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Valve files for dismissal of Wolfire Games' antitrust lawsuit
Steam's parent company filed a motion to dismiss, saying its practices do not harm competition
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Forza Motorsport 7 to be removed from sale due to "end of life status"
Turn 10 Studios' racing game will retire after only four years on shelves
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PS5 is the fastest-selling PlayStation as it hits 10m sales milestone
Spider-Man: Miles Morales delivers 6.5 million sales, MLB The Show surpasses two million, Ratchet & Clank over one million
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Death's Door hits 100,000 players in a week
Acid Nerve's title, published by Devolver Digital, released on Steam and Xbox Series X|S on July 20
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Hamleys opens new video games department
London's famous toy store claims to have the largest games space in the area, considering rollout to other global outlets
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F1 2021 overtakes Zelda to claim pole position | UK Boxed Charts
Ratchet & Clank and Spider-Man sales surge as new PS5 stock arrives
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Playdate pre-orders go live next week
Creator Panic promises plenty of stock for first wave, launching July 29th
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Xbox Series S/X and Nintendo Switch sales improve in June | UK Monthly Charts
But PS5 remains king in a bumper week for console and accessories sales
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Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin ships 1 million units worldwide
Capcom's latest RPG released on Nintendo Switch and PC on July 9
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Steam Deck reservations moved back to Q2 and Q3 2022
Platform launcher struggled under the weight of demand for the new handheld gaming PC
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Hardware sales double as June game spending rises 5% | US Monthly Charts
Xbox Series X|S is best-selling hardware by dollar sales for the first time; Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart tops software chart, doubling franchise's previous best launch month
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Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart returns to No.1 after PS5 stock boost | UK Boxed Charts
Monster Hunter Stories 2 debuts at No.3
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Game Builder Garage and Mario Golf lead Japanese software sales for June
Famistu sales data has Nintendo Switch accounting for 71% of software and 77% of hardware sold
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Resident Evil Village sells 4.5m copies globally
Sales for Capcom title still going strong two months after launch
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Mario Golf retains No.1 and Zelda: Breath of the Wild returns to Top Ten | UK Boxed Charts
It's an otherwise quiet week for the boxed games market
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How Super Rare Shorts aims to fuel small developers with physical-only launches
Initially met with criticism, Super Rare has refined its new Shorts series in the hope it'll benefit both creators and consumers
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Humble Bundle will no longer let users donate 100% to charity
A minimum of 15% to 30% will have to go to the storefront from mid-July
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Ultima Underworld and Syndicate games delisted from GOG
Ultima Underworld 1+2, Syndicate Plus and Syndicate Wars have been be removed from the store "on publisher's request"
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Mario Golf: Super Rush ends Ratchet & Clank's stay at the top | UK Boxed Charts
Plus, Alex Kidd returns to the charts
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Microsoft Store gives app developers option to keep 100% of revenue, but not games
The company will allow third-party payment systems from July 28, but not for game developers
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GameStop raises another $1.13 billion through stock sale
Retailer's second equity offering in as many months brings post-stock surge proceeds to $1.68 billion
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GameStop unveils top 10 pre-orders after E3
Nintendo titles are dominating pre-purchase numbers
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Square Enix praises Outriders Game Pass launch, says player numbers exceeded expectations
President Yosuke Matsuda says IP has "gotten off to a good start"
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Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart sells more in its second week than its first | UK Boxed Charts
Price promotion sends Minecraft Dungeons to No.2