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Laurie Krohn, consumer retail analyst at Kantar Worldpanel, outlines pressures on the boxed games industry and looks at what the future might hold.. It’s fair to say that things are pretty tough in the world of boxed games – the value of the market has declined by 12.1 per cent …
Read More »Steam and Origin "will have to facilitate" digital game re-sales
Digital retailers will be forced to provide the facility for customers to re-sell their digital purchases, the boss of digital trade-in specialist Green Man Gaming believes. A ruling from the European Court of Justice yesterday said that consumers should be free to resell licensed software, whether it was purchased physically …
Read More »VIDEO: Free to play Call of Duty Online in development
China’s biggest online games company Tencent has just announced a brand new entry in the Call of Duty series – Call of Duty Online. MMO Culture reports that Tencent has formed a strategic alliance with Activision” that will see the successful Western IP make a big push into Asian markets. …
Read More »PS2 games to arrive on PS3 in Japan this month
Sony is to introduce a number of PS2 games for PS3 in Japan later this month. The PlayStation 2 Archives service will arrive on PSN on July 25th. Its debut titles are Resident Evil: Code Veronica (Capcom), Kessen (Tecmo Koei), Siren (Sony), Dragon Force (Sega) and Shin Contra (Konami). Prices …
Read More »EA has a "clear line of sight" on being a 100% digital company
A digital-only games industry may yet still be a little way off, but retail bosses will take no solace from the giddy excitement with which EA Labels boss Frank Gibeau speaks of the company’s digital future. "It’s in the near future. It’s coming. We have a clear line of sight …
Read More »EA says NPD stats "totally irrelevant"; NPD defends itself
It’s an irrelevant measure on the industry. It’s totally irrelevant. We don’t even really look at it internally anymore.” Those are the thoughts of EA Labels boss Frank Gibeau, who claims that the current perception of a games industry in trouble is mistaken. "I think one of the problems with …
Read More »Battlefield Premium sells 800k; EA wants model for other brands
EA has confirmed that its paid-for multiplayer Battlefield 3 expansion Battlefield Premium has sold 800,000 subscriptions in its first two weeks. That equates to something in the region of $40m in revenue. Battlefield Premium offers members a numbers of perks including early access to multiplayer map expansions as well as …
Read More »More PS3 fans buy digital content than 360 gamers
UK PS3 owners are more willing to pay for digital content than Xbox gamers. That’s according to the latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel. The data specialist revealed that in the UK, 8m people bought a digital film, TV show or game in the past year. The firm says that 17 …
Read More »Tribes: Ascend descends on Steam
Hi-Rez Studios’ free to play first person shooter Tribes: Ascend is now available on Steam. The game remains free, although gamers do have the option of purchasing the Starter Pack. The 7.49 download (soon to rise to 14.99) includes a lifetime 50 per cent XP boost, two special classes, 12 …
Read More »Nintendo ready for digital switch
David Yarnton says it won’t be long until Nintendo rolls out its digital games strategy to retailers. Last month, we reported on global plans by Nintendo Japan to start selling more downloadable content via all its retail partners to aid the marketing of digital content and reduce inventory costs. Nintendo …
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