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Publishers hate it, but punters love it – and now it’s official: pre-owned is everywhere. The number of outlets offering second-hand games and trade-in services has grown by 1,000 stores this year, MCV research has shown. Tesco and Argos have both taken second-hand schemes national in recent months. Meanwhile, MCV …
Read More »OPINION: THQ talks new tech
THE NEW PLATFORMS: FACEBOOK, MOBILE AND THE CLOUD Next year is my 20th in the games industry and I have seen a lot of things come and go. I’ve seen hyped things that worked and hyped things that didn’t. What do we actually know? We know that great games find buyers. So we need …
Read More »Sonic has to consider younger fans
Speaking to MCV, Sega’s Sonic’s brand director David Corless has countered claims that Sonic fans are hard to please”, adding that the publisher is now obligated to tailor modern Sonic titles to the IP’s younger fanbase. In August Sonic Colours producer Takashi Iizuka said that there are so many fans, …
Read More »Making Sonic super
Back in the early ‘90s the Sonic series was the pinnacle of platform video games. The 1991 original helped shift millions of Sega Mega Drives, and its sequels are still regarded as some of the finest games ever made. But fast-forward to today and Sonic – still one of the …
Read More »Exspect launches charity earphones
Exspect is supporting the campaign against Breast Cancer with a range of new products. October is awareness month for the disease and the firm is launching a limited edition pink in-ear headphone set. This joins silicon skins and leather slipcases, which are already available from the company. Exspect is giving …
Read More »Mindscape dates its Q4 music game trio
Mindscape will launch three new music titles in just three weeks this Christmas. Kids’ karaoke game My First Songs launches on Friday, October 29th, and is aimed at children between three and six. Family karaoke sequel U-Sing 2 arrives on Friday, November 19th. Both titles are scheduled for Wii. In …
Read More »New digital distributor emerges
Atomblock is the latest player to join the increasingly competitive world of digital games distribution. The firm says it will open digital game shops for retailers and media, and its platform has already been picked up by MSN Benelux. The distributor has 450 titles ready to download from clients including …
Read More »Razer hits Xbox via Realtime
Popular PC peripherals firm Razer is launching its first console products in the UK. The firm has signed a deal with distributor Realtime, which will launch the new pro gaming Xbox 360 controller – Razer Onza – at retail. The Onza has an RRP of 49.99. Yes this is their …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Atari GO
As is often the case with any over-orchestrated corporate announcement, Atari last week had a flurry of tech-oriented sites briefly light up, all illuminating the same point: Atari is back. Er, again. For the third time. To recap, if you missed it amongst the run of identikit headlines built from …
Read More »Rock Band downloads hit 75m
Looking at Rock band’s boxed retail sales really is only half the story – Harmonix owner MTV has confirmed that over 75m purchases have been made through the game’s in-game digital portal. Each download on Xbox Live costs between 80 Microsoft Points (around 69p) and 240 MSP (2.06), with a …
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