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Digital games retailer GOG has launched its own version of Early Access with an emphasis on quality control. Much like Steam’s Early Access, GOG’s service lets studios release titles that are still in development. Though Steam Early Access has yielded some hits, including Bohemia Interactive’s Day Z and Wildcard’s Ark …
Read More »PC games hardware market bucks wider technology trends
The sales of PC hardware may be suffering worldwide, but not in terms of games. Data specialists GfK revealed that sales of PC gaming components and peripherals rose by 13 per cent in 2015. Overall, the PC games hardware market – which also includes graphics cards and headsets – generated …
Read More »Goat Simulator: The Bundle getting physical release on Xbox One
The surprise phenomenon that is Goat Simulator is to receive a boxed console release. Goat Simulator: The Bundle will be released on Xbox One on March 4th. Included in the box is the original title and its two expansions, GoatZ and MMO Simulator. All three games are utterly ridiculous, of …
Read More »‘Extremely humbling’ H2 2015 leads to 50 job cuts at Glu
Glu has admitted that Katy Perry Pop has failed to replicate the success of its Kim Kardashian Hollywood title. Games Industry reports that CEO Niccolo de Masi has admitted that the second half of last year was extremely humbling” for the company, having failed to capitalise on its colossal Kardashian …
Read More »How did the UK’s PC digital market do in 2015?
In April last year, Russian games veteran Sergey Galvonkin set up Steam Spy. Though not completely accurate, it analyses profile data to better understand how games are selling – and when – on PC download service Steam. Steam Spy has provided MCV with UK figures for between April and the …
Read More »Overclockers: We want to bring PC gaming back to the mainstream
One of the UK’s leading retailers of PC gaming hardware is trying to push into the UK High Street via GAME. But with an internet-savvy audience, why bother? We ask marketing and partnership manager Mark Purdy Why work with GAME? GAME made a serious move into the PC market with …
Read More »Sainsbury’s offers £1.3bn for Argos parent company
Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has made an offer of 1.3bn to purchase Argos owner Home Retail. According to The Guardian, the two companies were locked in talks last night. Sainsbury’s needs to make its offer official by 5pm today (Tuesday, February 2nd), though has the option to extend its deadline in …
Read More »GOG launches early access programme
Digital games retailer GOG.com is introducing an early access section to its website. The Polish firm has promised that its version of early access will feature hand-picked games that are still in development. On top of this, GOG has said that games in its early access scheme are subject to …
Read More »Games High Street decline faring better than wider physical entertainment market
Kantar’s latest Entertainment Barometer report paints a picture of decline for physical games retail – although it’s faring better than the wider entertainment market. The analyst says that sales of physical games fell 3.5 per cent year-on-year for the 12 weeks ending December 20th. However, that compares favourably with the …
Read More »Margin Makers: Guide to Marvel merchandise
With the release of LEGO Marvel’s Avengers, MCV takes a look at the newest Marvel merchandise on the market LEGO Marvel’s Avengers hits the shelves for all platforms on January 29th, with the difficult task to cover the story of 6 films: The Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America, …
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