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Wolfire Games files antitrust lawsuit against Valve
The developer argues that Valve uses its dominant position on the PC market to "exploit publishers and consumers"
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US game sales up 30% during Q1 2021 | US Quarterly Report
Consumer spending on gaming reached $14.92 billion from January to March 2021, NPD Group reports
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PS5 sales surge in March across Europe | EMEAA Charts
Comparisons to first lockdown look weak, but overall a strong month despite a lack of new games
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GOG reveals 1.39% refund rate
Statistic applies to purchases since adoption of permissive refund policy
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It Takes Two sells 1m copies
Hazelight Studio's coop adventure reaches milestone within a month
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GameStop CEO reportedly due to receive $179m windfall
Outgoing chief benefits from GameStop stock surge
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FIFA 21 returns to No.1 | UK Boxed Charts
Cyberpunk 2077 and Ghost of Tsushima both re-enter the charts
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Spiritfarer hits 500,000 copies sold
These are premium sales across all systems, and does not include Xbox Game Pass downloads
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GameStop CEO stepping down this summer
Retailer's board of directors confirms hunt for someone with “the right skills to meet changing business requirements”
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US game spending up 18% to $5.6 billion in March, says NPD
Monster Hunter Rise and Outriders debut in second and third as sales tracker reports overall US game spending sees 13th straight month of year-over-year growth
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Games spending passes €2bn but audience has shrunk | Italy Annual Report
38% of Italian population spends an average of eight hours per week playing video games
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GameStop reportedly looking for new CEO
Sources close to the matter said the retailer's board has already contacted potential candidates
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Microsoft adds touch controls to Xbox Cloud Gaming titles
Over 50 games can now be played with an Android device instead of a controller
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GameStop issuing shares to cash in on stock surge
Retailer files prospectus with SEC to sell up to 3.5 million new shares, will use money "to further accelerate transformation"
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Outriders debuts at No.6 as FIFA 21 returns to No.1 | UK Boxed Charts
Monster Hunter Rise down to No.4
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Super Mario 3D All-Stars sales spike 276% in final week | UK Boxed Charts
Monster Hunter Rise is the second biggest launch for the franchise in the UK
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Sony shuts down old web version of PS3, PSP, Vita store
Update: Sony confirms summer closures of all remaining storefronts for those three platforms
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Reggie Fils-Aime to leave the GameStop board
Former Nintendo of America president is among eight directors stepping down this summer
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GameStop full-year sales down 21%
Profitable fourth quarter can't offset the rest of the retailer's pandemic-impacted year; chief customer officer departs with millions in severance and stock grants
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Sony reportedly closing PS3, PSP, Vita digital stores
Online storefronts said to shut down in July and August, leaving no way for people to buy digital games or add-on content
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German games market reaches record high of €8.5bn
Software sales generated €5.2 billion in 2020, with growth being particularly important for in-game purchases
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Hades launches at No.7 as Animal Crossing reclaims top spot | UK Boxed Charts
Physical release of Supergiant's hit is the only new entry in this week's rankings
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The Long Dark passes 5 million copies sold
Hinterland survival game hits sales milestone; Epic Games Store giveaway and Xbox Game Pass bring total lifetime player count to 8.5 million