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Fortnite Pulled From Apple and Google Stores; Epic Goes to War
Apple and Google have removed the shooter Fortnite from their respective app stores. Epic Games has responded with actions against both entities. The reason for the commotion is the high, 30% revenue share on these digital distribution platforms, which Tim Sweeney does not accept.
video games
Bart Swiatek
August 14, 2020
Xbox 360 Hits Appeared in Microsoft Store
The hits originally released on Xbox 360 have returned to the Microsoft Store, allowing Xbox One console owners to purchase and play such titles as Battlefield 2: Modern Combat, Silent Hill: Downpour, DiRT 3 or Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. For the time being, it is not known whether these game will also be available on PC via Microsoft Store.
video games
Paul Wozniak
August 4, 2020
Xbox Will Get a New Microsoft Store - First Screenshots
Were shown how the new version of Microsoft Store for Xbox consoles will look like. It is to be both prettier and faster, as well as more functional.
video games
Adrian Werner
August 4, 2020
Steam - Cheap Shopping Via VPN Will be More Difficult
Steam has changed the payment system. From now on, purchases must be finalized by the local payment method. The move may be part of the fight against buying cheaper games from other regions through VPN.
hardware & software
Arkadiusz Strzala
July 30, 2020
Epic Games Store Adds First Achievements
Epic Games announced the launch of game achievements on Epic Games Store. This applies only to certain games, and the system will be further improved.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
July 30, 2020
Steam Introduces Registration for Game Tests
Valve has quietly added the ability to register for game testing on Steam. The feature is apparently not yet widely available.
hardware & software
Jacob Blazewicz
July 27, 2020
CEO of Epic Games: Digital Ownership Should be a Universal Notion
Tim Sweeney, owner of Epic Games, shared his thoughts on digital ownership on Twitter. According to him, they should be universal and accessible to all platforms and stores.
video games
Damian Strozek
July 22, 2020
80% of Capcom's Game Sales are Digital
Already 80% of games with Capcom's logo are purchased digitally. The publisher wants to improve this result, but does not intend to abandon boxes yet.
video games
Adrian Werner
July 10, 2020
Satisfactory - Sales Results on Steam and Epic Games Store
A representative of Coffee Stain Studios revealed exactly how many people bought Satisfactory on Steam and how many on Epic Games store (where it was a temporary exclusive).
video games
July 4, 2020
Free Games Work - Epic Games Store is Becoming Increasingly Popular
The creators of Epic Games Store boasted some stats, from which we learned that the last period was a record one for the store in terms of user interest. But how does it compare to its biggest competitor, Valve's Steam?
video games
Damian Strozek
June 24, 2020
Minecraft Dungeons Becomes May's Biggest Debut
Minecraft Dungeons proved to be the best digital debut of May. In addition, Epic Games Store's giveaways of GTA 5 and Civilization 6 were great successes, with both games recording not only a large increase in user numbers but also in revenue.
video games
Adrian Werner
June 23, 2020
Microsoft Drops Adding Game Keys in Xbox Sets
Microsoft has made changes to the activation of digital versions of games added to its consoles. These will not be present in the form of a game key, but will automatically be assigned to the profile to which we first log in on our newly purchased device.
video games
Milosz Szubert
June 8, 2020
NFS Heat and Other EA Games Available on Steam; EA Access Coming Soon
Further EA games are available from today on Steam. The players can purchase Need for Speed: Heat or Crysis 3 on Valve. The EA Access subscription for Steam users is expected to be available soon.
video games
Paul Wozniak
June 4, 2020
Epic Games Store's Share in PC Game Market is Growing
Epic Games Store, a digital distribution platform launched by creators of Fortnite, is doing better and better. According to Tim Sweeney, EGS already controls about 15% of the PC game market. The developer also convinces that giving away free games brings measurable benefits not only to players but also developers.
video games
Bart Swiatek
June 2, 2020
Valve is Testing a Censored Chinese Version of Steam
Valve Software is working on a Chinese version of Steam - the program was announced in 2018 and recently received an alpha version. The application differs in several respects from the variant known from other regions of the world.
video games
Bart Swiatek
May 25, 2020
Record April For Digital Distribution and GTA Online
Last month turned out to be a record month for microtransactions in Grand Theft Auto Online and for the entire digital market. We also learned the sales results of such games as Final Fantasy VII Remake, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered or Resident Evil 3 in electronic distribution.
video games
Adrian Werner
May 24, 2020
G2A Will Pay Compensation to Devs of Factorio
The sales platform G2A has pledged to compensate Factorio's developers, paying almost $40,000 for illegally obtained game keys. This is a result of actions taken by G2A and Wube Software almost a year ago.
video games
Damian Strozek
May 21, 2020
Rumors About Steam's Loyalty Program
Pavel Djundik from Steam Database reported of plans to introduce a loyalty program on Steam. This would translate into the possibility to exchange points to obtain virtual items, but also discounts in Valve's store.
hardware & software
Jacob Blazewicz
May 11, 2020
Great Quarter for EA and Activision - Cash Flowed in Streams
Financial reports of Activision and Electronic Arts have been published. Both made excellent profits, mainly from digital distribution, which accounts for the vast majority of revenues of both publishers.
video games
Adrian Werner
May 6, 2020
Call of Duty Beaten - New Digital Sales Record for Consoles
The SuperData analytics group published a report on global digital distribution in March. Last month turned out to be exceptionally good for the market, with great results of Doom Eternal, Half-Life: Alyx and Animal Crossing. The latter production broke the first month's digital sales record for console titles, set by Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
April 23, 2020