Entries in 'digital distribution' (39)

US: GameStop to sell DLC

US: GameStop to sell DLC

GameStop has announced its customers will soon be able to purchase DLC at the tills.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Nov 13th 2009 at 10:14AM in News
LGC 09: 'Beware the death of the disc'

LGC 09: 'Beware the death of the disc'

Traditional PR and marketing, competition with rivals, and boxed product - all of these things face extinction when digital downloads take hold.

Michael French
by Michael French
on Oct 27th 2009 at 8:53PM in News
LGC 09: UK PC chart to include download sales from 2010

LGC 09: UK PC chart to include download sales from 2010

ChartTrack director Dorian Bloch has this evening revealed that the firm will start including PC download sales in its charts from the start of 2010.

Michael French
by Michael French
on Oct 27th 2009 at 8:02PM in News
LGC 09: Will downloads be worth more than retail after 2014?

LGC 09: Will downloads be worth more than retail after 2014?

The games industry will see a major tipping point towards digital distribution - and finally experience its 'the iTunes moment - by 2014, according to analyst Nick Parker.

Referencing reams ...

Michael French
by Michael French
on Oct 27th 2009 at 6:15PM in News

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Nintendo: WiiWare benefits retail

Nintendo: WiiWare benefits retail

Nintendo has denied suggestions that its push into the digital download market has a negative impact on physical retail.

by Rob Crossley
on Oct 14th 2009 at 6:59PM in News
‘I’d be mad to ignore retail’ says Jacobson

‘I’d be mad to ignore retail’ says Jacobson

Sports Interactive studio head Miles Jacobson has insisted he is fully committed to retail partnerships – after announcing that the Steam edition of FM10 will come with exclusive bonus content.

by Rob Crossley
on Sep 28th 2009 at 11:15AM in News
Metaboli signs three-year deal with Epic

Metaboli signs three-year deal with Epic

Metaboli has signed a deal with Epic that will see the entire Unreal series distributed digitally for a three-year period.

Will Freeman
by Will Freeman
on Apr 6th 2009 at 12:52PM in News

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Microsoft: ‘No question’ downloads will overtake retail

Microsoft: ‘No question’ downloads will overtake retail

Microsoft says there is 'no question' that the sale of downloaded games will overtake the sales of games at retail in the coming years.

Michael French
by Michael French
on Aug 6th 2008 at 3:39PM in News
Atari not prepared to give up on boxed product business

Atari not prepared to give up on boxed product business

Atari’s UK managing director Jeremy Wigmore has told MCV that the company still has great faith in its boxed product business – despite all of the media speculation surrounding Phil ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 18th 2008 at 11:21AM in News
EA to launch own PC download site

EA to launch own PC download site

Electronic Arts is preparing to offer its PC consumers the chance to download games from its own digital store.

The publisher has launched a viral marketing campaign to promote the ...
by Tim Ingham
on Aug 23rd 2007 at 4:23PM in News
Eidos counts the millions

Eidos counts the millions

Ahead of the publishing of its FY07 financial results in September, Eidos has heralded the success of a number of its titles and stated its belief in the PS3.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 24th 2007 at 4:00PM in News

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SCi swoops for Bluefish Media

SCi swoops for Bluefish Media

SCi has made a key move into the digital distribution sector by snapping up technology specialist Bluefish Media for an initial payment of €1.25 million, rising to €3 million over ...
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 28th 2007 at 10:45AM in News
Activision teams up with Macrovision

Activision teams up with Macrovision

Publisher Activision is to make a further move into the digital downloads market by releasing several key PC titles via Macrovision's online distribution network. The deal increases Activision’s games on ...
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 8th 2007 at 12:00PM in News