Digital download market leader Steam has told MCV that it will not release its sales data to chart companies – and that an official downloads ranking is not important. It is rumoured that parent company Valve’s secrecy over sales data is the final obstacle for companies such as GfK-ChartTrack and …

Publisher Sega has predicted that the upcoming Football Manager 2010 will be the biggest PC release of Q4. The game is the latest in the long-running Sports Interactive franchise and is due for release on PC on October 30th. And in anticipation of its arrival, Sega has prepared an extensive …

Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has revealed the DSi has shifted more than 2.2 million units in North America alone. In an interview with CNBC, the Nintendo exec praised the strong performance of the new handheld, expecting this success to continue in the upcoming holiday season. Fils-Aime also discussed …

Harrison, Cecil and Segerstrale to discuss demise of the disc at London Games Conference

Peggle company previously 'resisted' taking outside capital

One of the leaders in digital distribution for games is the Steam service from independent developer Valve, creator of Half-Life and Left4Dead. Michael French speaks to director of business development Jason Holtman about the interplay between physical and digital – and the contentious issue of a download chart… What impact …

Companies from a variety of sectors, including online retailer Zavvi.com (now part of The Hut group) and digital distributor Direct2Drive, have stepped forward as platinum sponsors of forthcoming premier digital distribution event London Games Conference. Taking place at BAFTA in London from 4:30pm on Tuesday October 27th, LGC is focusing …

Zavvi.com and Direct2Drive join Team 17, Powerplay, Game Streamer and CD Team to back event

Giant publisher Activision has defended its decision to slap a 55 RRP on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, insisting the game justifies the price tag. Some retailers had previously expressed concern to MCV over the effect the price – which is 5 more expensive than regular Xbox 360 and …

Best Buy Europe has strengthened its UK launch plans by appointing Centresoft to exclusively handle all gaming products, MCV can reveal. The deal includes PC games as well as all console software and hardware – except Microsoft first party products, which are handled in the UK by Gem.It is understood …