Entries in 'downloads' (152)

Team Meat: We don't f**king care about piracy

Team Meat: We don't f**king care about piracy

PC and Xbox 360 download hit Super Meat Boy may have been heavily pirated but the game’s developers say it isn’t a problem.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jul 20th 2011 at 12:42PM in News
‘It’s too late for game retailers to start offering digital downloads’

‘It’s too late for game retailers to start offering digital downloads’

Online retailer Gameseek has warned other boxed game retailers that it’s too late to join the digital download market.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jul 14th 2011 at 4:00PM in News
Digital gamers spend £24 a month

Digital gamers spend £24 a month

Gamers are spending over £20 every month on digital content. MCV’s survey into the habits and opinions of download-loving gamers showed that on average regular users of these services spend ...

Michael French
by Michael French
on Jul 8th 2011 at 9:44AM in News
Apple App Store downloads pass 15bn

Apple App Store downloads pass 15bn

Significant gaming force Apple has announced that it's sector-bossing App Store has now passed the 15bn download milestone worldwide.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 7th 2011 at 2:49PM in News

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E3 2011: Leisure Suit Larry bounces back

E3 2011: Leisure Suit Larry bounces back

A remake of the original Leisure Suit Larry is on the way from its creator, Al Lowe, and Replay Games.

Aaron Lee
by Aaron Lee
on Jun 6th 2011 at 5:41PM in News
E3 2011: Free items for PS Home users

E3 2011: Free items for PS Home users

PlayStation Home users can now receive 100 free items as part of Sony’s Welcome Back program.

Aaron Lee
by Aaron Lee
on Jun 6th 2011 at 2:20PM in News
EA announces Steam rival

EA announces Steam rival

Publisher EA has today launched a direct rival to leading PC digital distribution portal Steam.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 3rd 2011 at 2:19PM in News
200m downloads for Angry Birds

200m downloads for Angry Birds

Rovio's world-dominating Angry Birds mobile IP has passed another huge milestone – 200 million total downloads across the world.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 19th 2011 at 9:29AM in News

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PSN Welcome Back programme explained

PSN Welcome Back programme explained

Sony has listed the titles that it will be offering for free once the PlayStation Store is back online.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 17th 2011 at 9:28AM in News
UK digital music spend hits £1bn

UK digital music spend hits £1bn

Over £1.014m has been spent on downloading songs in the UK since 2004.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on May 16th 2011 at 1:30PM in News
Mobile games claim half of all game downloads

Mobile games claim half of all game downloads

Digital games downloads for mobile games devices now account for around half of all full game downloads.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 4th 2011 at 3:31PM in News
GameStop could launch own games tablet

GameStop could launch own games tablet

GameStop plans to enter the fast-growing tablet computer market - and may even build its own games-oriented one.

Michael French
by Michael French
on Apr 7th 2011 at 9:45AM in News

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10m downloads for Angry Birds Rio

10m downloads for Angry Birds Rio

The latest edition of Angry Birds has soared past ten million downloads just ten days after its release, the game’s developer has claimed.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 4th 2011 at 12:47PM 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
Angry Birds tops 100m downloads

Angry Birds tops 100m downloads

Angry Birds has now been downloaded more than 100 million times, according to Rovio Mobile marketing exec Peter Vesterbacka, speaking on a panel at the SXSW conference in Austin, Texas.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 14th 2011 at 12:34PM in News
PlayStation Home hits 19m downloads

PlayStation Home hits 19m downloads

Sony has announced that the number of PS3 owners who have downloaded and booted up PlayStation Home at least once has reached 19m.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 2nd 2011 at 11:06AM in News

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Smurfs' Village hits 10m downloads

Smurfs' Village hits 10m downloads

The rebirth of the Smurf continues to gather pace following Capcom's confirmation that its free-to-play iOS title Smurfs' Village has now passed the 10m download mark on the Apple App ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 24th 2011 at 9:06AM in News
Big DLC push for Yoostar 2

Big DLC push for Yoostar 2

The CEO of Yoostar has told MCV that 100 clips will be ready to download when his game Yoostar 2 hits UK retail on March 8th.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 22nd 2011 at 2:53PM in News
COD parody passes 1m downloads

COD parody passes 1m downloads

People Can Fly's cheeky marketing stunt for its upcoming shooter Bulletstorm has hit a significant milestone online.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 7th 2011 at 10:09AM in News
OPINION: Sony’s on-demand drive

OPINION: Sony’s on-demand drive

The download-only era of games may be closer than ever, but today retail has one key advantage: the High Street is still the first stop for all new releases.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 1st 2011 at 2:15PM in News
App Store downloads hit 10bn

App Store downloads hit 10bn

Just two and a half years after its debut in July 2008, over the weekend the Apple App Store saw its ten billionth app downloaded.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 24th 2011 at 11:20AM in News
Mac App Store downloads reach 1m

Mac App Store downloads reach 1m

Apple has confirmed that 1m apps have been downloaded from the Mac App Store in its first 24 hours.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 7th 2011 at 3:50PM in News
Minecraft enters beta

Minecraft enters beta

One of 2010's biggest indie games hits Minecraft has finally exited alpha and officially gone into beta.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 21st 2010 at 9:21AM 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
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