COO Yuval Ziv from SafeCharge talks about SafeCharge’s Marketplace Manager – a comprehensive solution for marketplaces to effectively manage cash flow and revenue Marketplaces are booming worldwide across industries, including digital gaming. As emerging market trends open up new possibilities, businesses are expanding exponentially. For more than a decade SafeCharge, …
Read More »GAME has apologised after some customers were overcharged by up to five times for Wii U title Super Mario Maker. The upcoming build-it-yourself Mario game is due out this Friday, and a handful of those who pre-ordered the title were surprised to find that up to 234.95 – five times …
Read More »Online games company Jagex is now accepting payment with cryptocurrency Bitcoin. The firm is partnering up with online payment services BitPay and Ayden to allow customers to pay with Bitcoin. RuneScape fans will be able to purchase both memberships and microstransactions with the digital currency. Jagex is the latest company …
Read More »Apple Pay may not have won the same headlines as the iPhone 6 and Apple Watch, but in business circles it was certainly the highlight of Apple’s presentation last night. Apple Pay offers contactless payment using an iPhone, in theory doing away with the need to carry around credit or …
Read More »The digital age has given rise to a multitude of new payment and monetisation products and services for retailers. MCV speaks to experts in the sector about the latest methods on offer It goes without saying that getting paid is without a doubt the most important thing for any retailer …
Read More »Developer Gearbox is arguing that claims against it in an Alien: Colonial marines lawsuit should be dropped. Last year a suit was filed claiming that Gearbox and Sega falsely advertised the game owing to the visual and design disparity between pre-release footage and the final shipped titles. Polygon reports that …
Read More »Only a tiny fraction of developers admit to currently playing YouTubers for video coverage of their games. Gamasutra reports that of the 325 developers it surveyed just five, or 1.5 per cent, said they have paid a flat-fee to YouTubers for coverage. 2.1 per cent said they had agreed to …
Read More »Early GTA Online players are quids in as Rockstar’s in-game cash injection goes live. The $500,000 cash bundle is being offered by Rockstar as a peace offering for the game’s bumpy launch, which caused players a variety of issues including characters being deleted into the nether. Anyone who signed into …
Read More »Players of The Elder Scrolls Online will be required to play a monthly subscription. Upon buying the game players will get free access for 30 days after which an 8.99 per month subscription will be needed to continue. We feel the traditional subscription is the model that best fits what …
Read More »US consumers are now able to make PlayStation Network purchases via PayPal. CVG reports that the option has not been implemented for purchases made via PS3 or Vita but is available for those buying content via the Sony Entertainment Network website and on a selection of Android apps such as …
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