Entries in 'Digital' (642)

GameStop launches Facebook store

GameStop launches Facebook store

It's time to stand up and face up to that elephant in the corner of the room. Retailer GameStop has officially launched a digital games store on Facebook.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 8th 2011 at 9:41AM in News
Direct2Drive launching rental download service

Direct2Drive launching rental download service

UK consumers will be able to rent digital PC games from Direct2Drive later this year.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 7th 2011 at 3:15PM in News
TripleACodes nabs digital rights to Rift

TripleACodes nabs digital rights to Rift

Trion Worlds’ ambitious online RPG Rift will be digitally distributed across Eastern Europe.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 7th 2011 at 3:10PM in News
INTERVIEW: Paul Sulyok

INTERVIEW: Paul Sulyok

Green Man Gaming occupies a unique position at the intersection of possibly the two hottest topics in the games industry – digital distribution and trade-ins.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 6th 2011 at 4:23PM in News

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MPs consider web block plans

MPs consider web block plans

MPs have been in negotiations with Internet Service Providers and intellectual rights holders to create a system that would allow access to be blocked to certain websites.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 5th 2011 at 4:03PM in News
FEATURE: Digital Distribution

FEATURE: Digital Distribution

Many would have you believe that the death of the disc is inevitable.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 5th 2011 at 3:46PM in News
NPD acquires digital analyst firm

NPD acquires digital analyst firm

North American sales tracker and analyst firm NPD has confirmed the acquisition of mobile internet and digital entertainment analyst In-Stat.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 4th 2011 at 9:35AM in News
Video games is 'biggest UK digital market'

Video games is 'biggest UK digital market'

The UK digital video games market is bigger than the music and DVD market combined, says retail body ERA.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Mar 31st 2011 at 12:57PM in News

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Record sales and earnings for GameStop

Record sales and earnings for GameStop

Retailer GameStop has reported another set of record numbers for its 2010 fiscal year.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 24th 2011 at 3:34PM in News
Resident Evil remakes are digital only

Resident Evil remakes are digital only

As was rumoured yesterday, Capcom has confirmed that it will re-release both Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil: Code Veronica in HD.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 24th 2011 at 3:16PM in News
360 users leading digital trend

360 users leading digital trend

Research shows that 55 per cent of Xbox 360 owners downloaded at least one digital title in 2010.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Mar 23rd 2011 at 10:53AM in News
'EA in better digital shape than Acti'

'EA in better digital shape than Acti'

The founder of mobile games firm Ngmoco has said that EA is best positioned to face the transition from boxed sales to digital downloads.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Mar 23rd 2011 at 10:47AM in News

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GAME takes XBLA cards to Oxford Street

GAME takes XBLA cards to Oxford Street

Gamers can now buy Xbox Live Arcade titles from GAME’s flagship London Oxford Street store.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 22nd 2011 at 2:44PM in News
Read this week's MCV online

Read this week's MCV online

You can now read the digital edition of this week's MCV magazine – simply point your browser here.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Mar 18th 2011 at 8:52AM in News
OPINION: Uncharted Territory

OPINION: Uncharted Territory

The question about why we don’t have a digital sales chart yet rolls around regularly.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 18th 2011 at 8:20AM in News
UK digital charts: what’s the hold up?

UK digital charts: what’s the hold up?

The industry must unite and start sharing data if we’re ever going to get a digital download chart.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 17th 2011 at 8:08AM in News

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Big digital expectations for EA

Big digital expectations for EA

Underlining the growing digital aspirations of the major third party publishers, EA has set itself a lofty goal for the years ahead.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 16th 2011 at 3:38PM in News
NPD makes new digital pledge

NPD makes new digital pledge

Following recent criticism from publisher EA, NPD has once again pledged to introduce digital sales numbers into its monthly US video games sales data.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 16th 2011 at 10:18AM in News
Was 2010 gaming's record year?

Was 2010 gaming's record year?

The need for a sales chart that integrates both physical and digital sales has never been greater.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 10th 2011 at 10:18AM in News
Computec reaches out to UK studios

Computec reaches out to UK studios

Media firm Computec is offering one million Euros of investment to the winner of its Make The Game competition.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 9th 2011 at 2:05PM in News
EA pleased with ME2 digital sales

EA pleased with ME2 digital sales

John Riccitiello, the CEO of publisher EA, has said that the digital version of Mass Effect 2 that was released on Sony's PSN has been a success for several reasons.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 8th 2011 at 9:40AM in News
Infinity Blade 'more successful' than Shadow Complex

Infinity Blade 'more successful' than Shadow Complex

Mark Rein, the VP of Gears of War develop Epic Games, has stated that iOS release Infinity Blade outsold fellow digital Xbox Live Arcade release Shadow Complex.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 7th 2011 at 3:28PM in News
OPINION: Retail and the handheld revolution

OPINION: Retail and the handheld revolution

With 3DS just weeks away, NGP on the horizon, and continued growth in iPad and mobile, 2011 is shaping up to be a transformative year for portable games.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 4th 2011 at 8:32AM in News
Only triple-A NGP games will appear on High Street

Only triple-A NGP games will appear on High Street

Sony’s pursuit of high-end handheld gaming content will keep retail in the mix – but not every game made for NGP will make it to the High Street.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 4th 2011 at 8:12AM in News
Digital central to Namco's restructure

Digital central to Namco's restructure

The need to adapt to the increasingly digital games market was the driving force behind Namco Bandai's decision to combine its Games and Network divisions, US VP of marketing Carlson ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 24th 2011 at 3:38PM in News