According to the latest data from NPD Australia, the Australian Games Industry raked in $1.5 billion at retail in 2011, that’s a 12.8 per cent contraction compared to 2010, but that figure doesn’t account for the growth in digital sales, says Ron Curry, CEO of iGEA. More »
Disproving the power of packaged goods once again, Valve’s digital download platform Steam saw another year of massive growth in 2011, with sales more than doubling and the number of simultaneous users surpassing the five million mark. What gets five million people on Steam all at once? More »
DC Comics has been garnering lots of media buzz, heightened awareness and increased sales on the heels of its recent New 52 reboot. Along with new re-imaginings of Superman and Wonder Woman, the publisher began making digital copies of its entire line available on the same day as the print versions. More »
Recent figures released by Microsoft have shown an overall increase in quarterly revenues, despite a small slump in sales at retail, an increase Microsoft believe is mostly due to an increase in dollars coming in from Xbox LIVE. More »
Discs-to-your-door rental service Gamefly will buy Direct2Drive from IGN, according to a report by MCV, likely expanding digital rentals’ availability over PC down the line. More »
EA has recently posted the results of their third quarter – and the numbers make for some interesting reading. A number of their major franchises have sold in increasing numbers, but the real story is the rapid growth of EA’s Digital division, which has us wondering – is EA the best prepared publisher in terms of digital distribution and its future impact? More »
John Riccitiello, CEO of EA, certainly thinks so. Speaking to Industry Gamers he claimed that by “the end of [2011] , the digital business” would be “bigger than the packaged goods business.” More »
