links for 2009-10-19

• Moore: disc-based games business is a "burning platform" // News
  EA Sports president Peter Moore has compared the traditional videogames sales model to a sinking ship.

  "The core business model of videogames is a burning platform," said Moore, speaking at the 5th annual PLAY Digital Media Conference.

  
  
  (tags: electronic arts digital download video games business market)
  
  
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  Les colis sont d'abord centralisés - Reportage chez Kiala - Journal du Net
  
  
  Reportage chez Kiala
  
  
  (tags: kiala ecommerce logistique reportage)
  
  
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  Study: Impulse purchases account for 40% of game sales // News
  
  
  40 per cent of game buyers have purchased a game on impulse in the last six months, according to a new Canadian study conducted by The NPD Group. These impulse purchases, it speculates, are attributable to creative packaging, online accessibility and a rise in the availability of low cost pre-owned games.
  
  
  (tags: games sales)