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“My sense is next year we will see a different EA E3 press conference in terms of the diet of products.” We speak to EA Interactive label boss Nick Earl p17
Green Man Gaming: ‘Other specialists have lost focus’
Digital firm has tough verdict on opposition as it moves into boxed by Christopher Dring
GREEN MAN has criticised rival physical retailers for failing to serve the core gaming audience. The PC download
specialist made a shock move earlier this week announcing it would sell physical games on all formats. MD Paul Sulyok told MCV that although it faces decline and is packed with competition, the boxed games market still offers promise of revenue. “It is still a very lucrative
market,” he said. “We feel there is ample room for GMG to come in and gain some very good traction in this market. We believe many players in the market
We feel there is ample room for GMG to come in and gain very good traction.
“ Paul Sulyok, Green Man Gaming by Christopher Dring
2K GAMES has teamed-up with Official Xbox Magazine for a special Borderlands 2 promotion.
The publisher is printing split-run collector editions covers of OXM, with Borderlands 2characters appearing on the covers. Ten special copies will feature ‘Claptrap Gold Vault Hunter’ cover, and will be distributed across the UK. “We want to turn gamers into ‘Vault Hunters’ and
We want gamers to hunt the gold covers down.
“ 6 July 27th 2012 Ben Lawrence, 2K
encourage them to get out and hunt the golden covers down,” explained 2K’s Ben Lawrence. “Those who successfully find a golden cover will win a HDTV and a signed copy of the game from Randy Pitchford.” OXMeditor Jon Hicks added: “Gearbox couldn’t have been more helpful getting Claptrap involved, and told us plenty of new stuff about the game too.” The special issues of Official Xbox Magazinewill launch on August 8th.
EXPERTS at BBC, Sony, CCP and Channel 4 will host lessons next month telling indie developers how make money. Dare Indie Fest will take place between August 10th and 12th at Caird Hall in Dundee, Scotland alongside the Dare to be Digital competition. “Dare Indie Fest will cover everything indies need to worry about to make their business a success,” said director of business development at Abertay University Paul
Durrant. “We’re bringing together experts with decades and decades of experience. Indies will also be able to meet our Abertay Prototype Fund team, and learn more about the £25,000 grants that are available for indies setting up a studio or prototyping a new game. “As well as the sessions, indies can showcase their games to the public with a free stall – last year we had over 9,000 people across the weekend.”
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have lost focus on the core gaming audience. If you want a service that is for gamers, by gamers then GMG is the place to be. We will offer great discounts, give credit to customers for trading in their PC games, and also reward customers with for recommending us and writing reviews.”
Sulyok said that GMG will
likely add physical game sales in all the territories where it operates digitally. As a part of the launch of Green Man Gaming’s physical offerings, the firm is running a series of pre-order offers on games such as Sleeping Dogs, Darksiders II, Call of Duty: Black Ops IIand Hitman: Absolution. GMG: 0207 135 2272
Gold OXM cover hunt from 2K
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