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Read More »FIFA DLC makes $45m in two years
Electronic Arts has revealed its Ultimate Team DLC packs for FIFA have generated $45 million in the last two years. Ultimate Team enables consumers to assemble fantasy teams by purchasing footballer trading cards. It was introduced in FIFA 09, for which the trading card DLC packs brought in 15 million, …
Read More »Clark widens remit to include digital
John Clark has been appointed as Sega West’s digital distribution director for PC games. He has been with the firm for almost four years and will take on new responsibilities in addition to his current role of UK managing director. Sega’s digital distribution department for its PC titles is based …
Read More »THQ: Industry healthier than NPD says
THQ has warned investors not to look at just NPD boxed product sales charts when judging the state of the industry. The publisher’s CEO Brian Farrell said the digital side of THQ’s business is performing well but isn’t reflected in NPD’s monthly US video game charts. In an interview with …
Read More »EA claims 40/60 digital/boxed split
Publisher EA has pledged a big drive toward emerging digital markets – a strategy in direct contrast to rival Activision, which just yesterday pledged to exact opposite. Speaking at the Credit Suisse 2010 Technology Conference, chief financial officer Eric Brown said that a principal growth driver has been downloads for …
Read More »GameStop rules out UK shops
GameStop plans to seriously grow its share of the European games market over the next 12 months. But it will do it through new e-commerce initiatives and alternative store concepts, the global retail giant’s International EVP Mike Mauler has told MCV. "Right now we have two stores in the UK …
Read More »Tradewest goes digital
European games publisher Tradewest has established a new affiliate company, Tradewest Digital. The new firm will focus on developing, publishing and distribution downloadable games for consoles, PC, mobiles and browsers. Tradewest Digital’s first title will be released just before Christmas. No details are available yet, but the company will be …
Read More »Yamauchi would love to make non-GT game
The driving force behind Sony’s powerhouse Gran Turismo franchise has admitted that he would relish the opportunity to work on a different project. The first Gran Turismo was released on PlayStation in 1997. Kazunori Yamauchi’s Polyphony has since gone on to produce four proper sequels, the latest of which hits …
Read More »Perry warns of Steam danger
Industry veteran and Gaikai founder Dave Perry has warned that while Valve’s Steam network is obviously a very appealing proposition for publishers, companies should be careful about handing over their digital futures to the digital retail powerhouse. When you outsource your digital strategy you are giving away your customers,” he …
Read More »New era dawns as UK devs go digital
Tiga census shows 80% have turned away from making boxed products
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