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Getting a taster of your game into the hands of consumers is essential, right? Perhaps not. Speaking to the crowd at DICE 2013, the CEO of crowd designed gaming site Puzzle Clubhouse used data from Xbox 360 releases to suggest that games tended to perform better when gamer’s were still …
Read More »Sony calls on the High Street to boost PlayStation Plus
The High Street has been called in to help Sony ramp up subscribers to its PlayStation Plus service. The platform holder has today (August 17th) launched new one-year (39.99) and 90-day (11.99) subscription cards into specialists stores, and is set to embark on a ‘really big’ marketing and PR push …
Read More »New game sales ‘more than double’ at HMV
HMV says its market share on new games has more than doubled. The firm is now getting the support it needs from suppliers. And as a result the latest blockbusters – namely products not stocked by GAME – have been flying off its shelves. But far from feeling triumphant, HMV’s …
Read More »HMV predicts big PS3 boost in UK
The newly-announced PlayStation 3 price cut will provide a substantial sales boost” to the UK games market, says HMV. Sony revealed at its Gamescom press conference this week that the console will now retail at 199.99. The price cut has taken effect immediately. Speaking to MCV, HMV’s head of games …
Read More »Zelda leads 3DS charge
Nintendo enjoyed a good week for 3DS thanks to the Zelda re-release. Ocarina of Time 3D made it to No.2 in the chart upon its debut last week, and according to GfK Chart-Track data was bought by over 20 per cent of the handheld’s userbase in its first two days. …
Read More »Digital boosting games merchandise
Digital games are changing the merchandising business by bridging the gap between physical and virtual goods. For example, most Moshi Monsters toys are accompanied by a promotional code that offers users a virtual gift to use online. Level Up Wear – a firm that produces clothing based on official game …
Read More »World Cup games boost annual FIFA sales
With folk already paying out every year for annual updates to the FIFA series, some have argued that summer releases of licensed titles for the World Cup and European Championships are a bit overkill. But sales numbers suggest otherwise.I wondered that as well, because this is my first go round …
Read More »Halo boosts Xbox 360 hardware sales
Not content with boosting the weekly video games software market in the UK last week, the release of the latest instalment in the Halo saga also provided a welcome boost for Microsoft’s hardware sales. The release of Halo Reach helped increase Xbox 360 console unit sales by 99 per cent …
Read More »CES increases games focus
The Consumer Electronic Show is boosting the amount of floor space dedicated to video game firms by 65 per cent for the 2008 event. So far the show’s Gaming Showcase currently only lists companies such as Commodore Gaming, Entropia Universe, LumiSource and Red Beard reported Games Industry . However format …
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