Entries in 'pass' (21)
Rockstar reveals Max Payne DLC Pass
Max Payne 3 will be followed up with a slew of DLC packages, and gamers can pre-purchase all of them with a Rockstar Pass.
Retail: Stop online codes and we will share pre-owned revenue
Publishers can get a bigger slice of pre-owned game sales at retail – if they’re willing to reach a compromise with stores.
Saints Row 3 Season Pass revealed
Buyers will be able to purchase four content packs for Saints Row: The Third in advance at a smaller price.
Driver dev defends Uplay Passport
Publisher execs claim that the public like them. Gamers have often seemed less enthused. But the founder of Driver developer Ubisoft Reflections has defended the new Uplay Passport ...
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Fischer: Social gaming craze will fade
In a rare voice of calm amongst a tidal wave of enthusiasm, the president and CEO of Square Enix US has said that he can’t see the current hunger for ...
PSN Pass is official
Sony has officially confirmed its intentions to debut the PSN Pass with September's shooter release Resistance 3 on PSN.
FEAR 3 multiplayer hiccup on PS3
Warner has confirmed that the Online Pass required to play FEAR 3 online is not currently available for purchase from the PlayStation Store.
LA Noire's Rockstar Pass arrives
After refusing to offer any details following its reveal by Microsoft earlier in the month, the LA Noire Rockstar Pass has suddenly appeared on the Xbox Live Marketplace.
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No fix for Dirt 3 PSN woes
It seems that any hope of a quick fix to patch Dirt 3's online problems on PS3 has been ruled out.
No online for Dirt 3 on PS3
PS3 owners who rushed out to buy Codemasters' new racer Dirt 3 yesterday have found that they are unable to access the online modes because of the ongoing PSN outage.
Rockstar Pass is MIA
LA Noire is out in the US and hits the UK this Friday, but we're still none the wiser as to exactly what the mysterious 'Rockstar Pass' is.
What is LA Noire's 'Rockstar Pass'?
Microsoft last night released its latest Xbox Live release schedule and the inclusion of something called the 'LA Noire Rockstar Pass' add-on has certainly caught the eye.
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The used games/used cars argument
It's an argument often trotted out whenever anyone attacks the pre-owned market – "You don't see Toyota demanding a cut from the sale of a second hand Corolla."
GAME: ‘Pre-owned charges haven’t hurt us’
The wide-spread efforts by publishers to earn extra money from pre-owned games hasn’t dented GAME’s second-hand game business.
Xbox 360 gets unlimited music service
Microsoft has lifted the lid on an ambitious new digital content service for Xbox 360 that will grant users the right to download as much music as they like for ...
EA’s Online Pass is ‘too cheap’
All publishers will eventually adopt the model being pioneered by EA that sees those who either buy pre-owned versions of its games or pirate them punished by locking them away ...
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Pre-owned DLC penalty ‘entirely fair’
It seems as if every day a new publisher jumps aboard the in-box DLC code bandwagon, and industry analysts have given their full backing to the new payment model.
EA talks DLC codes
Outspoken EA boss John Riccitiello has sought to defend the firm’s recent efforts to reward customers who buy new copies of its games by bundling one-off DLC codes in the ...
EA Sports reveals Online Pass
EA Sports boss Peter Moore has lifted the lid on what the company is calling the Online Pass – it’s own take on the DLC code system that rewards those ...
The Lords pass Digital Economy Bill
Peter Mandelson’s increasingly controversial Digital Rights Bill has been approved by The House of Lords and now looks set for a pre-election approval at the hands of The Commons.
Sony: PS3 will pass Xbox 360
The PS3 will eventually outsell Xbox 360 – that’s the prediction of PlayStation Network boss Peter Dille, who claims that Microsoft’s machine is unlikely to enjoy the same ten-year lifecycle ...
