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Battlefield 3 Pre-Orders Top 1.25 Million

September 7, 2011

SEPT. 7, 2011 • Electronic Arts said 1.25 million pre-orders had been taken for its upcoming Battlefield 3. That number tracked ahead of Battlefield: Bad Company 2, which has sold more than 5 million units on all platforms. .....

Zynga’s Paying Customers

August 11, 2011

AUG. 11, 2011 • In a regulatory disclosure, Zynga reported that only 5% of its 232 million average monthly active users purchase virtual items. Zynga reported revenue of $242.8 million for the quarter ending March 31. For the period, Zynga said its top games accounted for 63% of revenue. The company filed July 1 for an initial public offering of up to $1 billion. Impact: At first glance many .....

Interview: En Masse Still High On Subscriptions

August 11, 2011

AUG. 11, 2011 • MMOs are changing. There’s the wide adoption of the virtual item, free-to-play (F2P) model, of course. Embracing F2P for MMOs can attract an audience that may not have tried the same game if a retail box purchase and a monthly subscription were necessary. Yet lowering the barriers to playing MMOs is not a substitute for originality. The traditional, Dungeons & Dragons ruleset-based fantasy experience that predominates in these online games .....

PSN Network Card Ships in Japan

August 9, 2011February 16, 2023

AUG. 9, 2011 • InComm is rolling out Sony’s PlayStation Network Card to 13,000 retail locations in Japan. The cards come in ¥3,000 ($39), ¥5,000 ($65), and ¥10,000 ($130). The value of the cards are transferred to the user’s PlayStation Network wallet by entering the 12.....

EA Sports Season Ticket

August 2, 2011

AUG. 2, 2011 • Starting with Madden NFL 12, Electronic Arts is making available the EA Sports Season Ticket for $24.99 a year. The biggest attraction is that it provides PSN and Xbox Live users the opportunity to play upcoming EA Sports titles three days prior to the offici.....

Bigger Paypal Virtual Items Sales

August 1, 2011

AUG. 1, 2011 • Paypal released data for the first time that showed that 12 million unique users per month in the U.S. pay for virtual items via the payment service. The data was compiled by Inside Network during the middle of 2010. Paypal virtual items have an average purchase amount.....

GameStop Broadens Payments via Impulse

July 28, 2011

JULY 28, 2011 • GameStop, which has fully integrated the Impulse digital distribution service into its online site, has launched an in-store order and payment option for digitally delivered content. In addition to standard credit card purchases, GameStop will also accept used.....

Electronic Arts Digital Revenue Increases

July 26, 2011December 15, 2022

JULY 26, 2011 • In a financial conference call, Electronic Arts said its digital (online distribution) business for the quarter ending June 20 increased by 24% year-over-year. Non-GAAP Electronic Arts digital revenue reached $209 million. DLC and F2P micro-transaction conten.....

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