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Kinect and Move might herald a new era for peripherals and accessories firms. Companies such as Exspect, Venom, Pinpoint and Hubb are planning to refresh their ranges to fit the new Microsoft and Sony devices. E3 opened up a whole new world of possibilities for accessories,” Venom’s business development manager …
Read More »Is 3D already in trouble?
There are significant doubts about whether the success 3D has seen at cinemas can translate to the home. For one, consumers have only just upgraded to HD, and it’s going to take something big to encourage adoption of another large, flatscreen TV – especially as 3D TVs currently cost over 1,000. …
Read More »Kinect paves way for expansion beyond the core
On the face of it Microsoft’s 129.99 RRP for Kinect suggests that the company may not be chasing the family market so much as striving to further monetise its existing Xbox 360 userbase. But the European VP of interactive entertainment business Chris Lewis has insisted to MCV that Kinect remains …
Read More »Social games market to hit $1.5bn in 2014
The total value of the social network games market will reach $1.5bn by 2014, according to a new report from Screen Digest. In 2009 that total stood at around $639m with 500m active monthly users, suggesting that the sector is set to grow by over 100 per cent in the …
Read More »OPINION: The UK games market
For all the doom and gloom, the six months’ figures for the UK games industry weren’t all bad news. The likes of EA, Sony and Take-Two had plenty of reasons to cheer. Traditional game sales are actually on the increase. And gamers, your customers, have been spoilt by a great …
Read More »UK games market suffers June blues
The value of the UK games hardware market for year-to-date is 2010 has dropped a disappointing 32 per cent compared to 2009, representing a total value loss of 122m. Mirroring what was seen in the US, portables were the biggest offender thanks to a 40 per cent decline. Home consoles …
Read More »Nokias fall from grace continues
It was once the global leader in the mobile phone market, but the rise of competitors such as Samsung, Apple and Google has seen Nokia’s grip on the sector reach a new low. Research firm IDC claims that Korean tech giant Samsung has now become the leader in the ‘featurephone’ …
Read More »3DS can make more expert gamers
High development costs and a software line-up that seems geared to the core games market – on the face of it the 3DS doesn’t seem to be picking up where the mass-market DS is leaving off. But Nintendo president Saturo Iwata has stated that he hopes the 3DS can help …
Read More »US: Pre-owned, digital grabs 1/3 of market
New research from US stats body The NPD Group claims that in 2009 US consumers spent a total of $4.5-4.75bn on pre-owned games, game rentals, subscriptions, digitally downloaded games, DLC and mobile apps. That’s around a third of the estimated $15bn US spend on video games last year. The numbers …
Read More »Cave wants to conquer the West
Cult Japanese arcade developer Cave, which is famous for its notoriously challenging and collectible shmups, has told Develop of its plans to tailour its creations for an international market. Having released very few home platform titles outside of Japan, the studio behind 2D shooter genre stalwart Dodonpachi recently ported its …
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