Posts tagged digital-distribution 
GameStop CEO finds digital used market 'interesting'
GameStop CEO Paul Raines mentioned recently the company finds used downloadable goods "interesting," but "it's not a meaningful business yet." Speaking to Gamespot, Raines said, "Right now we're not seeing that as a huge market, but I think we're on the leading edge. There are a few companies, a ...
Origin update 9.0 streamlines friends list, library, clock
EA is preparing to update its Origin client to version 9.0, which seems designed to make the experience of using the Origin client as painless as possible. The upcoming update decouples the friends lists into its own little window, so you can move it around or hide it. The library view can now be ...
Gibeau says EA mostly ignores NPD reports; NPD knows 'for a fact' major publishers use them
Last year EA went on record calling the NPD's sales reports "a misrepresentation of the entire industry," and this year EA Labels president Frank Gibeau is taking that sentiment one step further, saying EA largely ignores NPD reports. "An occasional bad report from NPD, which measures a sliver of ...
EA: first year with Origin 'a huge success,' service to become 'stickier'
EA's Origin service is "a huge success" in its first year, according to EA senior VP of global e-commerce David DeMartini. Despite a rough start with end-user license agreement mishaps and banning some users from playing games they purchased offline, DeMartini said the service has seen 12 million ...
Crysis 2 back on Steam with a clever new name, extra goodies
Crysis 2 is back on Steam after being yanked in June because "an agreement with another download service" violated Steam's terms of service. The new, improved Crysis 2 is subtitled the "Maximum Edition" and it includes all the content in the limited edition, plus the Retaliation and Decimation DLC ...
Indie Game: The Movie available digitally on June 12
Steam has proven to be a boon for indie games like Super Meat Boy. Now we'll see if it's similarly helpful for movies about Super Meat Boy. Following its limited theatrical run, Indie Game: The Movie will be released digitally through Steam on June 12. Pre-orders are open for $9; normal price is ...
'Majority' of first-party 3DS and Wii U games to be sold digitally on Nintendo eShop
In a statement to Joystiq today, Nintendo offered more insight into its plan to distribute new 3DS and Wii U games digitally in addition to retail. It won't just be select games like New Super Mario Bros. 2; according to the publisher, "The majority of Nintendo-published Nintendo 3DS games will ...
Wii U retail games will be sold digitally at launch
Nintendo is exploring digital distribution of "full" retail games on the 3DS with New Super Mario Bros. 2. The company is even more aggressive about digital distribution with its next console, the Wii U: president Satoru Iwata announced plans today to sell Wii U games both in stores and through ...
Nintendo releasing retail games on 3DS eShop, starting with New Super Mario Bros. 2
Satoru Iwata dropped the proverbial bomb today in an investor presentation, announcing plans to distribute certain retail 3DS games on the eShop download service, where they will be stored on the SD card. The first game to receive this dual release treatment is New Super Mario Bros. 2, due ...
GameStop touts large selection of in-store downloadable PC games
GameStop announced today that its stores have "one of the largest PC game selections at retail," with – wait for it – over 1,500 downloadable titles available to purchase in its 4,400 stores. Oh yeah, you can also purchase this digitally distributed product on GameStop.com ... like a ...
