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Digital Wii U and 3DS games can now be purchased on the Nintendo web store. The platform holder has at last followed in the footsteps of Sony and Microsoft by allowing owners to pay for a digital download on its website and then have the content automatically downloaded to any …
Read More »DC Thomson planning The Beano iOS games
Having already announced plans to publish a new video games mag, DC Thomson also wants a piece of the games market. In August the company unveiled monthly games mag 110% Gaming, but now it wants an even more direct involvement in the games sector. It has detailed plans to bring …
Read More »Digital version of Minecraft: Xbox One Edition is exclusive to GAME on the High Street
GAME has been revealed as the exclusive High Street supplier of the digital version of Minecraft: Xbox One Edition. Buyers can buy a code to download the game for 13.59. Furthermore, it’s also being offered for free with purchases of the Xbox One console for 329.99. The retailer is also …
Read More »PC code stripping: ‘Asian market is rotten to the core’
Asia is another major territory selling cheap PC codes to games retailers in Europe, an MCV investigation can reveal. The news follows MCV’s study last month, which found that widespread PC code stripping is hurting retail margins and misleading publishers. PC codes are being taken out of boxed PC games …
Read More »Uncooked ditches print version of GAMER, makes brand digital-only
The current physical issue of GAMER magazine will be the last. Bournemouth’s Uncooked Media has announced its intention to shift the brand online, focusing on its interactive GAMER app that launched in February. By focusing on GAMER Interactive we can embrace new opportunities, such as creating one-off specials on a …
Read More »Minecraft available now on PS4, on Xbox One this Friday
PS4 owners are now able to download Minecraft. As suggested yesterday, the game is now available to buy on PSN for 15.99, with those who already own it on PS3 able to upgrade for 3.99. Microsoft has already confirmed that the game will be released at the same price on …
Read More »Digital games are more environmentally damaging than physical games
Downloading games actually has a larger environmental impact than buying them physically, a new report has claimed. A study called The Carbon Footprint of Games Distribution in the Journal of Industrial Ecology says that more energy is used in the playing of games than the production or distribution of them. …
Read More »GameFly sells digital distribution service to AtGames
Retro console manufacturer AtGames has acquired GameFly’s digital distribution service. Joystiq reports that the service will keep going throughout the transition and the company assures users that they will retain access to their content after the switch is complete. AtGames, which is best known for making replica retro consoles such …
Read More »92% of PC game sales are digital
Digital downloads represent a whopping 92 per cent of all PC game sales across the world. Analyst DFC Intelligence told PCR that digital games made up 92 per cent of all PC game sales in 2013, and the firm expects this number to increase in years to come. This stat …
Read More »Xbox digital download codes to be sold at retail
Microsoft has begun rolling out digital download offers for Xbox content at US and UK shops, including codes for add-ons and full games. Major Nelson announces that codes for various products are already available for purchase on Amazon, and coming soon to other retailers. We’re kicking this off with digital …
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