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Read More »US: PSPgo launch to boast 16,000 digital downloads
Sony has revealed that there will be 16,000 pieces of digital content available at the PSPgo launch on October 1st. The US line-up includes 225 downloadable games – which is a combination of PSN exclusives, UMD legacy titles, Minis and full PSP games – 2,300 movies and 13,300 TV episodes. …
Read More »HMV to launch digital games service?
HMV hopes to use its stake in digital delivery service 7Digital to take on the likes of Steam and Metaboli. The retailer acquired a 50 per cent stake in 7Digital last week, for 7.7 million in cash. The London-based firm has a catalogue of over six million digital music tracks …
Read More »Trials HD sales success â??validates digitalâ??
Developers RedLynx sees 300,000 sales of XBLA title Trials HD
Read More »Dreamcast games coming to PS3
MCV can reveal that SCEA is currently in discussions to bring a number of Dreamcast titles exclusively to PSN. Though the releases could yet go multiplatform, Sony is considering signing a dedicated long-term” exclusivity deal for the titles in return for offering additional marketing support. As part of the possible …
Read More »New digital gaming contender launches
A promising new download service is to launch in the UK later this year, offering new releases, indie and classic titles as well as free-to-play games. Get Games will be headed up by Graeme Struthers and will be headquartered in London. Fulfillment specialists, The Producers – from the same stable …
Read More »First digital chart coming to US?
American sales tracker NPD has told MCV that it wants to introduce the globe’s first digital download chart. The move would help quash ‘misinformation’ about the games market, according to the data monitor’s director of corporate marketing David Riley. Leading publishers and trade body ELSPA last month told MCV that …
Read More »EA: Madden sales discouraging
As the success of digital distribution services such as the iTunes App Store, Xbox Live and PSN continue to ask serious questions of the traditional console software sales model, EA boss john Riccitiello may just have hinted at a loss of appetitive for full-price console releases. This week, market research …
Read More »Simultaneous global release for GT5
The boss of Sony-owned developer Polyphony Digital has stated that his upcoming racer Gran Turismo 5 is likely to get a simultaneous worldwide release – with many still tipping the title for an arrival in 2009. Thegame is still under development but itsrelease is not too far,” Kazunori Yamauchi stated, …
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