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He has outlasted almost everyone in the games industry, but HMV is sadly saying goodbye to PR mastermind Gennaro Castaldo. Anyone working across the UK entertainment industries for any amount of time will have encountered Castaldo at some point throughout his 28 years – yes, 28 years – heading up …
Read More »One gamer’s impassioned plea to protect pre-owned
Consumer rights should be kept at the forefront of any proposed change to the pre-owned games model. That’s according to one impassioned user of forum NeoGaf who has posted a wonderfully succinct and compelling defence of the pre-owned games model. You admit you only hold this view because of the …
Read More »Microsoft: Console still accounts for 42% of the total video games market
With Microsoft and Sony about the throw millions and millions of pounds at launching their next-gen consoles, some observers may quite rightly ask one question – why? After all, mobile and casual games are the new frontier, right? Folk don’t want to spend 50 on triple-A games, let alone anything …
Read More »Machinima: Lights, camera, traction
Two weeks ago we took a long look at the current state of advertising games on TV, and the jury is still out on the value of that medium. But in terms of actual editorial content, the games revolution has already been televised – as online video. Just ask Machinima …
Read More »Online Retail vs Street Dates
Day one delivery is crucial to online retailers. It drives pre-orders and secures sales that may otherwise have gone to High Street rivals. However, this is dependent on shipping and delivery times. To ensure a game arrives on release day – besting the convenience of picking it up in-store – …
Read More »Video games piracy is less prolific than feared, report claims
A significant study by a group of universities has downplayed the significance of video games piracy. Wired has word of a joint study between the Department of Communication and Psychology at Aalborg University and the PLAIT Lab at Northeastern University as well as Robert Veitch from the Department of IT …
Read More »UK games price war hurting foreign retail
Games retailers across EMEA regions say they are facing bankruptcy – and it’s all our fault. Low UK game pricing has caused a sharp rise in importing amongst consumers around the globe, damaging local sales. Foreign indie stores are following suit, and buying stock in bulk from the UK. This …
Read More »Dead Island Riptide makes it a hat-track of UK No.1’s
Deep Silver’s Dead Island Riptide remains at the top of the UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. It’s the second game of 2013 to claim the top spot for three weeks in succession after 2K Games’ BioShock Infinite, and does so despite sales tumbling 55 per cent week on …
Read More »April sales stumble as blockbusters dry up
Just 1.58m boxed games were sold last month in the UK, as the number of major launches dwindle. It’s a drop of 21.6 per cent over the same period in 2012. And over 1m fewer games were sold in April compared to March. The boxed software sector generated 37.8m in …
Read More »AMD’s transformation "into a gaming company"
For a long time it has played second fiddle to Nvidia and Intel in the PC components space, but AMD now has other plans. Being signed as the component supplier for the PS4 (and according to a litany of sources the New Xbox as well), AMD’s position amidst the games …
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