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BioWare Gives Back With XBL DLC Sale Next Week
Mass Effect 2 kicked off 2010 with a big bang and set the bar fairly high for other titles to come. It also produced some of the best DLC add-ons this year. Overlord was solid and Lair of the Shadow Broker will definitely be a contender on our best of 2010 DLC list. BioWare is [...]
How The Shift To Digital Could Dethrone Market Leaders
As the gaming industry transfers to the digital economy how will market leaders adapt as smaller studios seek publishing independence? In a recent article on GamesIndustry.biz, GI took a look at the current digital marketplace and how the change from traditional packaged goods to digital online products and services could destroy some of the current [...]
Good News, Bad News For Upcoming Scott Pilgrim DLC
Well, the Ubisoft news train keeps on trucking here at DDGW. Third post in a row, I apologize but there is just so much going on with Ubisoft right now. At their 2010 Digital Day event yesterday they announced that DLC for Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game should be hitting the digital marketplace [...]
Assassin’s Creed Interactive Game Coming To Facebook Oct. 1
Ubisoft hopes to eliminate what little free time gamers have, with new Assassin’s Creed Facebook Game When it comes to adding extra value in video games, Ubisoft is one of the best in the business. From their rewarding Uplay servic and integration with 360 achievements–which in my opinion, is how Microsoft should have done achievements [...]
Now Available For Digital Download On XBL: Assassin’s Creed II
Via his Twitter account, Major Nelson just informed 360 fans that as of today, Assassin’s Creed II has been added to the Xbox Live Marketplace for digital download. Developed by Ubisoft Montreal, Assassin’s II vastly improved on many of the flaws that its predecessor had, including travel, repetition and combat. The plot centres around the betrayal [...]
iPhone Gets Naughty
505 GAMES AND A2M ANNOUNCE NAUGHTY BEAR FOR APPLE iPHONE/iPAD AND iPOD® TOUCH “How d’you like them Apples?” – Naughty Bear 505 Games and developer Artificial Mind and Movement have announced that they are bringing the consoles most demented plush toy to the iPhone and iPod Touch.
New Story-Based DLC For Mafia II Starring Joe Barbaro
2K Games has announced that Joe’s Adventure, the third game add-on for Mafia II, will be coming to the Playstation Store, Xbox Live Marketplace and Windows PC later this year. Joe’s Adventures will continue the story of Mafia II through the eyes of Joe Barbaro, Vito Scaletta’s impulsive and unpredictable best friend, during the time [...]
FIFA DLC Sales Responsible For “Above And Beyond” Revenue For EA
At the Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Technology Conference in San Francisco yesterday, EA’s Chief Financial Officer Eric Brown asserted that despite the controversy surrounding their $10 online system charge for secondhand games, digital content is vital to the future success of EA. Brown claims that used games in America represent around 20 per cent of [...]
Taito Reveals New Arcade Digital Distribution System: NESiCAxLive
Although they may not be as ubiquitous as they once were, thanks to Japanese software developer Taito, traditional arcades are finally trying to catch up with the times by incorporating a new digital distribution system. This past week at the 48th Amusement Machine Show in Chiba, Japan, Taito unveiled their plans for “NESiCAxLive,” a digital [...]
Why Dead Rising 2: Case Zero’s Success May Spell The End Of Free Demos
This past week has seen some important activity in the Digital Download Video Game Marketplace, with the unforeseen success of Capcom and Canadian developer Blue Castle Games’ Dead Rising 2: Case Zero. Capcom chose to release DR: Case Zero on XBL weeks before the actual launch of Dead Rising 2, as a $5 prologue DLC bridging [...]
