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Consumers who buy from Zavvi.com can now earn loyalty points, giving them money off future purchases. Zavvi has introduced a new Rewardz loyalty scheme, which offers customers points every time they buy a game or other item from the online store. For every 1 a consumer spends on Zavvi.com, they’ll …

Online retailer Amazon is preparing to open its very first bricks and mortar outlet in Seattle, reports suggest. ‘Amazon sources’ say the store could open in a matter of months, selling books, Kindle devices and Amazon exclusives. It’s part of an initiative to test whether opening a chain of stores …

Bit-torrent sharing site BTJunkie has made the decision to cease operations after seven years of activity. The site itself did not host content on its servers – which was very much the domain of the recently closed Megaupload – it has taken the precautionary step in light of increasing pressure …

Nearly 13 years after it first hit the market, Sony Online Entertainment has decided to convert EverQuest into a free-to-play title. A number of new payment options will be introduced. Standard all-you-can-eat subscriptions will remain an option, but a F2P version supported by microtransactions will also be available. Those who …

More than 250m users have signed up for Bigpoint’s free-to-play PC browser games in the ten years it has been producing them. The online games giant now has over 1,000 game portals across social networks and media sites. Plus, a quarter of a million new players are drawn to its …

All Bungie-developed Halo games will have their online data handed over to Microsoft’s 343 studio on March 31st. 343 Industries will be responsible for game stats, player service records, hosting user-generated content and operating the in-game ‘Pro Service’ moving forwards. This also means things like Halo Reach’s daily challenges and …

Crowds have gathered outside the European Parliament in Warsaw over a new SOPA-style bill which could threaten online freedom. The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), like the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), aims to counter online copyright infringement, as well as counterfeited goods and medicine, reports Gamasutra. The European Union is …

CLOUD GAMING EUROPE: Triple-A quality often means a triple-A cost, says chief games officer Philip Reisberger

Publishers can get a bigger slice of pre-owned game sales at retail – if they’re willing to reach a compromise with stores. Several games retailers have told MCV they’d be happy to share revenues from used game sales if publishers scrapped Online Pass codes or gave them a better deal …

The number of new signups to EverQuest II has tripled since the Sony MMO game went free-to-play one month ago. Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley revealed a series of statistics on Twitter about the RPG’s rise in new players. We are seeing some amazing growth in EverQuest II,” he …