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Microsoft’s ambiguity over the subject of pre-owned resulted in the week from hell for its PR team last week. Let’s hope Sony’s PR team is sitting comfortably. The Xbox One has had to endure a torrid few days as the world asks for an answer to a very simple question …
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Fans urge Sony to clear the way for pre-owned games on PS4
PlayStation fans have drummed up a Twitter campaign to urge significant Sony employees against taking an aggressive stance on DRM and used games sales for PlayStation 4. VG247 reports the campaign encourages gamers to post tweets using hashtags #PS4NoDRM and #PS4USEDGAMES – more specifically instructing them to direct statements toward …
Read More »IN-DEPTH: Why digital games charts for the UK matter
The UK games market took a bold step towards accurate games download charts today. As part of the release of download charts from March, 2012 historical info and a wider call for industry support, UK trade association Ukie has published ABOUT THE UK’S NEW DIGITAL GAMES CHART The digital sales …
Read More »First UK game download charts says SimCity was March’s PC bestseller
SimCity and BioShock Infinite come out the best in the first official PC download charts for the UK. Published by trade association Ukie and collated by data firm Ipsos, the UK PC download charts are the culmination of years of effort to start accurately measuring a sector that has digital …
Read More »Finally, it’s here: UK games download charts are ready
In a world first, the UK has been the first games market to produce an accurate download chart, plus a chart that mixes download and retail sales. This morning UK trade association Ukie has taken the wraps off of its digital chart project for PC, revealed today as a major …
Read More »GameStop tight-lipped about Xbox One pre-owned plans
So tight is the secrecy surrounding Microsoft’s pre-owned ambitions for Xbox One that even GameStop has seemingly been sworn to silence. "Definitely Xbox has said that they do support the trade-in/resale games at retail and that they want to handle communication from this point forward on that,” president Tony Bartel …
Read More »Behind the scenes of Call of Duty: Ghosts – plus lots on Xbox One – in the new MCV
This latest MCV – which is now available to view online – features the new Call of Duty, Xbox One, and Gran Turismo 6. We also profile the top innovators in the indie retail sector as part of our month-long indie special and profile key releases Animal Crossing, Journey Collector’s …
Read More »Content creators could take a slice of Xbox One pre-owned revenue
Microsoft and publishers to take a cut of marked up pre-owned Xbox One games
Read More »Need for Speed Rivals coming to Xbox One and PS4
Need for Speed is heading to next-gen consoles in the form of Need for Speed Rivals. The title has been developed by EA’s newest studio, Gothenburg-based Ghost Games. In Rivals, players race as either a cop or racer with different aims for each. Racers aim to capture their dramatic escapes …
Read More »GTA V special editions revealed
Rockstar has revealed information on both the special edition and collector’s edition of GTA V. Consumers that order the GTA V Special Edition will receive a copy of the game inside an exclusive double-sided SteelBook case featuring new character artwork. The special edition will also include exclusive in-game elements special …
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