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The industry could be on the verge of an unprecedented standoff between retailers and platform holders. That’s the prediction of Baird Equity Research’s Colin Sebastian, who reckons that E3 could be mostly bad news for platform holders. The announcements were mixed for GameStop, alleviating some concerns over used game restrictions, …
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OPINION: Xbox One pre-owned backtrack puts the blame where it belongs – on publishers
Make no mistake about it – what you saw last night was a retreat from Microsoft. As if the weeks of deafening silence and increasingly confusing clarifications” weren’t confirmation enough, this line buried at the bottom of the platform holder’s statements speaks volumes. Loaning or renting games won’t be available …
Read More »Those new Xbox One policies – in plain English
Microsoft has provided a pretty robust set of answers today to questions about second hand games and online elements of Xbox One. But we’ve boiled them down further – you can find them below. You can read our original summary here. We’ve also summed up some unanswered questions here. GAME …
Read More »Xbox One publishers can block pre-owned sales
Loaning and renting of titles will not be available at launch
Read More »Unanswered questions remain despite Xbox One pre-owned statement
Xbox One owners look unlikely to face any fees for buying or selling used games on Xbox One. That seems to be the message in a new set of statements issued by Microsoft tonight. Today, some gamers choose to sell their old disc-based games back for cash and credit,” it …
Read More »Xbox moves to calm fears over game ownership, always on, trade-ins and Kinect ‘snooping’
Xbox has tonight made a decisive move to calm the many questions asked about its new next-gen console Xbox One. Tonight, it has reiterated that Xbox One introduces new licensing mechanisms for games, and that this impacts how the second hand market works. But the firm says it IS NOT …
Read More »The magic of next-gen
Climax senior technical designer Claire Blackshaw looks at how developers can take advantage of the PS4's unique web and social features
Read More »Amazon opens indie games storefront
US site spotlights indie developers
Read More »GAME beats Steam in MCV’s digital store survey
Think Steam is the be all and end all of download games? Think again. In a new study by MCV, UK High Street chain GAME outperformed Valve’s market leading store, commended for its convenience, ease of use and customer service. We conducted a special digital edition of our Mystery Shopper …
Read More »Top Five Longest-Running UK Indies: Insane Games
Our Indie Retail Month in association with Gem comes to an end with the final entry in our look at the UK’s top longest-running indies: Insane Game. MCV talks to Nick Sarjant about what Insane Games is doing to continue its long-running success. What is the secret to staying around …
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