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GOG Galaxy 2.0 Coming. Integration With Consoles and Other Platforms
GOG.com digital game distribution platform has announced a new version of the GOG Galaxy 2.0 client. The updated application will offer integration with consoles and other digital distribution platforms.
hardware & software
May 22, 2019
Mortal Kombat 11 Scores Best Digital Debut in Series' History
Thanks to the SuperData report, we learned that Mortal Kombat 11 found 1.8 million buyers in digital distribution. This is over four times more than Mortal Kombat X.
video games
Adrian Werner
May 22, 2019
Epic Games Store Exclusives Start To Scare Developers Away
It turns out that not all PC developers are interested in a profitable exclusivity agreement with Epic Games Store. Some people reject the giant's proposal because they are afraid of losing their image and access to a wider audience.
video games
Michael Kulakowski
May 5, 2019
No More Serial Keys? Ubisoft Has A New Idea For Digital Distribution
Ubisoft and Genba Digital are working on a new digital distribution system for video games. The solution known as Silent Key Activation will eliminate the need to send activation codes to vendors, thus preventing unauthorized trading of keys.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
May 3, 2019
Randy Pitchford: "Steam Could be Dying in 5 to 10 years."
Randy Pitchford continues to battle opponents of the Epic Games Store. The CEO of Gearbox Software thinks Steam could be a dying store in a decade and will be replaced by another digital distribution platform.
video games
Konrad Serafinski
April 20, 2019
Epic Games Store Without Collectible Cards and Forums
Epic Game's Tim Sweeney shared some details about his development plans for Epic Games Store.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
April 12, 2019
The Digital Distribution Platform War Continues
Since its debut, the Epic Games Store has been making a lot of waves. Buying exclusive titles has caused many releases to miss Steam. A dispute arose between supporters and opponents of this practice, fueled by Richard Geldreich, a former Valve employee,
video games
Agnes Adamus
April 9, 2019
Third-Party Stores Reduce Valve's Revenue
When we think of Steam sales, both developers and publishers must take Valve's 30% revenue share into account. As it turns out, though, in fact, Gabe Newell's company gets, on average, only as much as 20% of a sold game copy's price.
video games
Christian Pieniazek
April 5, 2019
Epic Games Will Keep Acquiring Exclusives Despite Steam Announcements
Tim Sweeney, the CEO of Epic Games, admitted that no previous developer announcements about e.g. Steam will prevent his company from acquiring new exclusive titles. Sweeney's words contradict the earlier assurances that the Metro Exodus affair was the las
video games
Konrad Serafinski
April 4, 2019
New PlayStation Store Policy Allows Refunds (With a Catch)
Sony published new rules of a new, precise refund policy for PlayStation Store. The changes relate mainly to games, pre-orders, expansions and subscriptions. There is, however, a certain catch to all this.
video games
Konrad Serafinski
April 2, 2019
Assassin’s Creed 3 Pulled From Steam and Uplay in Favor of Remaster
Ubisoft decided to pull the original version of Assassin’s Creed III from Steam and Uplay. From now on, the game will only be available in its remastered version, which costs more and has higher hardware requirements.
video games
Bart Swiatek
April 1, 2019
Epic Games Representatives Keep Defending Exclusive Titles
David Stelzer and Sergey Galyonkin took part in a Q&A session organized by GamesIndustry.biz during PAX East 2019 and answered some questions related to Epic Games Store. As you may expect, the main topic was exclusive titles.
video games
March 29, 2019
Epic Games Store Rejects Acclaimed Independent Game
Witch Games has announced that Epic Games has rejected the request to add Assault Android Cactus, an acclaimed independent title, to the Epic Games Store.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
March 29, 2019
Tim Sweeney: Prices in Epic Game Store Will Drop
In a recent interview for Ars Technica, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney shared his thoughts on the PC video game market. He believes that Epic Games Store may help reduce prices.
video games
Bart Swiatek
March 26, 2019
Doom Eternal and RAGE 2 Coming to Steam. So is Fallout 76.
Bethesda Softworks informed that the PC edition of RAGE 2 and Doom Eternal will be available on Steam. The same goes for the upcoming spin-offs to the Wolfenstein series, followed by Fallout 76.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
March 25, 2019
Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 Won't be an Exclusive
The developers of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 have promised that the PC version of the game will not be available exclusively on any single digital distribution platform.
video games
Adrian Werner
March 25, 2019
Chris Avellone: The Outer Worlds' Exclusivity is a Cash Grab
Chris Avellone – the co-founder of Obsidian Entertainment, currently a renowned independent developer – has taken a stance on the deal signed by his former employer with Epic Games Store. He believes that the decision is nothing more than a cash grab.
video games
Bart Swiatek
March 25, 2019
Epic Games Reveals Digital Distribution Costs
Epic Games studio CEO revealed the costs of digital distribution. His calculations show that a 12% margin is enough to make big money, and the industry standard 30% is exaggerated.
video games
Adrian Werner
March 22, 2019
Epic Does Not Want Another Metro Exodus Controversy
Epic Games addressed the controversies surrounding the company's activities in the last weeks.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
March 22, 2019
Steam Reveals New Layout and Functionalities
Among the highlights of Valve's panel during this years Game Developers Conference were the reworked layout of Steam library and developer events. The former can be examined up close, and some interesting details have been revealed concerning the latter.
video games
Christian Pieniazek
March 22, 2019