Entries in 'boxed' (105)
Experts says digital will pass discs in two years
Sales of online games are expected to pass physical retail from 2013, an analyst at DFC Intelligence has claimed.
Origin is selling Valve games
Many of EA’s titles may remain unavailable on Valve’s Steam network. But right now US gamers can buy three different Valve titles on EA’s Origin download service.
UK software sales monitor: Market makes £11.5m
The weekly entertainment UK software value rose to £11.5m, up slightly from the £11.2m generated from game sales last week.
New EA scheme lets gamers download FIFA 12 before it hits shelves
Consumers will be able to download FIFA 12 days before the game hits store shelves, EA Sports has confirmed.
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Resident Evil remakes get retail release
Capcom has confirmed that its upcoming Resident Evil remakes RE4 and Code Veronica X will get a retail release alongside their digital releases.
7sixty goes digital with SouthPeak
SouthPeak Interactive has teamed up with a new publishing label to drive its digital business forward.
Pre-owned and digital games catching new boxed releases
NPD’s Games Industry: Total Consumer Spend report has revealed that the US games market is quickly approaching the point where new, boxed video games sales are no longer the primary ...
Super Meat Boy hits retail next month
Cult download hit Super Meat Boy will arrive in the form of two UK retail special editions on August 26th.
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Portal 2 passes 3m sales
Valve's recent release and critical hit Portal 2 has now sold in excess of 3m copies.
Jurassic Park to go up against Q4 blockbusters
Prehistoric monsters will be competing with some of the biggest names in games this Q4.
GAME selling Portal 2 today
UK retailer GAME has put the PC version of EA-published Valve title Portal 2 on sale today, a day ahead of its official release.
German Monkey business bodes well for UK
The boxed edition of Tales of Monkey Island has taken Germany by storm, and publisher Lace Mamba Global hopes to repeat the success in the UK.
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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.
GAME: Boxed and digital are not separate
"It's misleading to think of boxed product and digital sales as separate." That's the claim of GAME Group CEO Ian Shpeherd who today highlighted the retailer's intention to further leverage ...
PopCap console games head to retail
Some of PopCap’s most popular casual games are making their way to UK retailers thanks to Mastertronic.
Back to the Future retail-bound
Game revamps of Back to the Future and Jurassic Park may be download-only for now, but retail will get a look in eventually.
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Mass Effect 2 gets day one PSN release
Triple-A RPG sequel Mass Effect 2 is to break with traditional retail models by releasing both at retail and online simultaneously next week.
Developer Relentless quits retail
UK independent studio Relentless will step away from the retail games market and has ended its exclusivity agreement with Sony, the group’s co-founder has said.
More on-demand retail hits due for PSN
Sony plans to expand the range of retail titles that are available to download on the PlayStation Store.
Cataclysm shatters PC sales records
PC MMO title World of Warcraft: Cataclysm sold 3.3m copies in its first 24 hours on sale, developer Blizzard has announced.
EA claims 40/60 digital/boxed split
Publisher EA has pledged a big drive toward emerging digital markets – a strategy in direct contrast to rival Activision, which just yesterday pledged to exact opposite.
Retail's role in making MMOs a success
With more MMOs turning to the growing digital retail sector, with creators selling the game to consumers via a downloadable client, the question of how retail will fit into the ...
Rockstar dates Red Dead DLC disc
Publisher and developer Rockstar has confirmed a November 26th European release for Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare.
Digital smash hits the High Street
PC puzzler and download success Deadtime Stories has been released at retail.
Digital passes boxed in PC games market
A new report from American stat analysis group NPD suggests that the value of digital PC games market is now far greater than the boxed sector.
