Entries in 'market' (266)
OPINION: The UK games market
For all the doom and gloom, the six months’ figures for the UK games industry weren’t all bad news.
UK games market suffers June blues
The value of the UK games hardware market for year-to-date is 2010 has dropped a disappointing 32 per cent compared to 2009, representing a total value loss of £122m.
Nokia’s fall from grace continues
It was once the global leader in the mobile phone market, but the rise of competitors such as Samsung, Apple and Google has seen Nokia’s grip on the sector reach ...
3DS can make more ‘expert gamers’
High development costs and a software line-up that seems geared to the core games market – on the face of it the 3DS doesn’t seem to be picking up where ...
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US: Pre-owned, digital grabs 1/3 of market
New research from US stats body The NPD Group claims that in 2009 US consumers spent a total of $4.5-4.75bn on pre-owned games, game rentals, subscriptions, digitally downloaded games, DLC ...
Cave wants to conquer the West
Cult Japanese arcade developer Cave, which is famous for its notoriously challenging and collectible shmups, has told Develop of its plans to tailour its creations for an international market.
Wii and DS market has ‘collapsed’
The flood of bad games – and the damaging effects of piracy – have ruined the software market on Wii and DS according to Namco Bandai’s VP of sales, marketing ...
Handheld piracy worth £29bn
£28,772,303,165.695 – that’s the amount that a recent study by Japanese trade body The Computer Entertainment Suppliers Association reckons piracy has cost the global handheld video games industry.
Andriasang reports ...
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3D games ‘more compelling’ than movies
With the likes of the 3D-ready Killzone 3 (and the predicted 3D revamp of Gran Turismo 5) expected to feature big at next month’s E3, Sony has admitted that the ...
OPINION: Slump? Tell that to Red Dead
Rockstar Games must have missed the memo that the games market is supposed to be struggling.
Success to be had in PSPgo market
The PSPgo market may be more profitable than first thought – Slitherine claims the Sony handheld is one of its most lucrative platforms.
Strong week for Xbox 360
2010 FIFA World Cup may have held on to the top spot in the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 this week, but Microsoft’s Alan Wake took it awfully ...
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New boxed sales just 54% of market
Sales of brand new boxed games on the High Street now account for just 54 per cent of the overall video games market according to a new study entitled the ...
BBC: We’ll be catalyst for growth
The BBC believes it can revolutionise the games market with Doctor Who: The Adventure Games.
UK games market recovers from slump
The UK games market has bounced back following a collapse in retail sales two weeks ago.
UK Wii sales down 45.1% year-on-year
An analysis of the UK video games market by Nick Parker claims that UK hardware unit sales of Nintendo’s Wii are down 45.1 per cent for the year-to-date ending March ...
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UK games market value falls sharply
The UK games market’s weekly value has fallen to its lowest point in years, according to GfK Chart-Track.
GAME: Analyst paints gloomy picture
Following its recent financial report and the announcement of a fresh spate of store closures, one analyst has issued a worrying outlook for the potential prosperity for the chain.
EA takes March crown – monthly charts in full
The value of the UK games software market fell in March by seven per cent year-on-year. But it was still a great month of major releases, while EA and Square ...
Does Red Dead Redemption have mass appeal?
Rockstar has high hopes for the upcoming Red Dead Redemption, but US analyst Michael Pachter has questioned whether it will become the blockbuster that publisher 2K Games intends.
Apple nears Microsoft’s market value
Many figures in the global stock market last night became incredibly excited after it was reported that Apple had for the first time overtaken Microsoft in a leading market ranking ...
Codies: Don’t underestimate cricket
It may lack the high-profile appeal of football or motor racing, but Codemasters CEO Rod Cousens has told MCV that those who questioned his company’s commitment to digital cricket fail ...
GAME claims “leading market share” on key IP
Though GAME’s recent financial results were in line with expectations and far ahead of the global declines seen in the video games market, the retailer has pointed to the heavily ...
Square Enix grows market share
Square Enix has laid out ambitious plans to become a Top Five European publisher over the next few years.
The company also reckons it can turn up the heat on ...
EA and Battlefield dominate March
The value of the UK games software market fell in March by seven per cent year-on-year, according to ELSPA/GfK Chart-Track.
