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NCsoft working with German publisher Gameforge to develop new content
Read More »Former Zynga exec joins online studio Kixeye
Former EA marketing director and Lionside founder Brandon Barber joins as VP of marketing
Read More »New web retailer shares pre-owned revenue with publishers
An internet rental specialist has promised to share its used game profits with publishers. OnePlayS offers a video game rental subscription service similar to LoveFilm. The difference is it lets users buy the game they’ve rented – second-hand – if they like it. Then it shares the money with the …
Read More »ShopTo goes 24/7
Online indie ShopTo has expanded its warehouse facilities so it can operate around the clock. The firm says it will pick and pack stock 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. It will send customers a photo of their packed item, to show that it’s ready for dispatch. We …
Read More »3D PSP screen hits online retail
An accessory that lets PSP owners view games in 3D is available to order online. RealView Innovations’ V-Screen clips onto the PSP and provides greater depth and richer environments than standard 2D”. It is priced at 19.99 and is available to order from AntiGrav. E-tailers such as Ladz.biz and Electrolounge …
Read More »Eutechnyx to open London publishing office
New team to support global release of Auto Car Revolution
Read More »Could Vita games cost 40% more at retail?
We already know that games for the PlayStation Vita will cost less to download than they will at the shops. But US price aggregation site Thrifty Nerd claims to have word direct from a Sony representative that digital Vita games will cost a staggering 40 per cent less than their …
Read More »UK online retail set for £13.5bn Xmas boom
It may be tough times on the High Street, but online retailers are expecting their most successful Xmas yet. IMRG and Kelkoo both estimate 13.5bn will be spent in the UK online during the next four weeks, up 14 per cent over 2010.And consumers will be spending earlier than ever …
Read More »Online studio launched by ex-CCP marketing chief
Goblinworks developing new fantasy MMO
Read More »Apple becomes UK’s second biggest online retailer
The latest IMRG-Hitwise listings claim that Apple has grown to become the second most popular online retailer in the UK. In the process it knocks Argos down to number three for the first time ever. Online behemoth Amazon UK retains its usual No.1 position, of course. The tech world mourned …
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