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An internet rental specialist has promised to share its used game profits with publishers. OnePlayS offers a video game rental subscription service similar to LoveFilm. The difference is it lets users buy the game they’ve rented – second-hand – if they like it. Then it shares the money with the …
Read More »ShopTo goes 24/7
Online indie ShopTo has expanded its warehouse facilities so it can operate around the clock. The firm says it will pick and pack stock 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. It will send customers a photo of their packed item, to show that it’s ready for dispatch. We …
Read More »New Alan Wake revealed
XBLA game Alan Wake’s American Nightmare has been officially revealed. The game is not Alan Wake 2, says developer Remedy. Although, it does follow-on directly from the end of the last game. So it pretty much is Alan Wake 2. It is an Xbox Live Arcade title, so misses retail …
Read More »Naughty Dog prepares new PS3 IP
The critically acclaimed developer behind Uncharted is working on a brand new PS3 blockbuster. Naughty Dog revealed Last of Us at the Spike Video Game Awards over the weekend. It is a story-driven, cinematic post- post-apocalyptic survival adventure that stars Joel and his daughter Ellie. No date was given for …
Read More »ANALYSIS: New dash is the most important Xbox launch this year
A new operating system is not the most exciting Xbox 360 launch this year. There are no hordes of eager consumers queuing outside GAME to get their hands on it. No outlandish launch party. There’s a distinct lack of chainsaw-wielding monsters, super cars or spartan warriors. What we have are …
Read More »Sony targets 360 and Wii owners with Christmas ad
SCE UK is splashing the cash to guarantee a merry Christmas for PS3. The platform holder has booked a late Christmas marketing blitz for a new PS3 bundle, which includes Uncharted 3, GT5, Battlefield 3, FIFA 12 and Karate Kid on Blu-ray for 259.95. The firm says Christmas spending is …
Read More »New digital and Nordic chiefs for Warner Interactive
Popular NCsoft Euro boss Vronique Lallier has left the MMO publisher to take up a senior digital position at Warner Bros. She takes the role of vice president of digital publishing for international at Warner Bros Entertainment. Lallier has 11 years of experience in the games industry, joining NCsoft Europe …
Read More »3DS flying high as it overtakes competition
Nintendo 3DS became last week’s biggest selling games device – and it might even sell out before Christmas. The portable appears to have overcome is stuttering launch in recent weeks, with hardware sales growing exponentially. MCV can reveal that the Metallic Red 3DS – released in September – is sold …
Read More »FEATURE: The Rise of Renting
For all the downbeat headlines, store closures and plummeting consumer spending, not every area of games retail is suffering. Yes, sales of new and used games have dropped significantly year-over-year. And yes, many firms operating in digital are on the rise. But there is one area of the boxed games …
Read More »Kids key to 3DS comeback
The studio behind the hit Cooking Mama series says 3DS will pick up momentum now kids games are coming. The firm blames the portable’s early struggles on a lack of software for the younger demographic. But now it says the games are coming – including its own title Cooking Mama …
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