One day, EA will charge subscription – and it’ll be your fault
According to EA, you're going to want to pay them a monthly fee for their content.
According to EA, you're going to want to pay them a monthly fee for their content.
The digital distribution platform has just received a much needed upgrade.
Digital games sales are growing rather rapidly each year. I’ve certainly been spending more on downloadable titles with every passing year – and you likely have too. EA CEO John Riccittiello believes that this year, digital game sales will overtake those of traditional boxed retail products. He might be right, as far as revenue is concerned – particularly in the …
According to an MCV article, Steam is a hot topic in the UK at the moment. Two unnamed gaming retail franchises are threatening to stop selling all games that have obligatory Steam requirements. According to MCV, these stores are the biggest franchises throughout the United Kingdom. This attack on the leading digital downloads provider comes as a result of one …
Because, for some weird reason, there are lots of news pieces floating about today that are all inextricably connected with the digital distribution of games. We’re talking about full games for digital distribution, and not downloadable content, which we’ve already seen isn’t as big as one would think. So it’s safe to say I’ve felt a great disturbance in the …
Research firm Ipsos MediaCT surveyed a thousand gamers to see if they favoured digital distribution or physical media. The results were pretty clear – 64% of gamers prefer something tangible. The primary reason? The second hand market. There is, naturally, a greater perceived value in something that can be resold. Last Updated: July 2, 2010
Speaking to MCV, Sony’s Andrew House has revealed that Sony’s pioneering digital-only PSP Go was released to test consumer feedback and behaviour. The superfluous iteration of the handheld has been largely deemed a failure, highlighting that the world isn’t ready for digital-only distribution. They’re also not keen on paying almost the sticker price of a PS3 for what’s now an …
I’ll be the first to admit that Sony’s sleek new PSP Go! fills me with a tempering technolust that makes it even more difficult for my old, disgusting, fat PSP to fit in to my jean pockets. It seems though that the little device could be in trouble before it’s even hit retail shelves. Despite an awesome upcoming line-up- including …
Some CSGO skins are only game textures. For some, CSGO skins represent an investment …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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