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Over two thirds of UK games developers are now working on digital games, with only a third left to focus solely on retail games. The findings come from trade association TIGA, which claims that the numbers are symptomatic of a shift away from traditional retail models. "TIGA’s new research shows …
Read More »Digital success pays dividends for Konami
Japanese publisher Konami has reported a 77.3 per cent increase in net income to 17,046m for the nine months ending December 31st 2011. Net revenues for the period grew 3.3 per cent to 194,522m while operating income climbed 86 per cent to 30,921m. Digital entertainment revenues in isolation grew 1.6 …
Read More »GTA III helps Take-Two make $26m in digital
Grand Theft Auto III: 10th Anniversary Edition on iOS and Android generated the bulk of $26m in digital revenues for Take-Two in its fiscal Q3. Overall net revenues for the Rockstar and 2K parent stood at $236.3m for the three months ending December 31st, as reported by MCV earlier. However, …
Read More »Digital revenues double ahead of THQ restructure
Change is afoot at THQ. The company has withdrawn from the children’s market and plans to focus instead on "core games and digital initiatives". And despite losses of $56m, it has plenty to work with – the publisher revealed that digital revenues for the third quarter of fiscal 2012 have …
Read More »Want to be big in Japan? Go digital
British publisher System 3 is making waves in Japan – by going digital. The firm’s new Japanese office – headed by Takeshi Shimizu – launched Ferrari: The Race Experience late last year. It was the publisher’s first release in Japan, it shot straight to No.2 in the PSN charts for …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Microsoft Flight
Flight simulators have been around since the early days of computer games, with the first one landing around 30 years ago. Technology and business models have advanced dramatically, but flying sims have always remained a more traditional part of the market. Lucrative, too: Microsoft releases new version, third-parties sell extra …
Read More »Digital Vita games also cheaper in the US
US retail has, as expected, confirmed that buying a game digitally for the PlayStation Vita will be cheaper than buying a physical version of the same title. This price disparity is already established in Japan and will, in all likelihood, also be the case when the handheld arrives in the …
Read More »Nintendo IS planning digital overhaul
Nintendo knows it must take a bold attempt” in establishing a robust online ecosystem for Wii U, and simplifying DLC shopping is key to that plan, the company’s president has said. Satoru Iwata believes Nintendo has struggled to establish its digital games business because online transactions are not simple enough” …
Read More »And the average Vita launch game RRP is…
The average RRP of a boxed PlayStation Vita game in the UK on launch day will be 33, MCV can reveal. The news comes as Vita gets its second 44.99 RRP title in the shape of FIFA Football. It joins Sony’s own Uncharted: Golden Abyss in the full-price tier. Vita …
Read More »Iwata once again rejects new digital models
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata insists that his company will not publish games unfinished and requiring further purchases to enjoy in full. In announcing the Wii U’s digital distribution service, called the Nintendo Network, Iwata suggested it was inaccurate to compare the firm’s online policy to the ones used for social …
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