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Sony’s digital retail drive is continuing with a large slate of former disc-only games now available to download. As of today Sony’s PS3 Essentials range is available on the PlayStation Store, with prices ranging from 9.99 to 15.99. There are a number of big hits, too, including the likes of …

UK trade body calls on industry to sign up to Prompt Payment Code to help protect businesses

It’s a good time to be a horror game fan. A brand new first person horror title hit Steam at the weekend and offers a different take on the genre. It’s set in an abandoned sawmill and sees players not only striving to reveal clues about their character’s past but …

Latest 3.1 update designed to offer users advanced functionality for building, distributing and promoting social apps

A recent change to Steam’s terms and conditions could face legal action from a German consumer rights group. Last month Valve added a clause into Steam’s T&Cs that is designed to protect itself from class action lawsuits. Failure to agree to the changes resulted in consumers being locked out of …

Etail specialist The Hut Group has bucked the struggling retail trends by posting strong results for H1 2012. Sales for the period were up an impressive 54 per cent year-on-year, with revenue jumping from 42.9m in 2011 to 66.2m. Margins climbed from 0.7 per cent to six per cent thanks …

New Governor commissioned report recommends creation of agency to oversee broader economic policy

Developers able to publish titles to Windows Store before new OS launches on October 26th

Sony has confirmed a European release date for its big Christmas release Wonderbook. The new peripheral will be released on November 16th in the UK and on November 15th across Europe. It will arrive in Australia on November 14th. An assortment of SKUs will be available, chief of which is …

As of next month it may be cheaper to buy triple-A releases for PS3 digitally rather than from the High Street. The American PlayStation division has announced an initiative called PSN Day 1 Digital” that will see major releases available to buy through the PlayStation Store on the same day …