Digital Distribution related news and articles

The Japanese publisher Bandai Namco has opened a new online merchandise store for the European market.

Various developers have been accused of artificially raising their prices before putting their games on sale on the Steam Store, reports say.

Below is a list of top 25 best sellers on Steam platform.
1. Grand Theft Auto V – Rockstar – 13 Apr, 2015
2. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive – Valve Corporation – 21 Aug, 2012
3. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege – Ubisoft – 30 Nov, 2015

The market research group Superdata has found that digital game revenue has increased across the board in October 2015.

Digital games retailer Green Man Gaming has been the source of controversy as it comes under fire from accusations regarding source of GMG’s digital keys.

A report describing the financial data for the world’s gaming industry found that September 2015 was a phenomenal month, as the digital market grew significantly.

Electronic Arts have proven to be fully committed to the digital revolution by earning 77% of its Q1 revenue through digital sales. EA’s digital sales accounted for $532M of their total amount of $693M in revenue.

Statistical research by the market data group Superdata has estimated that the total revenue earned by Steam in 2014 reached $1.5bn, with Valve earning $730M out of that total amount through both their own sales and commission from third party sales.

PC games can be sold as box products or as digital downloads. Increasing number of games are sold as downloads, because it’s easier and more convenient both for buyers and sellers.

Game Codes, CD Keys, Digital Distribution… these terms are becoming increasingly common and usable in game industry. In addition to selling PC games on disks, they can also distributed digitally through Internet.