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New research from US stats body The NPD Group claims that in 2009 US consumers spent a total of $4.5-4.75bn on pre-owned games, game rentals, subscriptions, digitally downloaded games, DLC and mobile apps. That’s around a third of the estimated $15bn US spend on video games last year. The numbers …
Read More »Gaikai signs with EA
Publisher partners with upcoming streaming games service, offering best-selling franchises
Read More »Ubisoft opens new digital division
Ubisoft is to open a new department focused on digital publishing, appointing former Microsoft casual gaming boss Chris Early. The division will concentrate its efforts on a wide range of platforms, including iPhone, console, PC and web. Our focus on digital publishing will be about operating games as an online …
Read More »Ubi ramps up digital dev budget
Former Microsoft casual boss to head up new Ubisoft department
Read More »Publishers wary of the digital goldrush
Games firms are concerned that the digital marketplace isn’t big enough to sustain the number of competitors eyeing the space. DLC, digital downloads, iPhone games, social network titles and more have become the key growth area for the games industry. Publishers including EA, Codemasters, LucasArts, Take-Two, Capcom, Codemasters and Sega …
Read More »Square unveils digital E3 line-up
Square Enix has announced that four new digital titles will be included in its E3 line-up this year. The publisher will be showing off The Tales of Bearsworth Manor: Puzzling Pages and The Tales of Bearsworth Manor: Chaotic Conflicts for WiiWare. These two adventures boast unique storylines but share a …
Read More »Games industry facing first big crisis
In a chilling warning ahead of the global games industry gathering at E3’s LA Convention Center, Namco Bandai’s VP of sales, marketing and publishing Olivier Comte has outlined what he sees as the unprecedented challenges faced by modern gaming. I think that today we are seeing the first big crisis …
Read More »PS3 to get Games-On-Demand portal?
Having already demonstrated its digital ambitions by releasing PSPgo, the world’s first ever digital-only console, could Sony be about to embark on another digital first in the console market? Colin Sebastian of analysts Lazard Capital Market thinks that PSN will play a large part in Sony’s presentation, including a possible …
Read More »Testronic opens new digital media lab
QA and testing firm cuts the tape at Digital Entertainment Test Lab
Read More »U-Sing goes digital
Mindscape takes its first steps into the digital games space next month with the release of U-Sing: Girls’ Night. The karaoke title, which is released on June 18th, will arrive with the launch of the U-Sing Wii Store. This online service allows Wii owners to download new tracks that can be …
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