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Publisher 505 Games is releasing digital hit Terraria in a box because it’s missing out on sales. The 2011 PC action construction game was launched on PSN and XBLA via 505 Games this year. It has sold over 2m copies, but now 505 is releasing the game in a box …
Read More »Xbox 360 closing day-and-date digital release gap
Simultaneous digital and physical launches on Xbox 360 are almost a reality. Payday 2 was available to buy on Xbox Live Arcade just a week after it was launched at retail. Microsoft had previously insisted on a three-month wait between the physical launch and its digital release. It’s still not …
Read More »Nvidia announces free-to-play currency giveaway
50 worth of in-game currency is to be given away with Nvidia graphics cards throughout the rest of the year. Those who buy a GeForce 700M series equipped notebook or a GTX 650 series desktop GPU will get free in-game cash spread across Warframe, Marvel Heroes and Neverwinter. The deal …
Read More »Zelda Wind Waker HD to release two weeks early via digital
Nintendo clearly wants consumers to buy a digital version of The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD. Having just confirmed an October 4th release date for the Wii U title in the US – which is the same as Europe, incidentally – Nintendo has now revealed that the game will …
Read More »UPDATED: Suspicions surround Kickstarted Ouya exclusive Gridiron Thunder
The first two titles to qualify for Ouya’s Kickstarter funding promotion have been greenlit – although controversy has since enveloped one of the games. Both Sam Chandola’s Elementary, My Dear Holmes and MogoTXT’s Gridiron Thunder have hit their Kickstarter goals and pledged Ouya exclusivity. This means they qualify for Ouya’s …
Read More »Square Enix suspends digital sales of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn
It seems that the reincarnation of Final Fantasy XIV has proved a big success – although it has come at a cost. Square Enix has announced that it has halted digital sales of the game as it attempts to get to grip with the high server traffic that has resulted …
Read More »Sony says Rain is due in October as PSN game gets release date
Digital curiosity Rain has been dated for PS3. Sony says the game will arrive on PSN on October 2nd with a European price of €12.99. The game’s up for pre-order right now. Those who do drop money on it early will get a few bonuses – a dynamic theme, a …
Read More »GameStop sales down 10.7% as retailer awaits next-gen rollout
Global games retailer GameStop has reported a 10.7 per cent decline in both global and like-for-like sales for Q2 2013. Total sales fell from $1.55bn last year to $1.38bn, which was a little better than had been forecast by the company. Digital and emerging markets fared well, however, with mobile …
Read More »PS3 gets GTA V bundle; Sony offers Rockstar discount with PSN pre-orders
Consumers who pre-order GTA 5 through the PSN store will be offered up to 75 per cent discount across Rockstar’s portfolio. Whilst Sony confirmed GTA 5 would be a day one digital title for the PS3, the platform holder revealed consumers who pre-order the title from the PlayStation store will …
Read More »Sony planning PS4 digital TV assault – report
Microsoft’s Xbox One TV ambitions are well known, but new reports suggest Sony intends to take the digital TV fight to its rival. The Wall Street Journal reports that Sony has reached a preliminary deal with Viacom that will see it provide paid streaming access to the likes of MTV, …
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