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Bethesda has chosen not to release the digital and physical versions of Wolfenstein: The Old Blood at the same time. The game, a stand-alone prequel to last year’s Wolfenstein: The New Order, was previously due out on PS4, Xbox One and PC on May 5th. It will still release digitally …
Read More »Dying Light’s physical release delayed by one month, DLC offered for free
The boxed version of Dying Light will arrive a month later than the game’s digital release. It was announced earlier this week that the physical game would be delayed, and now developer Techland has said it will arrive in Europe, Australia, Asia and the Middle East on February 27th. The …
Read More »Dying Light’s physical release delayed
Physical copies of Warner Bros’ zombie title Dying Light won’t be available next week as planned. The PS4, Xbox One and PC title will still be released digitally on Tuesday January 27th as planned. There will be a short delay in the release of physical copies of Dying Light in …
Read More »GameStop thinks that cheap digital games are a ‘mistake’
The president of GameStop has warned the games industry that it risks repeating the mistake of the music and film sectors by devaluing its main commodity. The average price being paid by a customer rate full game triple-A download is $22,” president Tony Bartel told investors, as transcribed by Seeking …
Read More »Physical and next-gen release date for The Wolf Among Us confirmed
Telltale’s The Wolf Among Us is getting a physical release on PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 and Vita next month. The game is already available digitally on PS3 and Xbox 360, but this release – dated for November 7th in the UK – is the first time it has …
Read More »Minecraft available now on PS4, on Xbox One this Friday
PS4 owners are now able to download Minecraft. As suggested yesterday, the game is now available to buy on PSN for 15.99, with those who already own it on PS3 able to upgrade for 3.99. Microsoft has already confirmed that the game will be released at the same price on …
Read More »Digital games are more environmentally damaging than physical games
Downloading games actually has a larger environmental impact than buying them physically, a new report has claimed. A study called The Carbon Footprint of Games Distribution in the Journal of Industrial Ecology says that more energy is used in the playing of games than the production or distribution of them. …
Read More »92% of PC game sales are digital
Digital downloads represent a whopping 92 per cent of all PC game sales across the world. Analyst DFC Intelligence told PCR that digital games made up 92 per cent of all PC game sales in 2013, and the firm expects this number to increase in years to come. This stat …
Read More »GAME is winning back market share from supermarkets
High Street retailer GAME has clawed back some of the UK’s video game market share from supermarkets. That’s according to Kanter Worldpanel, which found that for the 12 weeks ending July 6th GAME boosted its share of the physical games, movie and music market by 1.1 per cent year-on-year. Amazon …
Read More »Retail release confirmed for Killer Instinct on Xbox One
Xbox One fighting outing Killer Instinct is making the switch from digital to retail. The game was a launch title for Microsoft’s machine but has until now only been available digitally. However, a boxed release in the US is confirmed along with a discount $19.99 price and September 23rd release …
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