Entries in 'games' (1282)
'Publishers don't want 50 digital retailers'
75 per cent of PC download stores won’t make enough money to justify support from publishers, Gamefly says.
40% of freemium gamers buy IAPs
A new report from NPD has claimed that four out of ten gamers who have played a freemium game have gone on to make an in-game purchase.
Games and consoles TV advertising at five-year low?
This week we review the current state of the games and consoles TV advertising market in 2012 so far, in comparison to the previous five years.
OnLive PlayPack hits 200 games
Streaming games service provider OnLive has announced the addition of the 200th game to its subscription based PlayPack offer.
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Games boss Martin Baxter leaves HMV
HMV’s games category manager Martin Baxter is to leave the retailer, MCV can reveal.
Games suffer Ivor Novello Awards snub
Organisers for the Ivor Novello Awards have abandoned its excellence in games audio prize
Familiar names plot Indian games push
The games industry’s biggest names are currently plotting a path into one of the fastest growing regions in the world of modern gaming.
Is Tesco the home of game advertising?
We compare last year's TV marketing activity for games retailers including Tesco, GAME and Sainsbury’s.
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Huge growth predicted for Indian games industry
The Indian games industry is expected to grow by 38 per cent to Rs 18 billion ($359m) in 2012 and to a staggering Rs 46 billion ($917m) by 2016.
UK games retail makes £14.6m
Kinect Star Wars helped the UK games retail market get back on track last week, which generated over £2m more than it did the prior week.
Friday's Five-Second Facts
Read and remember these stats so you can sound clever at the next Monday morning meeting.
Ubisoft preparing for 'digital first' consoles
Speculation is rife that the next generation of consoles will be focused on download titles, and Ubisoft says it is laying the groundwork now for a new digital strategy to ...
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Australian retailer apologises for bungled sale
Electronics retailer Dick Smith has apologised to customers after running a sale with little stock, by slashing the price of its games.
The changing length of games TV ad campaigns
The average games industry TV campaign has increased over the past five years from 2.58 weeks in 2008 to 2.97 in 2010 and now 3.39 weeks in 2012.
INTERVIEW: Mike Degler, BradyGames
BradyGames is closing the gap on the UK’s No.1 guide publisher by grabbing the rights to big titles like Grand Theft Auto V. Global strategy guide publisher Mike Degler tells ...
INTERVIEW: Ewan Pinder, HMV
The entertainment giant underperformed in the video games market last year, but in the wake of GAME’s administration it has become one of our sector’s most important retailers. In his ...
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INTERVIEW: Jon Harrison, Forbidden Planet
Forbidden Planet Ltd may be a super-specialist film, TV, comic and memorabilia chain, but it’s also becoming a haven for games publishers. Marketing manager Jon Harrison tells Dominic Sacco why.
UK games retail generates £12.3m
Despite a handful of new releases hitting shelves, the UK games retail market only grew by a fraction during the week ending March 31st.
Tesco: Games retail 'unsustainable'
The current games retail model is not working, says Tesco’s entertainment chief.
OPINION: Teachers blame games for child violence
UK teachers have lashed out at the easy access to violent video games, blaming the phenomenon for a rise of violent and inappropriate behaviour in schools.
Top Ten games TV campaigns: 2011 vs 2012
Games and consoles TV advertising has experienced a 25 per cent year-on-year decline in activity from the start of 2012 to March 11th.
Friday's Five-Second Facts
Read and remember these stats so you can sound clever at the next Monday morning meeting.
Sega to downsize, axe certain games
Sega is expecting a loss of £54m (¥7.1bn) as it restructures its US and European operations.
Pre-owned "increases the cost of games"
Echoing the thoughts an arguments that have many times been the centre of near-furious debate at the Intent Media office, Silicon Knights boss Denis Dyack has argued that pre-owned is ...
