Entries in 'Digital' (642)
Will tax stifle digital revolution?
The Government’s plans to fund the spread of high speed broadband through taxation is unfair – and could put games’ potential digital renaissance in jeopardy.
DLC delivers $45m boost for World at War
After what must have been a prolonged period of number crunching, Gamasutra has concluded that 15 per cent of the total revenue generated by Call of Duty: World at War ...
Yamauchi: We could release GT5 now
The wait has been a long one and whilst Polyphony Digital’s Gran Turismo 5 should be with us by the spring, boss Kazunori Yamauchi has claimed that his studio ...
GTA IV hits Xbox Live
Microsoft has upped the stakes on its Games-On-Demand service by adding Rockstar’s legendary Grand Theft Auto IV to its growing line-up.
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7Digital: Online platforms must be open
360, Wii and PlayStation 3’s online platforms should be made accesible to third-party services like Steam, says 7Digital.
Direct2Drive celebrates 5th birthday
Digital download portal Direct2Drive is celebrating its fifth birthday by offering a number of high-profile PC titles for just £5 in a limited-time five-week promotion.
US: PSPgo launch to boast 16,000 digital downloads
Sony has revealed that there will be 16,000 pieces of digital content available at the PSPgo launch on October 1st.
HMV to launch digital games service?
HMV hopes to use its stake in digital delivery service 7Digital to take on the likes of Steam and Metaboli.
The retailer acquired a 50 per cent stake in 7Digital ...
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Dreamcast games coming to PS3
MCV can reveal that SCEA is currently in discussions to bring a number of Dreamcast titles exclusively to PSN.
New digital gaming contender launches
A promising new download service is to launch in the UK later this year, offering new releases, indie and classic titles as well as free-to-play games.
First digital chart coming to US?
American sales tracker NPD has told MCV that it wants to introduce the globe’s first digital download chart.
EA: Madden sales “discouraging”
As the success of digital distribution services such as the iTunes App Store, Xbox Live and PSN continue to ask serious questions of the traditional console software sales model, EA ...
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Simultaneous global release for GT5
The boss of Sony-owned developer Polyphony Digital has stated that his upcoming racer Gran Turismo 5 is likely to get a simultaneous worldwide release – with many still tipping the ...
GameStop recruits new digital boss
GameStop has hired Chris Petrovic as general manager of digital media.
Retail anxious about PSPgo
The UK High Street has expressed reservations over Sony’s PSPgo, but the platform holder has moved to reassure retailers that they still matter to its handheld business.
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Miyamoto questions digital distribution
Nintendo’s boss of development and games industry legend Shigeru Miyamoto has questioned the belief that a digital-only future for games retail is inevitable.
Dev slams ‘lack of digital transparency’
UK-based indie dev Doublesix has launched criticisms against the widespread secrecy surrounding digital sales data, claiming that the the “lack of transparency” is ultimately hurting the industry.
DSGi refits 120 UK stores
DSGi is to step up of its renewal and transformation programme with 120 stores to be refitted by the end of 2009.
Digital distribution’s biggest week?
It’s time to dispel the notion that the rise to prominence of digital distribution is still several years off – a rare set of concrete sales numbers for EA’s recently ...
Shiny Digital emerges from the ashes
Whilst official word is still yet to emerge from the Shiny Media camp following news of its entering into administration yesterday, a new company based on many of its assets ...
NPD: Has digital stolen retail’s missing sales?
The notion that games are recession proof is now well and truly forgotten – but perhaps the rise of both digital downloads and free-to-play online gaming is as big a ...
PC downloads worth $1bn in 2009
The value of the PC digital distribution will comfortably sail past the $1bn barrier this year.
Industry must address horse armour 'joke'
“Right now, when you mention downloadable content, someone will mention a horse armour joke, and we need to get around that,” says Tom Armitage, a writer for creative design consultancy ...
Perry predicts death of physical media
Physical media is at the sunset of its lifespan. Eventually, all games will be based online.
