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Read More »Valve explains why some indie developers saw a drop in Steam store traffic in October
REVEALED: The biggest UK games websites
2013 was a bumper year for the UK games media, but who came out on top? MCV has obtained the latest ComScore stats for the last 12 months, which shows that – perhaps unsurprisingly – IGN was the top UK video games website by a huge margin. It’s also a …
Read More »PS4 beats Xbox One in retail web traffic share
Sony’s PS4 has commanded a greater share of online web traffic across five leading retail websites in the UK. That’s according to new data from SimilarWeb.com which analyses website activity. Note that specialist retailers such as GAME obviously see a higher percentage of their traffic devoted to games. The share …
Read More »PS4 claims 10% of Twitch traffic
The Share button on PS4 has proven a big hit with users. Sony reckons that since the console’s US launch on November 15th 10 per cent of all broadcasts on streaming video site Twitch have come from PS4 systems. These broadcasts have lasted an average of 31 minutes each. In …
Read More »Short reviews and video pay off for VideoGamer
Videogamer has smashed its traffic records last month thanks to major new editorial changes. The firm has ditched long reviews, instead focusing on shorter 300-word pieces, alongside in-depth features. It has also ramped up its video output. Since February, its YouTube subscribers have risen from 4,000 to 71,000. Return visits …
Read More »Twitch edges out TV as traffic soars
A big weekend for eSports events meant streaming video service Twitch had its most popular day yet. By the end of Sunday, August 11th, Twitch.tv had clocked more than 4.5m unique viewers as gamers logged on to watch streaming video feeds of events like World Championship Series Season 2 Regional …
Read More »Games media’s ‘Big Four’ gorge on sensational E3
The real winner of E3 wasn’t one of the squabbling console manufacturers – but the hundreds of journalists writing about them. UK games media sites saw massive audience spikes during last week’s expo. IGN UK, Eurogamer, CVG and GameSpot UK all told MCV that the two new consoles drove excitement …
Read More »Digital Spy breaks 20m monthly users mark as games make gains
Entertainment and technology website Digital Spy has passed the 20m monthly users mark for the first time. 20,065,530 users visited the site in January 2013 with page views hitting a total of 163,828,512m. The site has enjoyed growth of 62 per cent in the past year. Games, tech, movies and …
Read More »Pirate Bay traffic returns to pre-block levels
Peer-to-peer activity on The Pirate Bay in the UK is almost back at the level it was before the site was blocked. The BBC reports that an ISP – speaking under conditions of anonymity – said UK P2P traffic for the site peaked throughout the high-profile court case that resulted …
Read More »Virgin Media blocks Pirate Bay, but site traffic rockets
Cable TV and internet specialist Virgin Media has become the first UK ISP to block The Pirate Bay from its broadband users. Virgin media has received an order from the Courts requiring us to prevent access to this site in order to help protect against copyright infringement,” a notice reads …
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