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Japan gets $1,290 Resident Evil 6 Premium Edition

Japan gets $1,290 Resident Evil 6 Premium Edition

Capcom is to give Japanese Resident Evil fans a chance to prove their dedication to the brand by forking out a colossal amount on a very special Premium Edition of ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 11th 2012 at 8:38AM in News
1m gamers sign up for premium Call of Duty: Elite membership

1m gamers sign up for premium Call of Duty: Elite membership

Activision has announced that over 1m consumers paid up for the premium version of the Call of Duty: Elite service within its first six days of availability.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 22nd 2011 at 1:47PM in News
Full COD Elite premium features revealed

Full COD Elite premium features revealed

Activision has released the full details of what premium subscribers will receive when Call of Duty Elite launches in November.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Sep 7th 2011 at 9:54AM in News
Activision signs Hollywood talent for Elite TV

Activision signs Hollywood talent for Elite TV

COD XP: Stars of the big screen will help grow Activision’s Call of Duty Elite through the episodic video  service Elite TV.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Sep 2nd 2011 at 8:40PM in News

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COD Elite Premium priced, dated

COD Elite Premium priced, dated

COD XP: Activision has finally lifted the lid on the premium membership to its new social networking service, Call of Duty Elite.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Sep 2nd 2011 at 8:30PM in News
Apple 'pushing' for premium app pricing

Apple 'pushing' for premium app pricing

While Nintendo’s most senior executives were publicly criticising the App Store for ‘weakening the value’ of games, behind closed doors Apple may be advocating premium prices on its influential digital ...

Rob Crossley
by Rob Crossley
on Aug 15th 2011 at 9:20AM in News
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$40 iOS games possible, says Zelnick

$40 iOS games possible, says Zelnick

Apple's App Store pricing has single handedly rocked the foundations of the traditional games market, but Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick says full-price $40 software could yet prevail on the platform.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 22nd 2011 at 10:30AM in News
COD Elite - the premium online COD service?

COD Elite - the premium online COD service?

With a reveal potentially just days away, two logos have appeared online that appear to offer the first official taste of what the franchise has to come.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 11th 2011 at 4:14PM in News

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Next COD gets premium online features

Next COD gets premium online features

Activision has confirmed that its 2011 Call of Duty game will be revealed in full within weeks. But one detail has been announced – COD 2011 will be the most ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 10th 2011 at 9:35AM in News
Test Drive DLC goes free

Test Drive DLC goes free

The development team behind Atari's recent console release Test Drive Unlimited has announced that it is to make the first premium DLC for the game free to download.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 23rd 2011 at 9:35AM in News
EA learnt from Sports Active 2 RRP

EA learnt from Sports Active 2 RRP

Publisher EA has admitted that it made mistakes with the launch of last year's fitness title EA Sports Active 2.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 16th 2011 at 3:11PM in News
More Premium cars for GT5

More Premium cars for GT5

With updates and upgrades already rolling out for Sony’s Gran Turismo 5, developer Polyphony Digital has said that it plans to upgrade a number of the title’s in-game cars.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 15th 2010 at 9:21AM in News

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Activision refutes premium COD claims once again

Activision refutes premium COD claims once again

“Are we going to be charging for multiplayer? The answer is no.” Those are the words of Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 24th 2010 at 9:49AM in News
Pachter cools premium COD claims

Pachter cools premium COD claims

Having repeatedly predicted over the course of 2010 that Activision was preparing to announce a premium addition to its online Call of Duty multiplayer offering, analyst Michael Pachter has now ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 8th 2010 at 10:21AM in News
Sony charging for PlayTV update

Sony charging for PlayTV update

The next update to Sony’s PS3 digital TV peripheral PlayTV will be a premium download from PSN and not a free firmware upgrade.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 21st 2010 at 2:06PM in News
Activision talks COD Premium service

Activision talks COD Premium service

Though question marks hang over Activision’s true intentions toward a possible Premium online Call of Duty service, the publisher’s COO Thomas Tippl has admitted that the company is looking ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 21st 2010 at 10:19AM in News

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Online multiplayer ‘driving sales decline’

Online multiplayer ‘driving sales decline’

The legions of fans continuing the play the online segments of titles such as Modern Warfare 2, Bad Company 2, Gears of War 2, Halo 3 and FIFA 10 remains ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 7th 2010 at 5:42PM in News
$100 Premium XBL service predicted

$100 Premium XBL service predicted

Earlier this week Microsoft announced that it is to increase the price of some Xbox Live subscription packages – but Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter thinks the platform holder is ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 2nd 2010 at 2:31PM in News
THQ ‘doesn't want to punish used gamers’

THQ ‘doesn't want to punish used gamers’

The boss of core games at THQ Danny Bilson has come out with a far software message for the pre-owned message following scathing comments from the creative director of WWE ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 24th 2010 at 1:46PM in News
Pachter details online COD fees

Pachter details online COD fees

He has predicted it, Activision has denied it – but now outspoken US games analyst Michael Pachter has published his most detailed argument yet as to exactly why he ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 2nd 2010 at 5:57PM in News
E3 2010: 3D games could cost more

E3 2010: 3D games could cost more

Perhaps not content with Bobby Kotick’s current top-dog status in the fanboy Hall of Hate, John Riccitiello has bravely come out and admitted that he’d like to see a “premium” ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 17th 2010 at 11:05AM in News
Premium PSN on the way

Premium PSN on the way

Sony is set to unveil a new premium online service that will cost the consumer around £50 per year, MCV understands.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 17th 2010 at 3:43PM in News
HMV selling games insurance

HMV selling games insurance

Gamers are now being offered the chance to insure their purchases at the checkout in some select HMV stores.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 22nd 2010 at 2:04PM in News
First paid DLC for Bad Company 2

First paid DLC for Bad Company 2

The first paid-for DLC for EA’s Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has been revealed – and it’s called the Kit Upgrade DLC.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 21st 2010 at 1:29PM in News
No premium Mii clothes, vows Nintendo

No premium Mii clothes, vows Nintendo

Though the differences between Nintendo’s Miis and both Xbox Avatars and PS3 Home are numerous, perhaps the most conspicuous separator is the fact that while Sony and Microsoft have looked ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 10th 2010 at 2:15PM in News