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Discord's Game Subscription Service Goes Offline

Almost a year ago Discord introduced a game subscription. Unfortunately, the catalog of Nitro Games was not to the liking of the players. Therefore, the company has decided to resign from the service and will switch it off in mid-October.

hardware & software

September 14, 2019

Discord's Game Subscription Service Goes Offline

Beta Version of GOG Galaxy 2.0 With First Major Update

The closed beta version of GOG Galaxy 2.0 has been updated for the first time to bring its functionality closer to what the developers promised in their first announcements. Galaxy 2.0 allows you to create a universal database of our games on all modern hardware platforms.

hardware & software

September 13, 2019

Beta Version of GOG Galaxy 2.0 With First Major Update

Tool Enables You to Easily Import EGS Games to Steam

One of Steam's users created a useful tool that needs only one click to import games from most other launchers to Valve's client. This enables us to take advantage of many useful features such as Steam Overlay, home streaming and Big Picture mode. And we've got everything in one place.

video games

September 6, 2019

Tool Enables You to Easily Import EGS Games to Steam

New Beta of Steam Library Goes Live This Month

Valve is preparing to introduce a beta version of the changed appearance of the Steam Library. New features were presented at last week's conference in Seattle and users will be able to try them out later this month.

video games

September 5, 2019

New Beta of Steam Library Goes Live This Month

Uplay Plus - Ubisoft's Answer to Xbox Game Pass Launches Today

Uplay Plus, answer to the competing Origin Access Premier or Xbox Game Pass, was launched on the market. The subscription fee includes access to the full range of games offered by Ubisoft.

video games

September 3, 2019

Uplay Plus - Ubisoft's Answer to Xbox Game Pass Launches Today

Epic Games Store Resignes From Notifying of Improvement Dates

Epic Games Store has decided to change the organization of the Trello board, where the players can find plans for platform development. From now on, instead of deadlines, we will find bookmarks concerning changes - introduced, forthcoming and future ones.

video games

August 31, 2019

Epic Games Store Resignes From Notifying of Improvement Dates

Publisher of Metro Exodus is Pleased with Cooperation with Epic Games

CEO of Koch Media, the publisher of Metro Exodus, said he was extremely pleased with the partnership with Epic Games Store. He also does not exclude that in the future it will once again decide to sign an exclusivity agreement with Tim Sweeney's company.

video games

August 30, 2019

Publisher of Metro Exodus is Pleased with Cooperation with Epic Games

Ubisoft on Epic Games Store Exclusives: Steam is „Unrealistic”

Chris Early from Ubisoft commented on his company publishing PC versions of games on Epic Games Store rather than Steam. This is the decision of the publisher, who has had enough of the „unrealistic” business model used by Valve.

video games

August 28, 2019

Ubisoft on Epic Games Store Exclusives: Steam is „Unrealistic”

Chinese Gamers to Disappear from Steam? Steam China Revealed

Perfect World, a company cooperating with Valve, shared the first details about the official Chinese version of the Steam platform. Soon the players from China will be „almost completely independent” from the rest of the world.

hardware & software

August 21, 2019

Chinese Gamers to Disappear from Steam? Steam China Revealed

„You owe us $300,000,” Say Subnautica's Creators to G2A [Updated]

The dispute between developers and G2A is raging on and it does not look like anything is going to change in the near future. The tool proposed by the platform to block keys not intended for sale did not arouse much interest among the devs and caused further controversies.

video games

August 14, 2019

„You owe us $300,000,” Say Subnautica's Creators to G2A [Updated]

Growth of Digital Games Distribution; Great Form of Rainbow Six Siege

The latest report of the SuperData group brings interesting info on digital distribution condition. It shows that Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege is still doing great despite being almost four years old and Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled had a great start.

video games

July 24, 2019

Growth of Digital Games Distribution; Great Form of Rainbow Six Siege

Limbo For Free on Epic Games Store

From today, Epic Games users can add Limbo, a two-dimensional platformerm game from PlayDead, to their library at no charge. The game will be available for free for a week.

special offers

July 18, 2019

Limbo For Free on Epic Games Store

G2A Offers Devs Tool For Blocking Illegal Keys

G2A again addressed the controversy surrounding the sale of game keys. The platform proposes to devs to create a special tool that would allow automatic blocking of codes obtained by „unethical” methods.

video games

July 12, 2019

G2A Offers Devs Tool For Blocking Illegal Keys

Steam Labs Launches; Offers AI Game Recommendations

Valve has released Steam Labs, thanks to which we can test, among others, the system of automatic game recommendation, based on the analysis of our preferences.

video games

July 12, 2019

Steam Labs Launches; Offers AI Game Recommendations

Age of Wonders 3 for Free on Steam

On the occasion of the upcoming launch of Age of Wonders: Planetfall, Triumph Studios and Paradox Interactive released their previous work, Age of Wonders III, for free. As it usually happens, we have a limited amount of time to add this production to our library.

special offers

July 12, 2019

Age of Wonders 3 for Free on Steam

Paradox Interactive: Traditional Video Game Profit Share is Scandalous

Fredrick Wester, CEO of Paradox Interactive, believes that the traditional 70/30 distribution of profits between developers and owners of digital distribution platforms is scandalous and outdated. He believes that Epic Games Store is having a very positive impact on the industry. This opinion was shared by several other devs.

video games

July 2, 2019

Paradox Interactive: Traditional Video Game Profit Share is Scandalous

Devs: Better Pirate Games than Use G2A

Developers have just given us a written conscent. Download our games from the torrents instead of buying G2A keys - this is what Mike Rose from No More Robots and Rami Ismail from Vlambeer want the players to do.

video games

July 2, 2019

Devs: Better Pirate Games than Use G2A

Epic Games CEO: Lack of Steam Keys to Shenmue 3 is Valve's Fault

According to the CEO of Epic Games, Tim Sweeney, the lack of keys distribution via Steam is the fault of Valve. Their policy doesn't allow this in the case of games that have their release outside of their service.

video games

June 29, 2019

Epic Games CEO: Lack of Steam Keys to Shenmue 3 is Valve's Fault

Tim Sweeney Explains Why Epic Games Bets on Exclusive Titles

Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games, explained on Twitter why the strategy of mass buying of exclusive titles, though unpopular, is beneficial to gamers.

video games

June 26, 2019

Tim Sweeney Explains Why Epic Games Bets on Exclusive Titles

Closed Beta of GOG Galaxy 2.0 Launches

Today, a closed beta of GOG Galaxy 2.0 has launched. The tests cover all the new features of CD Project's digital distribution platform client, above all the creation of a combined list of games from various hardware platforms.

other

June 24, 2019

Closed Beta of GOG Galaxy 2.0 Launches