, Uncharted 3 and LittleBigPlanet 2 are amongst the games that have received the most nominations for this year’s GAME British Academy Video Games Awards. The Rockstar crime thriller and Warner Bros. superhero classic have received eight nominations, including Artistic Achievement, Best Game Design, Original Music, …
Read More »Studio bosses issue tax breaks report to Government
Tiga backed document proposes incentives to support the 'growth and viability' of UK development
Read More »INTERVIEW: Do video games have a future at HMV?
Yes, says CEO Simon Fox, but there will be sacrifices. Christopher Dring visits HMV’s offices to find out how its attitude towards gaming has changed. Video game suppliers let HMV down. In a year where the retailer desperately needed their help, games publishers offered little in 2011. Exclusive deals and …
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