Entries in 'Digital' (642)

More on-demand retail hits due for PSN

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.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 24th 2010 at 1:45PM in News
Publishers 'up their own arses’ over digital

Publishers 'up their own arses’ over digital

PC specialist Excalibur has hit out at leading publishers over their lack of support for retail in the digital marketplace.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 14th 2010 at 10:25AM in News
Sony: Digital retail is confusing

Sony: Digital retail is confusing

SCEE president Andrew House has deep reservations over digital downloading.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 14th 2010 at 8:00AM in News
Cataclysm shatters PC sales records

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.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 13th 2010 at 2:19PM in News

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Retail threatens Steam ban

Retail threatens Steam ban

The world's biggest digital games retailer is under attack.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Dec 11th 2010 at 8:12AM in News
FIFA DLC makes $45m in two years

FIFA DLC makes $45m in two years

Electronic Arts has revealed its Ultimate Team DLC packs for FIFA have generated $45 million in the last two years.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Dec 9th 2010 at 10:48AM in News
Clark widens remit to include digital

Clark widens remit to include digital

John Clark has been appointed as Sega West’s digital distribution director for PC games.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 7th 2010 at 8:41AM in News
THQ: “Industry healthier than NPD says”

THQ: “Industry healthier than NPD says”

THQ has warned investors not to look at just NPD boxed product sales charts when judging the state of the industry.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Dec 6th 2010 at 11:30AM in News

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EA claims 40/60 digital/boxed split

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.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 2nd 2010 at 10:00AM in News
GameStop rules out UK shops

GameStop rules out UK shops

GameStop plans to seriously grow its share of the European games market over the next 12 months.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 26th 2010 at 10:18AM in News
Tradewest goes digital

Tradewest goes digital

European games publisher Tradewest has established a new affiliate company, Tradewest Digital.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Nov 24th 2010 at 2:40PM in News
Yamauchi would ‘love’ to make non-GT game

Yamauchi would ‘love’ to make non-GT game

The driving force behind Sony’s powerhouse Gran Turismo franchise has admitted that he would relish the opportunity to work on a different project.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 23rd 2010 at 11:16AM in News

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Perry warns of Steam danger

Perry warns of Steam danger

Industry veteran and Gaikai founder Dave Perry has warned that while Valve’s Steam network is obviously a very appealing proposition for publishers, companies should be careful about handing over their ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 22nd 2010 at 3:47PM in News
Chillingo triumphs at ME Awards

Chillingo triumphs at ME Awards

Mobile games publisher Chillingo, barely known a year ago but now ubiquitous thanks to Angry Birds, beat off the challenge of established powerhouses to claim the Best Games Company gong ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 19th 2010 at 10:30AM in News
OnLive micro console dated, priced

OnLive micro console dated, priced

Cloud computing service OnLive will today finally begin taking orders for its TV-compatible micro console, with the first batches of the machine due to be shipped out on December 2nd.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 18th 2010 at 10:10AM in News
Games retail safe for ‘10-20 years’

Games retail safe for ‘10-20 years’

Despite the growing popularity of digital games retail – and the clear desire of platform holders to sell their games direct to consumers – US analyst Michael Pachter thinks traditional ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 17th 2010 at 10:00AM in News

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Pre-owned stand off is ‘ridiculous’

Pre-owned stand off is ‘ridiculous’

Publishers and retailers must get together and figure out a way of working together to tackle the dual problem of pre-owned and digital retail, Codemasters CEO Rod Cousens has stated.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 16th 2010 at 1:23PM in News
Screen Digest warns of market shrinkage

Screen Digest warns of market shrinkage

The UK market won’t recapture the Wii heyday of 2008 for some time, according to Screen Digest.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 16th 2010 at 12:21PM in News
Kotick criticises EA’s Project $10

Kotick criticises EA’s Project $10

The cash-strapped core gamer has found an unexpected ally in the rally against Project $10 – Activision’s Bobby Kotick.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 15th 2010 at 8:43AM in News
ISPs win Digital Economy Act review

ISPs win Digital Economy Act review

Internet service provider’s BT and TalkTalk have this afternoon been told by the High Court that they have won the right to a full and official judicial review of the ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 10th 2010 at 2:28PM in News
PSN discount for Ghost of Sparta

PSN discount for Ghost of Sparta

Sony has confirmed that the digital version of the upcoming God of War: Ghost of Sparta will retail for just £16.99 on PSN’s PlayStation Store.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 4th 2010 at 12:09PM in News
Green Man inks CVG deal

Green Man inks CVG deal

Digital retailer Green Man Gaming has partnered with Future’s computerandvideogames.com.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Oct 28th 2010 at 11:42AM in News
Molyneux’s digital dream

Molyneux’s digital dream

Almost a year after Fable II, Microsoft and Lionhead re-released the game in episodic chunks over Xbox Live.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 22nd 2010 at 11:00AM in News
Blitz: No discs for PS4/Xbox720

Blitz: No discs for PS4/Xbox720

Platform holders’ desire to gain complete control of the software retail chain will mean that the next generation of home consoles will not include any capacity for digital media, developer ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 21st 2010 at 3:51PM in News
10m daily downloads for App Store

10m daily downloads for App Store

Apple has announced that its App Store has now passed the seven billion downloads milestone, up from 6.5 billion at the start of September.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 21st 2010 at 2:34PM in News