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A complicated set of restrictions has been implemented that has effectively killed off one avenue through which cheap European CD keys are sold online. Engadget reckons that the changes, which apply to games that are given as a ‘gift’ directly through Steam, have been put in place as a response …

Original ships 700,000 copies, with 200,000 sold to consumers

NIS America has confirmed PS4 tactics RPG Disgaea 5 will see a 2015 release in Europe and North America. The PlayStation US Blog hosts an announcement post from the studio, in which it reveals the game has been fully titled Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance. The game will pack over …

Konami producer Tak Fujii has announced his exit from the company. Fujii departs following nearly two decades with the firm, having begun his career at Konami working in audio and localization. It’s been great 20 years of creation. Thanks for all who supported, loved my titles. Farewell and may the …

Game Boy Advance release Mega Man Zero has arrived on the Wii U Virtual Console, with all currently available 3DS and Wii U Mega Man eShop titles on sale for Mega Man’s 27th anniversary. Mega Man Zero is available now on the Wii U eShop for $7.99. The game stars …

The plummeting value of the rouble has led to tech giant Apple halting online sales of products to Russia and closing its Russian website. Apple had already last month upped its Russian prices by 25 per cent to try and bring prices in line with some other European regions. The …

Online retailer Ebuyer.com has announced its first TV sponsorship campaign with UK TV channel Dave. The deal – worth 2.8 million – is set to run from January 2015 for a year, with Ebuyer.com sponsoring the ‘Weekends on Dave’ slot. The campaign has been named ‘Big on Tech’ and features …

This year’s guide to the international games market is now available to read online for free. MCV has published a comprehensive – and free – booklet that acts as a guide to a number of territories around the world, from Italy to Sri Lanka. Around the World with MCV, in …

Developer CI Games has begun work on a sequel to Lords of the Fallen. "We’re now working on vision and concepts for Lords 2," executive producer Tomasz Gop told Euroogamer, without revealing any further details. The studio had previously revealed that it had shipped around 700,000 copies of the game, …