Retail

The fastest growing part of the EA’s FIFA game business is its most lucrative… and most perplexing. Ultimate Team is compelling for its committed players, and a cash cow for EA, but is a little impenetrable to outsiders. EA is changing that this year with a more proactive retail and …

FIFA 14 for Xbox One and PS4 may be looking impressive, but that hasn’t impacted the current-gen games, says EA. The game’s producer Sebastian Enrique tells MCV that the firm is full throttle on both current and next-gen versions of the game, and that the development team still has it …

Sony has confirmed that the PS4’s Party Chat functionality will not be locked behind the new PlayStation Plus paywall. In addition, functionality such as Netflix and free-to-play games will also be freely accessible to non-subscribers. This, along with the fact that PSN Friends Lists will be able to support up …

Update: We’ve just got word that the Ghost playable character DLC isn’t confirmed as a preorder bonus after all, and retailer Flipkart has also been directed to remove the listing for this DLC. Original story: Flipkart has revealed its preorder bonuses for Call of Duty: Ghosts, and Simon Ghost” Riley …

Game4u has announced its preorder promotion for Grand Theft Auto V, offering preorder bonuses as well as a chance to win a PlayStation 4. All preorder customers at Game4u will receive the Atomic Blimp DLC as well as a double-sided door poster (preview here). In addition, all preorders will be …

Puzzle & Dragons creator GungHo saw operating profit climb 4,331.2 per cent per cent year-on-year for the six months ending June 2013. Serkantoto.com reports that operating profit totalled $460m for the period. Sales climbed 945.5 per cent to $763 with net income growing 2,609.2 per cent to $287m. For the …

Online games retailer GamesINC has been rebranded as Bootstrapp, as the company expands and renews its focus on trade-ins. The website will continue to sell new and used games under its new identity, but will now also focus on trade-ins for gadgets such as smartphones, tablets and laptops. We asked …

Flipkart has begun a new lucky draw promotion, giving PC game buyers the opportunity to win an Xbox 360 console. Customers who purchase one of the 450 PC games that are part of the promotion will be entered into a lucky draw, with one customer winning the console. Included amongst …

Entatech has launched Ministry of Gaming, an initiative that brings accessories brands such as Mad Catz, AMD and Gigabyte together as one buying group. Director Jon Atherton tells MCV how this will invigorate its peripherals division. Why have you launched the Ministry of Gaming? Over the past 12 months Entatech’s …

Saints Row: The Third may have broken records for THQ, but new publisher Deep Silver says Saints Row IV will do even better. The firm is planning a ‘disruptive’ marketing campaign, featuring a new drink called Saints Flow and a music single. Saints Row The Third was a huge success …