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Sales of online games are expected to pass physical retail from 2013, an analyst at DFC Intelligence has claimed. The report predicts that online sales will increase from $19.3 billion in 2010 to $37.9 billion by 2016, driving the overall industry value to $81 billion.It also states that traditional retail …

Industry predicted to be worth $81 billion by 2016; Physical 'has peaked'

And more than half say everything they create is owned by their employer

Codemasters kicks off its biggest TV campaign ever with this ad for F1 2011 – and you can watch it here first. The 30-second advertisement will runon ITV, Channel Four, Channel Five, E4, Film Four, Sky Atlantic and Sky Sports targeting men aged between 16 and 34 years old. It …

Etail giant Amazon has plans to install a network of item collection ‘lockers’ in shopping centers in the UK. The move is set to echo a similar trial of delivery lockers across the chain of 7-Eleven stores in the US. The UK lockers which allow customers to pick up items …

The makers of Rock Band and Dance Central have released a new music game on Apple’s App Store. Entitled VidRhythm, the Harmonix title allows players to put together music videos based on short clips they take with their iPhone or iPad camera. These can then be remixed so that sounds …

Sega has announced a limited edition Sonic Generations game will come packed with a plethora of Sonic goodies when it arrives later this year. The Collector’s Edition for Xbox 360 and PS3 will include retro Sonic and modern-day Sonic figures, an art book celebrating 20 years of Sonic, lenticular packaging …

Electronic Arts may have invited negativity over the past year with its divisive Online Pass system, but it has turned out to be a nice little earner for the firm. During this week’s Citi 2011 Tech Conference in New York, EA CFO Eric Brown discussed the impact of its one-time …

An analyst has backed up the claims by Sony exec Rob Dyer that Microsoft’s strategic decisions are currently designed to protect what is being regarded as the technological disadvantage being suffered by Xbox 360. Dyer said last week that I think what [Xbox European boss] Chris Lewis and the other …

Around 1.25m consumers have put down pre-orders for EA’s upcoming FPS Battlefield 3, says CFO Eric Brown. He announced the milestone at the Citi 2011 Tech Conference yesterday, reports Gamasutra. "To date we have about 1.25m pre-orders on Battlefield 3, so it’s still well ahead of its predecessor title, Battlefield: …