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After years of missed opportunities, Nintendo says its 'digital sales are soaring'

By Aaron Souppouris on April 20, 2013 11:32 am + 68 comments

After being slow to embrace online sales, Nintendo claims it's gaining traction with its 3DS Continue reading…
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Reassessing the costs and benefits of switching from film to digital projection

By Sam Byford on April 19, 2013 05:22 am + 18 comments

While the emotional debate over the respective qualities of film and digital is unlikely to be Continue reading…
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Total Bitcoin value passes $1 billion

By Louis Goddard on March 30, 2013 02:46 pm + 175 comments

The combined value of all Bitcoins in circulation surpassed $1 billion this Thursday, as the Continue reading…
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Amazon suspends 'SimCity' digital orders as customer complaints surge (update)

By Chris Welch on March 7, 2013 03:21 pm + 241 comments

Amazon has temporarily stopped offering digital purchases of SimCity, a move that's no doubt related Continue reading…
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EA will be building microtransactions into all of its upcoming games

By Bryan Bishop on February 27, 2013 05:49 pm + 127 comments

Microtransactions have become an increasingly important part of the gaming landscape, and it looks Continue reading…
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HBO VP shakes up digital team, seeks to help network embrace 'disruption of media'

By Chris Welch on February 15, 2013 01:58 pm + 44 comments

Late last year, HBO promoted Otto Berkes, a former Xbox executive, naming him Senior Vice President Continue reading…
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Drive-in theaters could be saved by digital projection

By Amar Toor on February 5, 2013 03:15 am + 15 comments

Drive-in theaters may seem like relics from a bygone era, but the film industry is doing its best to Continue reading…
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New 'Girls' and 'Enlightened' episodes available on HBO Go to sidestep Super Bowl scheduling

By Bryan Bishop on January 28, 2013 05:02 pm + 8 comments

Next Sunday the Super Bowl will take over US airwaves in a spectacle of pigskin and expensive Continue reading…
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Disney's 'Wreck-It Ralph' to debut as a digital download ahead of Blu-ray and DVD release

By Bryan Bishop on January 5, 2013 12:34 am + 52 comments

Disney will be giving download services an advantage with the upcoming release of Wreck-It Ralph by Continue reading…
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US music sales grew in 2012 as digital singles propped up physical media's decline

By Nathan Ingraham on January 4, 2013 09:34 am + 20 comments

While there's no doubt that the music industry is one that continues to be in flux, Nielsen just Continue reading…