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Last night’s London Games Conference was another jam-packed event filled with incredible insight on how to discover, sell and even make games. We had the social giants Twitter, Twitch, Facebook and Google on stage, plus some incredible insight and lessons from the likes of Michael Pachter, CCP’s David Reid and …
Read More »LGC: 2m people buy digital content from GAME
GAME CEO Martyn Gibbs has revealed the role he believes the specialist retailer can have in a digital world. On stage at London Games Conference 2014, the retail veteran said that 2m individual people have bought digital content from the High Street chain. He told attendees that video games is …
Read More »Steam controllers won’t go third-party
Valve won’t let third parties design and sell their own Steam controllers like it’s encouraging them to do with Steam machines, the company has revealed. In aninterview with IGN, Valve’s Greg Coomer said his company will supply Steam Controllers to third-parties that want to make their own Steam Machines. The …
Read More »Amazon launches PlayStation Digital Games Store in the US
Surprise – Amazon has launched a PlayStation Network Digital Games and DLC Store in the US. Kotaku reports that the store will offer content for PS4, PS3 and Vita and is a direct alternative to buying directly through Sony. Buyers will be given codes upon purchase that can be redeemed …
Read More »Humble Bundle now has a Humble Store
Popular PC games discounter Humble Bundle has gone live with its new dedicated storefront. Called (unsurprisingly) The Humble Store, it launches with nine discounted titles including the likes of Don’t Starve, Prison Architect, Rogue Legacy and Euro Truck Simulator 2. Unlike with the bundles, which allows buyers to choose how …
Read More »Blockbuster appoints administrator, parties interested in ‘parts’ of the business
Moorfields Corporate Recovery has been officially appointed as the administrator of Blockbuster. The retailer confirmed at the end of last month that it planned to re-enter administration, with owner Gordon Brothers Europe admitting that it could see no recovery from a period of poor trading performance”. Retail Week reports that …
Read More »Activision hails ‘astounding’ retail for Call of Duty: Ghosts launch
Publisher Activision has praised retail for their ‘first class’ support of Call of Duty: Ghosts, as over 2,000 stores opened at midnight last week. Staff dressed up and stores – even supermarkets – were given a war-themed make over as the High Street prepared for what is traditionally the biggest …
Read More »Doctor Who 50th Anniversary title materialises
November is a busy month for the Doctor, but the Time Lord will still be putting in an appearance in the video games market. The BBC has announcedvia Twitterthat a new Doctor Who title will be released for iOS and Android "soon" – no doubt in time for the series’ …
Read More »Read how the next-gen is damaging sales of this year’s blockbusters in this week’s MCV
This week’s issue of MCV analyses how the next-gen transition is damaging the sales of the year’s biggest Q4 releases. Sales of Call of Duty, Battlefield and Assassin’s Creed are all down on their predecessors, some by an alarming margin. Retailers tells MCV how the imminent arrivial of the next-generation …
Read More »Ubisoft details Assassin’s Creed 4 PC features
Ubisoft has revealed more details on the PC version of Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag, which releases later this month. As with Splinter Cell: Blacklist, Ubisoft has worked with Nvidia to ensure that Black Flag is optimised for the current generation Geforce GTX graphics cards. PC gamers with Geforce GTX …
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