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GAME’s admission that pre-owned sales (sock!) offer better margins than new releases and are (pow!) set to grow beyond providing a quarter of its revenues has no doubt gone down about as well with ELSPA’s members as a Christmas Card from the BBFC. For years, the retail-publishing alliance have abided …
Read More »Forza Motorsport 3 leaked
Reports have emerged that Microsoft’s Forza Motorsport 3 has been pirated. A Koku Gamer piece states the anticipated Xbox 360-exclusive racer has already been leaked to several peer-to-peer websites. The game is due to be released on October 23rd. The download allegedly contains the full version of the game, as …
Read More »The Direct approach
Steam isn’t the only digital download platform enjoying the benefits of the online boom – IGN’s Direct2Drive service is seeing record growth. Tim Ingham speaks to marketing boss Rich Keen…How is Direct2Drive performing compared to previous years?September was the fifth anniversary of Direct2Drive globally. We’ve been established in the UK …
Read More »Unreal â??the unofficial engine of Natalâ??
Rein: â??If you want a big head-start with Natal development, come talk to meâ?
Read More »Xbox budget range cut to £15
Microsoft has cut the price ofselected titles in itsXbox 360 Classics line to 14.99. The platform holder has also added Grand Theft Auto IV, Midnight Club Los Angeles: Complete Edition and BioShock to its budget range. Although these titles are being sold at the usual RRP of 19.99. Games cut …
Read More »Scotland determined to see tax breaks
Scottish minister on charm offensive after Realtime Worlds threatens to leave
Read More »Ready to climb the career ladder?
As the winter night’s close in, are you reassessing your future? Would a new position brighten your future? Perhaps a better wage would fend off the gloom of the ongoing downturn? This week there are numerous exciting positions available, including our featured job, which offers a fantastic opportunity with THQ. …
Read More »UK games industry slams price cutting
The prosperity of the entire UK trade has been placed in danger by the supermarket price cutting that has led to FIFA 10 and Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising going on sale for under 30. That’s according to leading publishers and retailers, who have today hit out at unnecessary and worrying” …
Read More »Ubisoft Montreal: Industry must hear film makers
Assassin's Creed II producer on working with
Read More »Publishers set PSP Mini pricing, says SCEA
Responding to concerns that PSP Mini game pricing has been set to high to compete with the iPhone, SCEA’s Eric Lempel confirmed that it is the developer-publishers that are responsible for setting the customer fee for their games. "As far as pricing goes, the publisher of the title sets the …
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