Gaming suffers 6% decline
NPD Group has announced the results of its recent research regarding the video game market in the US, says Ecommerce Journal.
According to figures, in June, the volume of video game sales has dropped from $2.3 billion last year to $2.2 billion by 6%. The sales include videogame hardware, software and accessories.
However, the analysts think that soon the situation on the gaming market will improve owing to the coming releases of motion controllers by Sony and Microsoft, Move and Kinect motion controllers respectively. This forecast is based on the wild success of Nintendo's Wii.
Calls for UK gaming tax break
Industry body Tiga maintains that the UK games industry needs a tax cut, despite the government's introduction of a £2 million fund, states Electric Pig.
The body hit the coalition government with a set of priorities, and three tiered demands to get the UK gaming industry competing in a global market.
The Games Tax Relief, which was cancelled in George Osborne's budget last month, is still Tiga's key priority. It holds that a tax break needs to be introduced for the UK gaming industry as soon as possible.
Games retailer intros mobile portal
UK retailer Game has unveiled its own mobile retail site selling mobile games alongside music, real tones, wallpapers and apps, writes Pocket Gamer.
Provided by Spanish distributor Zed, it sits in the download section of the existing online retail site.
One can select titles using a dropdown menu to choose brand and model to ensure compatibility.
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