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It has emerged that consumers hoping to upgrade from their existing DSi to the all-new super-sized DSi XL have no way of transferring over any existing DSiWare purchases stored on their old machines. The situation echoes that suffered by Sony when it unleashed its digital-only PSPgo, leaving owners of older …
Read More »Ubi offers freebies to DRM victims
Free games are being offered to some of those who suffered at the hands of Ubisoft’s DRM server problems earlier this month. Some gamers who bought copies of either Assassin’s Creed II or Silent Hunter V on PC found that they were unable to play the titles for a short …
Read More »More growth to come for disc-based media
These are nervous times for bricks and mortar retailers, but despite the continued growth of digital games retail, EA believes that there is still room for growth in the boxed product market. Digital offerings are growing rapidly, but we need to recognise that much of that growth still begins with …
Read More »Amazon preparing digital market assault?
Global online retail giant Amazon could be preparing to square up to both the leading figures in digital distribution and browser based gaming, according to a prediction from one analyst. Amazon postings indicate upgrades coming to video game site,” Lazard Capital’s Colin Sebastian wrote. Our periodic checks of job postings …
Read More »EA: Dantes Inferno has performed solidly
Amidst the backdrop of the publisher’s admission that it is in future to be far stricter with its green-flagging of new IP, EA UK’s sales director has said that new franchise Dante’s Inferno has put in a solid performance”. However, in line with EA’s pledge to extend the value of …
Read More »EA: The line between boxed and digital is blurring
Publisher EA has offered a detailed insight into its plans going forward, and they reveal an unparalleled focus on digital console content. Speaking to analyst Michael Pachter, EA’s group general manager Nick Earl explained that the line between packaged product sales and digital revenues would soon begin to blur as …
Read More »Digital overhaul for GAME
GAME plans to seriously beef up its digital strategy in 2010, MCV understands. The High Street games retailer this week launched the GAME Moonbase on PlayStation Home – the first part of a new push to reach download-savvy consumers. The Moonbase is a virtual area that features mini-games, meeting places, …
Read More »Coadec organising DEB meeting
The Coalition for a Digital Economy has announced details of its Central London get together there it hopes UK business leaders can come to agreement regarding the controversial Digital Economy Bill. Describing the issues it hopes to tackle, the Coadec site reads: The UK’s ability to compete on a global …
Read More »ORG plans Digital Economy Bill protest
The Open Rights Group has announced that it is to organise a public protest in response to the Lords’ passing of the Digital Economy Bill. The campaign page on the organisation’s website reads: It’s time to show MPs what we think about the Digital Economy Bill. As it stands now, …
Read More »The Lords pass Digital Economy Bill
Peter Mandelson’s increasingly controversial Digital Rights Bill has been approved by The House of Lords and now looks set for a pre-election approval at the hands of The Commons. The decision comes despite the last-minute inclusion of measures proposed by the Liberal Democrats that will grant courts the power to …
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