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“The decision will have no effect on Steam while the case is on appeal," Valve reports
Read More »[UPDATED] ISFE says ruling contradicts established EU law – after French court insists Steam users should be permitted to resell digital games
Rockstar Games reveals new digital storefront, Rockstar Games Launcher
The developer has declined to comment whether or not this affects the availability of its titles on other PC stores
Read More »Gaming remains the UK’s biggest entertainment sector ‘by far’
Video game sales account for "nearly half of the combined music, video and games markets"
Read More »GOG to delist all Telltale games from storefront next week
Titles affected include The Wolf Among Us, the Batman series, and the Sam & Max series
Read More »Sony amends policy to permit refunds on digital pre-orders right up until release day
Refunds are also permitted up to 14-days post-release provided the game hasn't been downloaded
Read More »Sony confirms plans to remove full game digital download codes from retail sale
Digital games will only be purchasable via the PlayStation Store
Read More »Switch exclusive Kamiko hits 110,000 sales
Digital Switch exclusive Kamiko has sold over 110,000 copies, co-founder and CEO of Circle Entertainment Chris Chau has told Nintendo Life. Developed by two-person Japanese outfit Skipmore and published by Flyhigh Works with assistance from Circle Entertainment, the game has been one of the console’s early digital hits, joining the …
Read More »Day One sales for The Flame in the Flood on Switch has beaten all other formats, says Curve
Curve Digital released indie roguelike The Flame in the Flood on the Nintendo Switch yesterday, and the game has already "smashed" expectations, according to publishing director Simon Byron, beating Day One sales for all other platforms it’s been released on. Byron also added on Twitter (see below) that the success of The …
Read More »Nier: Automata hits 2m shipments and digital sales
Square Enix and PlatinumGames’ action RPG Nier: Automata has hit another huge milestone, the publisher has announced. After hitting 1.5m shipmentsin May this year, thegame’s shipments and digital sales have now reached at least two million across the globe. The game released on PS4 and PC earlier this year to …
Read More »Destiny 2’s digital sales far higher than the original, Activision confirms
Destiny 2’s Week One figures may not have reached the same heights as its predecessor when it launched last week, but it’s still the biggest UK launch of the year so far – a feat it’s now managed to mirror on a worldwide scale, publisher Activision Blizzard has announced, delivering …
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