Entries in 'software' (144)
Sony extends Vita software sale
Vita’s RRP may remain unchanged, but Sony is hoping to entice new users to the handheld with a fresh round of games price cuts.
Wii U beats 3DS for day one value
Nintendo may not be prepared to talk about the Wii U price yet, but when it arrives later this year it will have a stronger day one offer than the ...
UK games retail generated £10.45m last week
The launch of Prototype 2 helped the boxed market rise slightly over the prior week, with overall unit sales up five per cent to 441,401 games sold.
UK games retail generated £9.7m last week
The market fell below the £10m mark for the first time this year during the week ending April 21st.
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THQ sells budget division ValuSoft
Budget software company Cosmi has acquired THQ’s value-centric publishing and distribution division ValuSoft.
Namco Bandai maintains grip on Japanese market
Good news for Namco Bandai this morning – the publisher has claimed the lion’s share of Japanese software revenues for the second month in a row.
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.
UK games retail revenues drop to £14.1m
UK games retail generated £14.1m last week – a dip of 21.2 per cent from the £17.9m made during the week prior.
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Software Sales Monitor: Market drops to £12.1m
The steady drop in market value and unit sales continued last week, with UK games retail shifting nine per cent fewer games week-on-week.
Ubisoft MIA from GAME Vita launch line-up
UK retailer GAME will not be selling any of Ubisoft’s PlayStation Vita launch titles.
Digital Vita games also cheaper in the US
US retail has, as expected, confirmed that buying a game digitally for the PlayStation Vita will be cheaper than buying a physical version of the same title.
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And the average Vita launch game RRP is...
The average RRP of a boxed PlayStation Vita game in the UK on launch day will be £33, MCV can reveal.
Software Sales Monitor: Market drops 13.6%
The UK games retail market generated £12.1m for the week ending January 21st – a 13.6 per cent decrease over the £14m made the week prior.
Doom makes Xbox Live comeback
Iconic ‘90s FPS Doom has returned to Xbox Live Arcade today after being absent for more than a year.
Bethesda confirms id Software layoffs
Doom and Rage developer id Software has laid off some members of staff from its Dallas studio but is looking for more.
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Software Sales Monitor: Market dips to £48.6m
The UK games retail market generated £48.6m in the post-Christmas week – a drop of 45 per cent over the week before.
Software Sales Monitor: UK market rises to £68.3m
Retail discounting Skyrim helped the UK games retail market generate a whopping £68.3m last week – a ten per cent rise over the week prior’s £62.2m.
US retail game sales reach $3bn in November
The US games retail market generated $3bn overall in November representing a year-on-year rise of 0.4 per cent.
Konami announces experimental Vita game
With Sony preparing to try something a bit different with its pricing strategy for Vita software, Konami has revealed that it is looking to be equally as experimental.
Could Vita games cost 40% more at retail?
We already know that games for the PlayStation Vita will cost less to download than they will at the shops.
Sony prepared to be flexible with Vita software pricing
The concerns of MCV and others have seemingly been taken on board.
Japanese 3DS sales rocket as Super Mario 3D Land arrives
Nintendo’s 3DS was given a welcome boost in the Japanese charts last week thanks to the arrival of Super Mario 3D Land.
Vita games to cost the same as PS3 titles
Sony has indicated that future PS Vita software will be at a premium rate similar to current console games.
