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The price of games is falling, says ELSPA/GfK Chart-Track. Following Sainsbury’s demands last week for prices of games to drop, the latest Chart-Track data reveals that Wii, DS, PSP and PS2 games have in fact gone down during the first half of 2010. The average price of Wii games for …
Read More »Have we lost the casual gamer?
The UK games market has plummeted to its lowest levels in three years, with a severe decline in the casual market. According to Chart-Track, the overall UK games market has fallen 16 per cent in sales for the first half of 2010. The market was worth 963 million for the …
Read More »3D gives online gamers an advantage
Still not sure about forking out in excess of 1,500 for a new stereoscopic 3D TV? Well, Sony reckons that playing in 3D will not only enhance your gaming experience but also enhance your chances of winning online. Speaking to Edge, SCEE’s senior development manager for the Worldwide Studios stereoscopic …
Read More »Activision: Kotick is passionate about games
As the boss of a huge publishing empire, Bobby Kotick simply doesn’t have the time to play games – that’s according to an official statement made by Activision in light of the quite savage attack made against CEO Bobby Kotick by cult games developer Tim Schafer yesterday. Tim Schafer’s comment …
Read More »Funbox Media signs with Gem
Gem has signed an exclusive distribution deal with software publisher Funbox Media that will see the distie stocking new titles such as North American Hunting Extravaganza. The partnership means Gem will be providing the publisher’s PC, Wii and Nintendo DS titles via both primary and secondary distribution. Barry Hatch, MD …
Read More »Vaizey explains tax break snub
Culture Minister Ed Vaizey gave a well-rehearsed speech to a large group of games industry professionals at the Develop Conference in Brighton this morning, encouraging the sector to move on from ongoing tax breaks uncertainties and to look elsewhere for financial support. I know that, to put it mildly, most …
Read More »BioWare ‘obsessed’ with review scores
Speaking at the keynote opening the second day of the Develop Conference, Bioware’s Dr. Greg Zeschuk has admitted that EA studio BioWare is obsessed with review scores In the ‘Creative Game Development’ session lead by the BioWare Austin general manager and BioWare co-founder Zeschuk said of review scores and Metacritic …
Read More »Jobs doesnt understand game development
David Helgason, Unity Technologies CEO, has said that he believes Apple CEO Steve Jobs doesn’t understand the economics of games development.” I think he also said that consumers will decide what they think of them, and they have decided that some of the middleware games – including some of the …
Read More »Pre-owned app heading to iPhone
Fast-growing pre-owned games specialist Game Trading Technologies has lifted the lid on a brand new iPhone app that will allow users to monitor the price of their games collection and easily locate the nearest store where they can trade their titles in. Called GameBook Mobile, the app allows iPhone or …
Read More »GameStop: We dont like pre-owned
UPDATE: An official spokesperson from the US GameStop office has contacted MCV with the following statement: These comments from an unnamed and unknown person claiming to be a GameStop employee are inaccurate. Pre-owned is the cornerstone of our business and, as you say, a key driving force for us. Both …
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