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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 »Gamefly lands in the UK
US games retailer Gamefly has opened a UK website. The site sells downloadable PC and Mac games, and follows the firm’s acquisition of Direct2Drive from IGN last year. As well as a website, the company has also launched an iTunes-style download client, specifically for the UK. Gamefly is a big …
Read More »GameFly confirms Direct2Drive acquisition
As revealed by MCV last week, GameFly has confirmed the acquisition of IGN’s Direct2Drive download service. As a part of the deal IGN will gain a minority stake in GameFly, but will play no part in the firm’s operations. IGN parent News Corp will take an observer seat on the …
Read More »IGN selling Direct2Drive to Gamefly
IGN is in the process of selling digital distributor Direct2Drive to US online rental firm Gamefly, MCV understands. An official announcement isn’t expected until next week, but sources have told us the deal is almost complete. Gamefly is a major US online rental games firm, similar to LoveFilm in the …
Read More »GameFly purchases Shacknews
Online rental service GameFly has acquired the independent video games site Shacknews. The deal covers all of Shacknews’ related destinations, granting GameFly control over various websites and services including FileShack, a popular downloads site. GameFly has pledged to retain the current Shacknews staff and ethos, as well as improving the …
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