Entries in 'premium' (45)
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.
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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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 ...
$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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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” ...
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.
HMV selling games insurance
Gamers are now being offered the chance to insure their purchases at the checkout in some select HMV stores.
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.
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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 ...
DSi LL was nearly called ‘DSi Comfort’
In the latest edition of NoJ’s Iwata Asks series, Nintendo president Saturo Iwata has listed a number of names for the firm considered for its recently unveiled DSi XL.
ERA: ‘Don’t get greedy with DLC’
Publishers have been urged not sell too much bonus content at a premium to consumers.
Microsoft outlines 360 summer update ‘09
Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft has outlined the improvements coming to Xbox Live as part of its next major update to the service due out at the end of the ...
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Beatles Premium Bundle priced for UK
EA has released pricing details for The Beatles: Rock Band Limited Edition Premium Bundle, which will retail for £179 upon its release on September 9th in the UK.
Young: iPhone games aren't good enough
Whilst the Apple Apps store has been a monumental success for the iPhone platform holder since its arrival earlier this year, games priced at $9.99 or above have struggled to ...
Criterion reverses free DLC decision
Leading developer Criterion has reversed its decision to offer the upcoming Big Surf Island DLC, which will introduce a whole new island to the game along with a range of ...
Call of Duty online to be ‘monetized’
As part of its latest analyst gathering in the US, publisher Activision Blizzard has said that the number of hours ploughed into games such as Call of Duty 4 online ...
