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The debut Insert Coin(s) event took place in Sydney last night, and co-creator Pat Kolan has confirmed to MCV his plans to expand the concept for future events. The event was held at the Oxford Art Factory, and hundreds people came through the door to enjoy live music and art …
Read More »Reward schemes ‘very important’ to the future of Xbox Live
With the Xbox Live rewards scheme now up and running in Australia and New Zealand, MCV talks to Andrew Jenkins, Group Xbox Live Program Manager. Other service-based industries (which the games industry is rapidly becoming) have had reward programs for some time. Why do you think it has taken so …
Read More »Experts says digital will pass discs in two years
Sales of online games are expected to pass physical retail from 2013, an analyst at DFC Intelligence has claimed. The report predicts that online sales will increase from $19.3 billion in 2010 to $37.9 billion by 2016, driving the overall industry value to $81 billion.It also states that traditional retail …
Read More »Amazon delivery lockers coming to UK
Etail giant Amazon has plans to install a network of item collection ‘lockers’ in shopping centers in the UK. The move is set to echo a similar trial of delivery lockers across the chain of 7-Eleven stores in the US. The UK lockers which allow customers to pick up items …
Read More »Microsoft appoints new Australian retail sales and marketing lead
Andy Coughlin has been announced as the new Retail Sales and Marketing Lead for all retail-sold Microsoft products throughout Australia. Coughlin will be reporting directly to David McLean, Consumer Channels Group Lead at Microsoft Australia, and moves to the role after 10 years experience at Microsoft. His most recent role …
Read More »Pre-order incentives for Need for Speed The Run announced
GAME Australia has announced a Need For Speed: The Run MEGA BLOK with each pre-order of the game’s limited edition. The MEGA BLOK cars are DIY constructable vehicles from the game itself, and consumers will be scoring one of three available when they pre-order. The Limited Edition is ubiquitous across …
Read More »Dead Island breaks street date
GAME Australia has tweeted this morning that Dead Island has broken it’s street date, and multiple retailers are now selling the title. The zombie/tiki first-person shooter was scheduled to land tomorrow, but is now being sold through GAME, EB Games and JB HiFi, with New Zealand’s major online videogame retailer …
Read More »Steam trading goes live
Valve announced the launch of Steam Trading which allows users of the digital content platform to exchange in-game items and gifts with other members of the Steam Community. Valve provided anitem inventoryof all the items available for swapping as well as aFAQ. The firm pointed out that trading did not …
Read More »iGEA announces date for the Digital Australia / New Zealand report
The Interactive Games and Entertainment Association (iGEA) has today confirmed the Digital Australia and New Zealand (DANZ) report for 11th October. The report, which was formally known as Interactive Australia, catalogues and analyses Australian interactive media usage, and has previously been used to demonstrate clear support for the R18+ classification …
Read More »Firemint: ‘We don’t plan to’ stay away from home consoles
SPY Mouse, the latest iOS game from Flight Control developer and all around success story Firemint, went straight to #1 in Australia. MCV talks to Firemint’s Logan Booker about why: What makes SPY Mouse the successor to Flight Control? With SPY mouse, we really wanted to build on the gameplay …
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