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Industry predicted to be worth $81 billion by 2016; Physical 'has peaked'
Read More »Sonic Generations Collector’s Edition confirmed
Sega has announced a limited edition Sonic Generations game will come packed with a plethora of Sonic goodies when it arrives later this year. The Collector’s Edition for Xbox 360 and PS3 will include retro Sonic and modern-day Sonic figures, an art book celebrating 20 years of Sonic, lenticular packaging …
Read More »Online Pass generates $10m-$15m for EA
Electronic Arts may have invited negativity over the past year with its divisive Online Pass system, but it has turned out to be a nice little earner for the firm. During this week’s Citi 2011 Tech Conference in New York, EA CFO Eric Brown discussed the impact of its one-time …
Read More »Modern Warfare 3: Armed and dangerous
EA has waged a war of words with Activision – but is it really winning? Call of Duty showed no signs of weakness at its first franchise expo last week. Thousands of fans travelled to LA for Call of Duty XP, getting hands-on time with Modern Warfare 3 and taking …
Read More »Ninja Theory: Triple-A is crushing innovation
'The model we're under, the big retail model, is creaking'
Read More »New MW3 Xbox 360 revealed
COD XP: Activision has teamed up with Microsoft to create a special Xbox 360 bundle for the launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. The package includes a MW3-branded Xbox 360 console with a 320GB hard drive. Not only is the console designed to match the game’s battleworn theme, …
Read More »OPINION: Loss-leading at its smartest
If you think it’s hard getting games to stand out amongst the Christmas blockbusters of FIFA and Call of Duty, try being a retailer. Each year there appears to be another outlet or two trying to muscle in on a market already crammed full of competitors. This year Bee.com is …
Read More »Deus Ex gets UK games retail back on its feet
The UK boxed games market has recovered from its ten-year low on the back of Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Square Enix’s latest blockbuster shot to the top of the charts, and is the first quality triple-A title released in months. The UK games retail market was worth 14.6m this week, …
Read More »68% of Xbox subs bought at retail
The High Street can play a major part in selling digital games, and Microsoft has the proof. Two thirds of Xbox Live Gold members paid for their subscriptions via traditional retailers, the platform holder told MCV. It highlights the extent to which retail has played a major role in growing …
Read More »UK Software Sales Monitor: Market growth begins at £14.6m
The market leapt 62 per cent this week, spurred on by the release of Square Enix’s Deus Ex: Human Revolution which went straight to No.1. 14.6m was generated from game sales. Unit sales rose 32 per cent to 652,155 games sold. It was a much-needed boost after the retail market …
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