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iOS and smartphone hit Temple Run has been downloaded over 100 million times since its release a year ago, developer Imangi has revealed. It adds that 11 per cent of the UK population has acquired the game. This is alongside 13 per cent of people in the US, Australia, South …
Read More »Nintendo details trio of 3DS retail options
Nintendo has detailed the three ways in which consumers will be able to purchases digital games for the 3DS. Andriasang reports that gamers have three options. Firstly, they can download the game directly onto their machine from the Nintendo eShop. Simple. Secondly, they can buy a code from an online …
Read More »Steam launches remote game downloads feature
Valve has brought Steam’s remote downloads feature out of beta, letting users of the digital distribution service manage their personal game catalogs through browsers and mobile apps. Users may log into the Steam website or use Steam’s iOS/Android mobile app to access their library anywhere, and download items such as …
Read More »Valve launches remote Steam download service
Steam users can now initiate downloads and manage their games through a web browser or mobile device. A new Steam Beta client has gone live which, once installed, lets users download titles while they’re out which will become ready to play when they get home. Players have to make sure …
Read More »Angry Birds Space racks up 50 million downloads
Angry Birds Space has surpassed 50m downloads in just over a month of availability. Rovio announced on its blog that the mark was hit within 35 days, breaking the company’s previous records and making the title ‘the fastest growing mobile game yet.’ The developer ends the reveal with a tease …
Read More »Namco Bandai ramps up download business
Dark Souls for PC and One Piece for PS3 will be available to download and buy on the High Street at the same time. Namco Bandai says the move is part of its bid to extend its games IP across multiple platforms. But US VP Carlson Choi expects retail will …
Read More »No Amazon UK game downloads this year
Amazon’s PC game download store has suffered a new delay, say publishers. The service is now expected to launch next year. MCV understands the service – which has been live in the US for some time – was originally due for a UK soft launch in April 2011. Publishers now …
Read More »FEATURE: The price of digital
It costs less to buy games from Tesco than it does via Steam. Retail price wars and general cost depreciation means that, on average, games lose 25 per cent of their value in just one month on the UK High Street. And that just doesn’t happen in the same way …
Read More »Users spend £7m on Angry Birds Space
Consumers have spent more than 7m on Rovio’s new iOS release Angry Birds Space in just five days. The 69p app went straight to the top of the App Store charts at launch on Thursday, March 22nd. But a quick check today shows Draw Something from OMGPOP is back at …
Read More »UKIE targets "total" market coverage for download charts
UK games industry trade body UKIE wants to cover 100 per cent of the digital market with its charts. The first ever PC download chart was issued earlier this month, with EA’s Star Wars: The Old Republic crowned No.1 for January. The data is compiled directly from publishers and currently …
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