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Bejeweled has in the space of ten years become one of the most popular games of all time, but pessimistic publishers previously turned down offers to buy the title even at a bargain-bin price. Gasual Gaming kingpin PopCap has sold over 50 million copies of Bejeweled since it launched in …
Read More »Now GAME slashes first Modern Warfare
UK games retailer GAME has once again targeted the popular Modern Warfare franchise for some heavy discounting with both new and pre-owned prices for the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare being driven to an all-new low. Last week GAME hit the headlines for selling Call of Duty: Modern Warfare …
Read More »$99 PSPgo would be a sell out
Precise sales figures for the PSPgo in the UK have never been released by Sony. That in itself should tell you something, and now analyst Michael Pachter is claiming that Sony must drastically slash the machine’s $249 RRP if it wants to give it any hope in the marketplace. I’m …
Read More »Sales boom puts EA back on top
It’s been a bumper 2010 so far for EA, thanks to a 3.6 per cent year-on-year rise in sell through for the publisher. The latest numbers from ELSPA GfK Chart-Track show EA claim 19.1 per cent of the year-to-date UK software market, driven in no small part by a highly …
Read More »Let us sell your DLC, pleads GameStop
Having claimed that the increasing focus on DLC won’t deter gamers from buying pre-owned, GameStop has gone on to state that publishers could radically enhance the value of their digital offerings if they bring bricks and mortar retail into the loop. The key point for you to understand about the …
Read More »Panasonics 3D TVs sell out
Big question marks hang over the ability of 3DTV to catch on amongst the world’s tech consumers, but initial signs from the US are promising. Panasonic’s debut 3D bundle – which included its 50” plasma 3DTV, a 3D Blu-ray player and one set of 3D glasses at a price of …
Read More »Xbox to outsell PS3 in 2010
The war of words between platform holders Microsoft and Sony shows no signs of abating with Xbox 360 group product manager Aaron Greenberg categorically stating that he believes his company’s console can maintain its sales advantage over PS3 in the coming 12 months. We believe we’ll outsell the PS3 for …
Read More »Kotick: EA a good option if you want to sell out
In a wide-reaching and uncharacteristically personal speech at DICE, Activision boss Bobby Kotick managed to find a little time for a quiet dig at publishing rival EA. More specifically, the exec was keen to point out his belief that while Activision nurtures and respects its owned studios, EA is a …
Read More »Google founders to sell up
The two men who set up internet and cloud computing giant Google are reportedly looking to sell their controlling stake in the tech behemoth, netting themselves around 3.4bn in the process. The BBC reports that Larry Page and Sergey Brin are preparing to sell 10m of their shares over the …
Read More »Asda admits to selling below cost
The truth is out: Supermarkets lose money on the triple-A titles on which they choose to slash prices. That’s according to Asda games category manager Duncan Cross, who this week lifted the lid on the supermarket’s Q4 price cuts – and tackled the concerns of the indies that have crammed …
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