Wal-Mart’s Gadgets to Gift Cards
AUG. 19, 2013 • Wal-Mart has put into place a new wide-ranging electronic device buy back program called Gadgets to Gift Cards. The categories of electronics hardware included are numerous – everything from smartphones, MP3 players, game consoles, computers, car stereos and cameras are included. The retailer is also making payments to consumers very swiftly. After a customer enters the type and condition of their device online and agrees to the price to be pa.....
Nintendo StreetPass Games Sell
AUG. 5, 2013 • Back in June, Nintendo Co. Ltd. updated the 3DS in Japan and Europe to add a new shop to the StreetPass Mii Plaza. StreetPass is a feature that lets 3DS owners play with other 3DS owners in the same area. Several StreetPass titles come bundled with the system, but with the new shop came four new StreetPass games that can be purchased. The same update arrived in North America three weeks later. The titles can be bought for ¥500/€5/$5 each, or ¥.....
Sega Digital Games Drive Growth
AUG. 1, 2013 • Digitally delivered games are accounting for a larger portion of revenue at Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. For the first quarter ending June 30, the Sega digital games segment grew 60.8% to ¥8.2 billion ($82 million) compared to the same period last year. What’s more, Sega brought in more in digital sales than its packaged titles, which accounted for ¥7.6 billion ($76 million). Leading the upswing in digital games was Phantasy Star Online 2 that.....
Zynga Folds Gambling Hand
JULY 29, 2013 • Fifteen days after Don Mattrick took over as chief executive at Zynga, the social games company cancelled its plans to enter the real money gambling business in the United States. During a financial conference call on July 26 COO David Ko maintained the decision was made prior to Mattrick arriving. Despite having gotten well along in applying for the necessary licenses to pursue on.....
GAME’s Xbox Concept Store
JULY 22, 2013 • At the end of June research firm GfK Chart-Track reported that the Xbox 360 had overtaken the Nintendo Wii as the United Kingdom’s best selling console at 8.4 million units. Now retailer GAME has opened an exclusive Xbox concept store in the Shoreditch district of London. The location is close to the area called Silicon Roundabout where many new digital creative businesses have set up shop. Both GAME and Microsoft describe the endeavor as a.....
NCAA Cancels Electronic Arts Deal
JULY 19, 2013 • The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has notified Electronic Arts that it will not renew their college football contract expiring in June 2014. As a result, EA Sports’ upcoming NCAA Football 14 will be the final installment in the series. The NCAA made the decision in reaction to ongoing litigation with former and current college football stars who want compensation for having their likenesses used in the video games – comp.....
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