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Digital distribution will help reinstall PC as one of the dominant platforms for core games, according to GameStop. The firm has invested heavily in download and streaming technologies in the last year as audiences get a better handle on digital gaming. And speaking to MCV, digital distribution boss Steve Nix …
Read More »Digital deal unites GAME and Sony
GAME will be selling PlayStation Network games in-store across all its 620 UK stores by mid-September. This morning the pair announced a partnership to start selling digital content at bricks and mortar – at first a range of over 50 games will be sold via 42 stores, gradually rolling out …
Read More »Disc-based games sales fall in US
A new report from The Entertainment Merchants Association has revealed that sales of physical games on disc declined significantly in 2010. Gamasutra reports that in 2010 71 per cent of all video games sold in the US were on disc. In 2009 that figure stood at between 80 and 90 …
Read More »Mobilising Console
Develop's newest columnist Will Luton says hello! Oh, and also, mobiles will replace consoles
Read More »NPD comes to the UK
Market research company NPD, which is best known for compiling the US video game charts, is coming to Europe. And furthermore, it intends to deliver something we’ve until now been without – a complete and regularly updated picture of total consumer video games expenditure outside of the physical games market. …
Read More »Steam introduces item trade-ins
Digital retailer Green Man Gaming has already dabbled with the idea of digital video game trade-ins before, but now online behemoth Valve is to try its luck in the sector. Called the Steam Trading Beta, Valve’s latest idea is to allow users to trade-in various in-game items for other items …
Read More »NPD and EEDAR join forces for digital charts
With the barebones bricks and mortar retail charts becoming increasingly redundant, two US bodies have joined forces to bring digital sales figures into the fray. NPD and EEDAR have announced that they are to collaborate on future retail reports so that they combine both boxed retail sales and digital expenditure. …
Read More »Activision: Our digital business doubles Zynga’s
Publishing giant Activision Blizzard claims that its digital operations far outstrip those of social games phenomenon Zynga. During a conference call following the publisher’s Q2 financial results, executives told investors that the FarmVille firm posed no threat to Activision’s business, according to Reuters. "Last year, our digital business alone generated …
Read More »Digital sales soar as Activision revenues reach $1.1bn
Activision Blizzard has posted better-than-expected revenues for Q2 2011, thanks largely to strong growth from its digital business. The publisher reported record net revenues of $1.1bn for the three months ended June 30th, up from $967m in the same period last year. This is ahead of the $985m previously expected. …
Read More »New EA scheme lets gamers download FIFA 12 before it hits shelves
Consumers will be able to download FIFA 12 days before the game hits store shelves, EA Sports has confirmed. It’s a part of EA Sports’ new ‘Season Ticket’ service which charges users an annual fee of 2,000 Microsoft Points or $24.99 in exchange for a range of digital benefits. As …
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