Take-Two's CEO Doesn't Believe in Game Pass Subscriptions
The CEO of Take-Two Interactive has spoken again about services like the Xbox Game Pass. Strauss Zelnick does not believe in this type of subscriptions can gain popularity, but, as he says, the final decision will be made by the players.
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Jacob Blazewicz
November 6, 2020
Players Ask Steam to Mark DRM-free Games
Once again, the gamers vent their displeasure with DRM security. All because of a Reddit user, who suggested that Steam should mark DRM-free games.
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Jacob Blazewicz
November 2, 2020
Cancel Your Facebook Account, Lose Your Oculus Games
After the integration of Facebook and Oculus accounts, if we decide to temporarily shut down or delete the former, we will also lose access to games bought for the latter.
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Bart Swiatek
October 26, 2020
Epic Games Inspires Microsoft to Add New Rules to Windows Store
Microsoft has introduced new rules for its store. The rules are designed to give creators freedom of choice and promote fairness and innovation. The changes do not apply to the Xbox Store.
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Jacob Blazewicz
October 9, 2020
Epic Games, Spotify and Others Join Forces Against Apple
Epic Games, Spotify, Tile and others companies have created the Coalition of App Fairness to fight Apple. The organization is to promote healthy competition in the digital distribution market and abolish the 30% profit cut.
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Jacob Blazewicz
September 26, 2020
Xbox Gets New Microsoft Store
Refreshed Microsoft Store finally appeared on the Xbox One console. The new interface accelerates and streamlines store operations, and introduces a handful of new features (including those associated with Xbox Series X and S).
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Jacob Blazewicz
September 25, 2020
Fall Guys is the Biggest Digital PC Debut Since Overwatch
SuperData analytics group summarized the global digital distribution in August. The industry has had a very successful month, but the biggest winner was the debuting Fall Guys, which outclassed all competition on PC.
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Jacob Blazewicz
September 23, 2020
EA Desktop Beta Registration Goes Live
The beta tests of EA Desktop, the application aimed at becoming the successor of Origin, have started. Currently, all owners of EA accounts can take part in them.
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Milosz Szubert
September 16, 2020
EA Announces the End of Origin
Electronic Arts is changing the name of its platform, which was a competition for Steam. It will no longer be called Origin, instead the app will simply be named EA.
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Arkadiusz Strzala
September 15, 2020
How Much Would It Cost to Buy Everything on Steam?
There is a site that enables us to check how much we would need to spend to buy all the games available on Steam. Currently, the amount is just over $537,000 (nearly $522,000 if discounts are included).
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Milosz Szubert
September 14, 2020
Augmented Steam Plugin Offers Enhanced Steam Experience
Steam with advanced filters and information about price changes, player activity, DRM, etc.? No, this is not a new update from Valve, but the Augmented Steam plugin. The expansion for Chrome and Firefox makes browsing Steam's catalogue much easier.
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Jacob Blazewicz
September 10, 2020
Apple Countersues Epic as the Battle for 30% Profit Cut Continues
In response to Epic Games' accusations, Apple has filed its own lawsuit, in which it accuses Tim Sweeney's company of breach of contract. The company demands compensation.
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Milosz Szubert
September 9, 2020
Fortnite's Losses on iOS; Epic Demands the Game be Returned to App Store
The removal of Fortnite from App Store and Google Play remains unresolved. However, Epic Games has filed a court order to put pressure on Apple to restore access to the popular battle royale on iOS devices. Reason: Epic Games' „irreparable damage” and a significant decline in the number of players.
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Jacob Blazewicz
September 6, 2020
Fortnite Pulled From Apple and Google Stores; Epic Goes to War
Apple and Google have removed the shooter Fortnite from their respective app stores. Epic Games has responded with actions against both entities. The reason for the commotion is the high, 30% revenue share on these digital distribution platforms, which Tim Sweeney does not accept.
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Bart Swiatek
August 14, 2020
Xbox 360 Hits Appeared in Microsoft Store
The hits originally released on Xbox 360 have returned to the Microsoft Store, allowing Xbox One console owners to purchase and play such titles as Battlefield 2: Modern Combat, Silent Hill: Downpour, DiRT 3 or Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. For the time being, it is not known whether these game will also be available on PC via Microsoft Store.
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Paul Wozniak
August 4, 2020
Xbox Will Get a New Microsoft Store - First Screenshots
Were shown how the new version of Microsoft Store for Xbox consoles will look like. It is to be both prettier and faster, as well as more functional.
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Adrian Werner
August 4, 2020
Steam - Cheap Shopping Via VPN Will be More Difficult
Steam has changed the payment system. From now on, purchases must be finalized by the local payment method. The move may be part of the fight against buying cheaper games from other regions through VPN.
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Arkadiusz Strzala
July 30, 2020
Epic Games Store Adds First Achievements
Epic Games announced the launch of game achievements on Epic Games Store. This applies only to certain games, and the system will be further improved.
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Jacob Blazewicz
July 30, 2020
Steam Introduces Registration for Game Tests
Valve has quietly added the ability to register for game testing on Steam. The feature is apparently not yet widely available.
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Jacob Blazewicz
July 27, 2020
CEO of Epic Games: Digital Ownership Should be a Universal Notion
Tim Sweeney, owner of Epic Games, shared his thoughts on digital ownership on Twitter. According to him, they should be universal and accessible to all platforms and stores.
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Damian Strozek
July 22, 2020