Lawsuit Against Sony Could Give Us Cheaper PS4 and PS5 Games
A class action lawsuit against Sony Interactive Entertainment could lower the prices on PlayStation Store. The lawsuit is aimed at Sony's monopoly in selling digital copies of games for PlayStation 4 and 5 consoles.
video games
May 7, 2021
xCloud Exclusivity as Microsoft's Bargaining Chip for Reduced Profit Margin
Thanks to the Epic Games vs. Apple court battle, we now know that Microsoft was planning to cut its 30% profit margin on Xbox game sales in exchange for exclusive streaming rights on xCloud. Those plans have been abandoned, at least for now.
video games
May 5, 2021
Epic Games Store Spent $1 Billion on Exclusives
Epic Games has already spent over a billion dollars on exclusive games for Epic Games Store. This is part of a strategy to capture up to half of the PC gaming market.
video games
May 5, 2021
We Learned Epic's Spendings on Giveaways; Subnautica Alone Cost Almost $1.5M
Documents leaked on the occasion of the lawsuit between Epic Games and Apple reveal how much the former paid for games given away for free on its platform during the first nine months of this operation. The total amount it had to spend during that period is close to $12 million.
video games
May 4, 2021
CS:GO and PUBG Reign Again Among Steam Bestsellers
Last week was exceptionally good for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Playerunknown's Battlegrounds. Both game found themselves at the top of Steam's bestseller list, surpassing the hits of recent months.
video games
May 3, 2021
New Lawsuit Concerning Valve's Monopolistic Practices on Steam
Valve has become the target of another lawsuit. The document filed by Wolfire Games accuses the company of anti-competitive regulation, including overpricing on Steam and taking 30% of devs' revenue.
video games
April 30, 2021
Microsoft Follows in Epic Games Store's Footsteps and Reduces Revenue Share
Microsoft Store is following in Epic Games Store's footsteps and will offer more compensation to video game developers. Starting August 1, the store's revenue share will decrease to 12%, albeit this applies only to PC games.
video games
April 29, 2021
New Features on Steam Will Make Finding Games Easier
Valve has introduced more changes to Steam. This time the platform received new features related to game search.
video games
April 22, 2021
Sony Caves In - PlayStation Store Will Remain on PS3 and PSV
Sony backpedaled on its plans to close the PS Store on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita consoles. CEO Jim Ryan confirmed that the decision was based on player feedback.
hardware & software
April 19, 2021
Epic Secures $1B for Development, Including $200M From Sony
Epic Games received a really substantial injection of cash from its investors, equal to $1 billion. The amount was contributed by Sony, among others.
video games
April 13, 2021
Tim Sweeney Satisfied With Epic Games Store, Losses Called 'Investments'
Epic Games' CEO Tim Sweeney commented on Twitter about the Epic Games Store platform losing money. In his opinion, it is an investment that enables the store to grow and reach out to players.
video games
April 12, 2021
Epic Games Store Remains in the Red
The court documents in Epic Games vs Apple case bring a lot of interesting information. It turns out that Epic Games Store has been making nothing but losses so far, and that's not going to change anytime soon.
video games
April 10, 2021
Sony Provides PS Store Shutdown Schedule for PS3, PS Vita and PSP
Sony has confirmed plans to close the PlayStation Store on older devices. The store will be unavailable on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita in a few months.
hardware & software
March 29, 2021
Epic Games Store Will Add New Social Features
Epic Games Store will get some improvements. First new features (including player cards) will arrive later this month.
video games
March 18, 2021
Google Play Cuts Revenue Share, Tim Sweeney Criticizes
Google, following Apple, is cutting the commission for developers submitting apps to Google Play store by half. Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games, is not happy with this decision.
video games
March 17, 2021
Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC Twice as Popular as on Consoles
Thanks to SuperData's January report, we've learned that twice as many people played Red Dead Redemption 2 and Red Dead Online on PC as on consoles last month.
video games
February 24, 2021
Valve Refuses to Give Apple Steam Data Against Epic Games
Valve rejected a request from Apple for Steam data. These would have helped in the fight between the Californian company and Epic Games. However, the platform's owner believes that Apple's demands are by no means as modest as the company portrays.
video games
February 19, 2021
Chinese Steam Launches With 53 Games and No Forum
China finally got its own version of Steam. Due to restrictions and censorship it is very limited.
video games
February 10, 2021
Steam With New Activity Record
Steam just set another activity record. Yesterday, more than 26.4 million users were logged in at the same time.
video games
February 8, 2021
Over 100 Unannounced Exclusives Coming to Epic Games Store
Epic Games is not giving up on paying for featuring exclusive games in the store. Company's representative revealed that there's still more exclusive games in the pipeline that have been featured so far.
video games
February 6, 2021