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Mobile games publisher Chillingo, barely known a year ago but now ubiquitous thanks to Angry Birds, beat off the challenge of established powerhouses to claim the Best Games Company gong at last night’s ME Awards. In doing so it successfully beat off rivals such as Gameloft and its new owners …
Read More »OnLive micro console dated, priced
Cloud computing service OnLive will today finally begin taking orders for its TV-compatible micro console, with the first batches of the machine due to be shipped out on December 2nd. Priced at $99, customers will receive the micro console, one OnLive wireless controller and a $50 credit voucher, which basically …
Read More »Games retail safe for 10-20 years
Despite the growing popularity of digital games retail – and the clear desire of platform holders to sell their games direct to consumers – US analyst Michael Pachter thinks traditional bricks and mortar retail will be safe for some time yet. In fact, ahead of GameStop’s financial report tomorrow Pachter …
Read More »Pre-owned stand off is ridiculous
Publishers and retailers must get together and figure out a way of working together to tackle the dual problem of pre-owned and digital retail, Codemasters CEO Rod Cousens has stated. Pre-owned is regarded by a threat by publishers as they don’t see any returns from sales of used games – …
Read More »Screen Digest warns of market shrinkage
The UK market won’t recapture the Wii heyday of 2008 for some time, according to Screen Digest. During last week’s London Games Conference senior analyst Ben Keen revealed that even as digital sales grow, and reach parity with boxed products, a spending gap in year-on-year comparisons will emerge. In the …
Read More »Kotick criticises EAs Project $10
The cash-strapped core gamer has found an unexpected ally in the rally against Project $10 – Activision’s Bobby Kotick. Publishers such as EA, THQ, Microsoft and many more are increasingly choosing to includes DLC codes with their new releases. These can be redeemed against additional in-game content or are sometimes …
Read More »ISPs win Digital Economy Act review
Internet service provider’s BT and TalkTalk have this afternoon been told by the High Court that they have won the right to a full and official judicial review of the controversial Digital Economy Act. The pair vowed in July to challenge the legislation, which requires that those found guilty of …
Read More »Wet developer ditches old name in digital push
Artificial Mind and Movement rechristened Behaviour Interactive
Read More »PSN discount for Ghost of Sparta
Sony has confirmed that the digital version of the upcoming God of War: Ghost of Sparta will retail for just 16.99 on PSN’s PlayStation Store. This not only represents a decent saving on the 24.99 High Street RRP for the UMD version, but it’s also a very compelling price for …
Read More »Unreal Engine 3 arrives on mobiles
Infinity Blade is the first title to bring Unreal Engine 3 to Apple's mobile platforms
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