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The Kickstarter-funded Ouya console will head to retail this June. The Wall Street Journal reports Amazon, Gamestop, Target, and Best Buy are among the shops will stock the Android-based gaming hardware. The console will be priced at $99, with Ouya CEO Julie Uhrman revealing additional controllers will go for $49.99. …
Read More »Kongregate invests $10m into indie mobile initiative
Gamestop has announced a new program to help fund and promote free-to-play mobile titles developed by indies. The Kongregate Mobile Developers program brings a $10m fund to support financially-challenged devs, as well as offering direct consultation and a reworked GameStop app designed to help promote selected games. The initiative will …
Read More »Kongregate makes $10m push into mobile gaming market
Former Zynga boss to lead new development fund
Read More »Xbox 360 claiming lion’s share of GameStop DLC sales
65 per cent of DLC sales in GameStop stores are for Microsoft’s Xbox 360, the retailer has revealed. PS3 accounts for 28-30 per cent, with other devices” accounting for the rest. Expect the bulk of those latter sales to be claimed by Steam, which is unsurprisingly gathering momentum. "I would …
Read More »Kiss senior team named
Digital distribution management outfit offering developers deals on over 50 platforms
Read More »GameStop pulls Metro: Last Light from download store, offers refunds
Upcoming THQ release Metro: Last Light has been pulled from GameStop’s Impulse digital download store. Furthermore, the retailer is even offering refunds to those who have already paid up. The physical version of the game remains available for pre-order. Other 2013 THQ titles such as South Park: The Stick of …
Read More »GameStop: DLC is easier to sell than strategy guides or accessories
Digital revolution comes at the cost of retail devolution, right? Perhaps not. GameStop’s director of retail digital distribution Brad Schliesser has said that DLC is not only an easy sell at retail – retail is also possibly the best place to sell it. Downloadable content is easier for us to …
Read More »Digital up, pre-owned down as GameStop reports 4.6% sales drop
Global games retailer GameStop has fared better than the overall games market by posting a sales drop of just 4.6 per cent for the nine weeks ending December 29th. Global sales for the period were $2.88bn. Like-for-like sales fell 4.4 per cent, with the US declining 3.5 per cent and …
Read More »PS4 pre-owned block backlash – GameStop stock falls but analysts cast doubt
Shares in global video games retailer GameStop fell seven per cent on news that Sony may be moving to block pre-owned games on the PS4. A patent was unearthed yesterday showing freshly filed tech that would see Sony consoles tagging game discs as used. Thus when they are put into …
Read More »Analyst: GameStop’s Wii U sales were "below expectations"
Sales of Wii U hardware and software failed to meet expectations at leading US games retailer GameStop, an analyst has claimed. Sterne Agee analyst Arvind Bhatia claimed that the disappointment was despite an abundance” of stock, GameSpot reports. Software attach rates are also said to be low. Bhatia adds that …
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