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Some gaming enthusiasts find buying games on the High Street safer than via online, says Ubisoft. The firm’s free-to-play publishing director Thomas Paincon said that some consumers trust the High Street over online services and free-to-play games. And that’s why the firm is launching a boxed version of digital F2P …
Read More »Sony: Consumers have decided 3D is not "hugely important"
Platform holder Sony has admitted that consumers have effectively killed off the 3D gaming revolution. Consumers decide how relevant it is,” SCE UK boss Fergal Gara told Eurogamer. It’s fair to say consumers have decided it’s not hugely important at this time. It’s a capability we’ve got. It may have …
Read More »Diablo III faces two consumer rights battles
Blizzard is facing pressure from both sides of the globe as consumer rights groups get up in arms about Diablo III. PCGamesN reports that German body the Federation of Consumer Organisations is threatening to take legal action if Blizzard doesn’t move to highlight the game’s requirement for a persistent internet …
Read More »Segerstrale: Retail relationships are becoming less important
The senior vice president of EA’s digital division has claimed that the importance of the relationship between publishers and retail is eroding. Specifically, he believes that the rise of digital has allowed publishers to form a closer, more direct relationship with consumers that is far more important”. We’re clearly going …
Read More »Sony DADC ups B2C offering
Distributor Sony DADC will increase its business-to-consumer services when it opens its new warehouse. The firm already supplies retailers with games, and plans to offer ‘enhanced B2C services’ when its Enfield facility is built this summer. Sony DADC is extending its product and services capability portfolio to support the evolution …
Read More »Sony Consumer Products report $1.099bn Q3 loss
The Consumer Products & Services division of Sony, which houses amongst other things its PlayStation business, has reported a loss of $1.009bn for the quarter ending December 31st 2011. Overall sales at the unit reached $12.776bn – an annual decline of almost 25 per cent. Amongst other things, the increased …
Read More »Show clash: Publishers face impossible choice
GAME’s new consumer show has done more than ruffle feathers at Eurogamer. Publishers are up in arms that the new Gamefest show will drain their budgets and create logistical problems if they back both events. Last week we revealed more details about Gamefest, which takes place from September 14th to …
Read More »ANALYSIS: GAME’s consumer show
When GAME’s UK MD Martyn Gibbs spoke at BAFTA last week, half the people in the room was aware of what he was unveiling, the other half were not. This September, GAME will host its long-in-the-works first consumer show. GameFest takes place at Birmingham’s NEC, with the expo running from …
Read More »Showdown GAME and Eurogamer
GAME wants to trump Eurogamer’s popular Expo by encouraging publishers to debut new games at its own Birmingham show first. GameFest will run for five days in September, the firm has told MCV. The first two days will feature its trade-only managers’ conference. GAME announced the show last week: it’ll …
Read More »Sony DADC champions direct-to-consumer service
One difference Sony DADC says it can offer is a direct-to-consumer postal service for small retailers. It gives indies – who may be low on stock or tight for space – the option of ordering a product from Sony DADC and getting it delivered to their customer’s door. If somebody …
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