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EU residents are now able to obtain refunds on their digital Steam purchases. The no questions asked policy has been introduced in an amendment to the Steam Subscriber Agreement document. If you are an EU subscriber [which in Valve’s terminology you become by installing the Steam client and completing registration] …
Read More »Rumours suggest Valve has added extra restrictions to Steam gifting
The clampdown on cross-region gifting in Steam appear to have been tightened further. Late last year a number of restrictions were put in place to limit users in countries where games are cheaper – such as Russia – from selling keys to consumers in countries such as the UK, where …
Read More »Cities: Skylines shifts 250k copies in one day
New city-building title Cities: Skylines has got off to a towering start on Steam. The game, published by Paradox Interactive and developed by Colossal Order, sold 250,000 copies (including pre-orders) across PC, Mac and Linux in its first 24 on sale after its release on Tuesday. The title is seen …
Read More »Spintires digs itself out of a ditch, gets development back on track
Digital indie PC hit Spintires has been hauled out of its development limbo. The game dabbled with the top of the Steam charts last summer and even passed the 100k sales barrier. However, a dispute between developer Pavel Zagrebelnyy and publisher Oovee saw work on the Kickstarted project grind to …
Read More »BioShock 2 temporarily vanishes from digital stores
Looking to buy BioShock 2 on Steam, Xbox Live or PSN? Tough. Polygon reports that 2K Games’ stylised FPS has vanished from a number of online stores, including the aforementioned. All of its expansions have gone, too. "BioShock 2 has been temporarily removed from the Steam, Xbox Live, and PlayStation …
Read More »Resident Evil HD re-release is the fastest selling game on PSN
The recent re-release of Capcom’s classic survival horror title Resident Evil has become the fastest-selling digital title in the PlayStation Store’s history The game, which launched on January 20th, broke the record for day one sales of a digital title on PSN in Europe and North America. Resident Evil HD …
Read More »Sega slashing 300 jobs as it shifts focus to PC and mobile
Voluntary retirement offered to staff in affected areas
Read More »Sega cutting 300 jobs as it prepares for digital, non-console future
Around 300 staff are to be offered early retirement following plans to completely restructure Sega’s business. Local organisations managing packaged game software in Western markets will be streamlined”, the company has said, with its San Francisco already confirmed for closure. Sega intends to alter operations to focus on mobile and …
Read More »Digital sales help EA make $1.1bn during Q3 period
FIFA Ultimate Team and SimCity BuildIt helped EA generate $1.1bn in GAAP revenue in the quarter ending December 31st 2014. Revenue from boxed products was up year-on-year – packaged goods made $585m, up from $398m during the same period last year. Digital sales represented around half of the publisher’s net …
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 …
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