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Steam users can now initiate downloads and manage their games through a web browser or mobile device. A new Steam Beta client has gone live which, once installed, lets users download titles while they’re out which will become ready to play when they get home. Players have to make sure …
Read More »Hitari teams up with Royal Mail
Online independent games retailer Hitari has added a raft of new services after partnering with Royal Mail and DPD. It says doing so has allowed it to process orders and dispatch video games to its customers quicker than before. Parcel delivery firm DPD has been assigned as Hitari’s ‘preferred courier …
Read More »The relationship between games advertising and sales
Generation Media looks at the year-on-year percentage change in video games advertising and sales of boxed titles. The way in which consumers are able to purchase games and consoles in recent years has gone beyond just retail. As such, it has become difficult to understand what is really going on …
Read More »UK games retail generated £9.7m last week
The market fell below the 10m mark for the first time this year during the week ending April 21st. Unit sales dipped 17 per cent to 422,280. This was due to another week with few new releases hitting shelves. In fact, The Witcher 2 was the only new title to …
Read More »Union Jack Xbox 360 Kinect bundle listed on Amazon UK
A Union Jack style Xbox 360 S Kinect bundle with two games has appeared on Amazon.co.uk. UPDATE: The listing has now been removed. The Amazon product page described the bundle as the Xbox 360 S 4GB Celebration Pack, which is priced at 249.99 and includes the Kinect motion accessory. The …
Read More »Microsoft resists simultaneous digital and retail Xbox 360 releases
Games will not arrive on Xbox Live on the day they hit retail shelves any time soon, says Microsoft. The computer giant has not been influenced by Sony’s push to launch titles on its online PSN platform the same day they arrive in stores in boxed form. Many PS3 titles …
Read More »Skylanders goodies land at retail
A range of brand new Skylanders accessories will hit store shelves this summer. Power A has produced the officially licensed Adventure Case, which stores up to 32 Skylanders figures, has a zip-out gameplay mat, storage pockets and a removable shoulder strap. This is due in June for around 24.99. Power …
Read More »Big TV push for Game of Thrones game
The Game of Thrones console and PC spin-off will be backed by ‘high-profile’ TV advertisements. And rightly so, because the game is the adaptation of a popular Sky Atlantic show. The action RPG – published by Focus Home Interactive and distributed to retail by Koch Media this June – will …
Read More »No Amazon UK game downloads this year
Amazon’s PC game download store has suffered a new delay, say publishers. The service is now expected to launch next year. MCV understands the service – which has been live in the US for some time – was originally due for a UK soft launch in April 2011. Publishers now …
Read More »505 aims for success with Sniper
Hype surrounding 505 Games’ big summer shooter release Sniper Elite V2?is growing fast. The publisher has already reported strong demo download numbers and positive feedback from both press and consumers for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC game which arrives on May 4th. It’s a next-gen reboot of the 2005 …
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