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In another high-profile nod to the growing importance of digital retail in the video games industry, Warner Interactive has appointed Jeff Junge in the newly created role of senior VP of online games and digital games platforms for its digital distribution division. The former senior VP of business management is …

The PSPgo market may be more profitable than first thought – Slitherine claims the Sony handheld is one of its most lucrative platforms. MCV spoke to the publisher about its digital strategy following news of its merger with US firm, Matrix Games. And the company says that despite slow sales of …

Best New Download IP award for digital champions joins line-up following unprecedented demand

EA has posted Q4 net revenues of $979 million, up $119 million from 2009’s Q4 tally of $860 million. Profits came in at $30 million, compared with a net loss of $42 million for the prior year. The company said its best performers were Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Mass Effect …

A new digital game downloads price comparison site fronted by an ex-director of Koch Media has gone live. Deals4downloads collates the latest digital offers, and claims consumers can save an average 50 per cent from over 15 partners including Amazon and Steam. CEO Sebastian Lindig has 20 years experience in …

Though digital retail will inevitably grow to occupy a key chunk of the console games market, the VP of sales and marketing at Sega US Alan Pritchard has warned that the industry must not repeat the mistakes seen in the mobile rush earlier this decade. We are obviously looking at …

Video games retailers are currently facing up to the biggest ever challenge to their business models as supermarkets up their interest in the sector and the growth of digital distribution threatens their very foundation. Having recently met with senior executives from both GameStop and GAME, Klosters Trading analyst Lutz Muller …

Recent news that Sega has cut back on staff numbers only told the horrible half of a fairly revealing transformation at the company. You can see the details here, but in short the firm is steeling itself for the digital future by consolidating its boxed product strategy for Europe and …

The digital market is growing at an exponential rate, and THQ has become the latest publisher to announce an increased focus on the sector. It intends to bring a number of its key brands to services such as Xbox Live Arcade and PSN. It also has its sights set on …

Publisher Sega has released an official statement confirming comments by Sega West boss Mike Hayes last night, which broke the news that a total of 73 jobs are to be lost across its London and San Francisco office. It reads as follows: As of today Sega will implement a re-organisation …