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EA To Retire Digital Sales of Legacy Battlefield Games
For those of you who haven’t played some of the classic Battlefield games, well you’ve got a year to acquire them legally as EA has announced that on April 28th 2023 they will be retiring some classic Battlefield titles from digital storefronts. Classic Battlefield Games to Be Retired EA has…
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Only 10% of UK Gaming Sales in 2022 Represented Physical Media!
Putting my PC gaming purchases to one side, I do still occasionally dabble in the realms of physical media. You know, actually buying a real-world tangible copy of a game. This is, however, pretty much exclusive now to when I’m buying a gift for someone (actually having something to unwrap…
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PS5 Game Sales Show Physical Media is Still the Preferred Medium
It’s been almost exactly a year now since the release of the PS5 and while both iterations of the console have been harder to get than rocking horse poop, I think it would be fair to say that the disc version has been notably more popular with consumers than the…
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Valve Patents System that Allows Games to Be Played While Downloading!
While Steam undoubtedly represents one of the biggest gaming portals available on the PC platform, it does come with a pretty notable flaw. Namely, that if you fancy playing something, you have to wait for the game to download and install before you can try it out. Not so much…
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Square Enix – ‘We Won’t Release Final Fantasy VII (Digital) Early’
So, it’s hardly any secret that with the COVID-19 pandemic creating logistical problems worldwide, some (lucky) people out there already have their (physical) copy of the Final Fantasy VII remake. It has, therefore, led to some groups attempting to pressure Square Enix to just release the game now! Specifically, for…
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French Court Says Steam Users Can Resell Their Games
If one trend is clear in gaming, it’s that more and more of us are making our purchases via digital download format than ever before. In fact, some would even go as far as to say that the days of physical media are coming to an end. There is, however,…
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DuckTales Remastered Set to Disappear from Digital Downloads
There are very few games that tickle the nostalgia bones as much as the NES version of DuckTales. Being lucky enough to have actually played this game as a kid, it was pretty clear that like a handful of other games for the system, this one really would stand the…
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Capcom Credits 50.8% Profit Spike To Digital Downloads
Capcom is currently one of the few AAA developers who are in the middle of something of a hot streak. With Resident Evil 2, Devil May Cry 5, and Monster Hunter: World all proving to be huge successes (both with fans and critics) it showed a significant turn around from…
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Full-Size Wii Games Available for Wii U in eShop
Though the technology may be dated, the Nintendo Wii still boasts some of the finest video games from the last decade, so there’s some good news for those Wii U owners desperately scouring eBay for some of the previous generation’s classics: as of 14th January, the Wii U eShop will…
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Age of Empires Series Returns on Windows 8
Microsoft has far from abandoned their child Age of Empires and is readying a new version of the game. It will be fully presented at the PAX Prime 2014 that starts in a couple of days. Age of Empires: Castle Siege will be a Windows 8 exclusive and is a joint…
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68% of Europeans Stream Films For Free, Legal Choices Expensive And Narrow
A study published by the European Commission investigating the film downloading habits of European citizens has revealed some interesting results. The headline finding is that around 68% of Europeans download and watch films for free though this figure does not determine between legal and illegal methods of streaming, however, it…
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PlayStation 4 Digital Game Download Sizes And UK Prices Revealed
The PlayStation Store has gone live here in the UK, just in time for the official launch of the PlayStation 4 this weekend, although there will also be a few people here in the UK that have gotten their hands on the console early as well. Thanks to this early…
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Xbox One LIVE Store Digital Download Prices Revealed
With the release of Xbox One just a day away there will be many people who have got their pre-orders in place, not only for the console, but also for the game. However, for those that aren’t picking up physical copies of their games, or are setting some cash aside…
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Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition Now Available For Download On PC
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have announced Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition, which is now available for PC from Steam and other digital download portals. Originally developed by NetherRealm Studios, led by Mortal Kombat co-creator and creative director Ed Boon it has been adapted for PC by High Voltage Software. Featuring all…
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Minecraft Xbox 360 Sales Top 7 Million Units And Still Climbing
Notch can continue to laugh either with us or at us from atop of a giant pile of money, his low resolution, simplistic and completely addictive digital block basher has gone on to incredible success that is rarely seen in such a short space of time, especially for something that started…
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