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PC and Xbox 360 download hit Super Meat Boy may have been heavily pirated but the game’s developers say it isn’t a problem. Speaking on a DarkZero podcast, as reported by Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Team Meat founders Edmund McMillen and Tommy Refenes said piracy could translate into sales. Our game …
Read More »Its too late for game retailers to start offering digital downloads
Online retailer Gameseek has warned other boxed game retailers that it’s too late to join the digital download market. The website – which has been online since 2000 – scrapped its download service earlier this year due to low demand. MD Stephen Staley told MCV that the success of established …
Read More »Digital gamers spend £24 a month
Gamers are spending over 20 every month on digital content. MCV’s survey into the habits and opinions of download-loving gamers showed that on average regular users of these services spend 24 on apps, virtual items, DLC, downloads and subscriptions. We surveyed 633 gamers that regularly use services like PSN, XBLA, …
Read More »Apple App Store downloads pass 15bn
Significant gaming force Apple has announced that it’s sector-bossing App Store has now passed the 15bn download milestone worldwide. That’s spread across over 425,000 apps. There are now over 200m iPhone, iPad and iPod in circulation across the globe with the devices officially available in 90 countries. Developers have grossed …
Read More »E3 2011: Leisure Suit Larry bounces back
A remake of the original Leisure Suit Larry is on the way from its creator, Al Lowe, and Replay Games. Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards will be coming to desktop, tablet and mobile devices this summer. This new release improves the 1991 remake’s 16-color EGA …
Read More »E3 2011: Free items for PS Home users
PlayStation Home users can now receive 100 free items as part of Sony’s Welcome Back program. Today we will begin rolling out the first phase of this customer appreciation program, which will include 100 free items, two personal spaces, and an exclusive game available for all users to download for …
Read More »EA announces Steam rival
Publisher EA has today launched a direct rival to leading PC digital distribution portal Steam. Called Origin and described as "direct-to-consumer gaming platform", the etailer launches with over 150 titles to choose from. It will also be the only outlet from which certain limited editions of EA titles such as …
Read More »200m downloads for Angry Birds
Rovio’s world-dominating Angry Birds mobile IP has passed another huge milestone – 200 million total downloads across the world. The company’s marketing boss Peter Vesterbacka announced the news at the PaidContent Mobile conference in New York, while also saying that the latest Angry Birds Rio game has notched up 35 …
Read More »PSN Welcome Back programme explained
Sony has listed the titles that it will be offering for free once the PlayStation Store is back online. PS3 owners will be able to choose two titles to download for free from the following selection: LittleBigPlanet, inFamous, Wipout HD/Fury, Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty and Dead Nation. PSP …
Read More »UK digital music spend hits £1bn
Over 1.014m has been spent on downloading songs in the UK since 2004. Almost one third of this figure – 316.5m – was spent last year alone, according to data published by music trade body BPI and the Official Charts Company. Retail spending on digital albums increased 23 per cent …
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