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Mastertronic-owned The Producers have backed out of a high-profile plan to align distribution efforts with Trilogy. Just three weeks ago The Producers and Trilogy announced plans to take on the likes of Gem, Centresoft and Koch Media by creating an alternative distribution business for entertainment goods. At the time, the …
Read More »GameStop up and down
Slower sales of hardware were blamed on the dip, but overall Gamestop enjoyed a decent quarter. Sales rose 8.2% to $1.83 billion, while profits rose from $46.7 million to $52.2 million. As the economy suffered, used game sales were up 20 percent, but new game sales also saw a jump …
Read More »Microsoft ramps up Natal recruitment
Company issues score of new Natal-related job vacancies
Read More »Modern Warfare 2 dev costs put at $40-50m
But can the industry sustain high costs and huge stakes?
Read More »Sony launches EU PS3 video service
Over 800 movies now available to rent or buy for both PS3 and PSP
Read More »PS3 video service goes live
After what’s been a long wait Sony’s PlayStation Network video delivery service is now live in the UK, Germany Spain and France. In excess of 800 movies are now available with rental prices starting at 2.49. Prices start at 6.99 for those looking to purchase content outright. Films on the …
Read More »Fitness chain turns to Wii
A retail campaign entitled ‘We know fit….we know fun’ will be launched today in selected outlets, with a full roll-out planned for the spring. Staff have been trained in the art of Wii Fit games. But getting Nintendo on board has been a long slog for the Colorado-based company, which …
Read More »They shoot horses donâ??t they?
How long can game developmentâ??s cult of youth last?
Read More »Facebook hitting PS3 today
Just a matter of hours after it was first officially announced, Sony has confirmed that the PS3 3.10 firmware update – which brings with it integrated Facebook functionality – will go live on its servers today. The release comes just one day after Facebook, Twitter and Last.FM functionality was added …
Read More »Growing the PlayStation Network
What would you say is the single biggest issue surrounding digital distribution that the games industry has to address? Digital distribution has a number of hills to climb, ranging from technical to behavioural and legal. All are significant so I’m not sure whether one is bigger than another. Forecasting the …
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