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Itch.io launches Early Access-like refinery
Indie storefront rolls out tools supporting open alphas, closed betas, tester-exclusive rewards and even T-shirt sales
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NPD: Dark Souls 3 is April's top seller
"$41.6MM decline in hardware and a $52.8MM decline in software" YoY
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Game Jolt's Marketplace lets indies decide their own revenue share
No more than 10% will be accepted, devs encouraged to invest sales revenue in other games on the platform
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Nintendo drops 2DS price to $80
System will be available with downloadable Mario Kart 7 at lower price starting May 20
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Mass Effect: Andromeda and Need for Speed set for 2017
BioWare RPG delayed while EA's flagship formerly annual racing franchise is stalled for the second time in three years
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Kirby: Planet Robobot is Japanese #1
But Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 is this week's biggest seller
Opinion
Steam's turned toxic, and Valve doesn't care
PC gaming's most important storefront is all too often an unmoderated playground for harassers and trolls, damaging developers and gamers alike
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"Cross-play with other networks? That's not the Microsoft of ten years ago"
Marcin Iwinski sees a bright future for CD Projekt's GOG Galaxy, even in a world where Steam and UWP exist
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Steam updates user reviews to show a game's score over time
System will now show most recent user reviews to reflect how games can change after release
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Oculus Rift arriving at retail
VR curious can schedule demos, and purchase headsets, at Best Buy
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Ubisoft's The Division pushes digital sales up 5% in March - SuperData
Total digital game sales reached $6.2bn, driven by digital console revenue, which climbed 23%
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Average Steam game sales plummeting - Steam Spy
Storefront tracker says top games sell as well as ever, but the rest of the ever-expanding catalog languishes
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Stolen Uncharted 4 copies hit shelves early
Sony reports theft of A Thief's End shipment, asks people not to buy Naughty Dog's latest before official launch
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Lionsgate brings blockbusters to Steam
New deal brings Twilight and Sicario to US users, UK users get smaller selection
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Digital Shelfspace: Four new storefronts for PC devs
What Boondogl, Utomik, Playfield and Startselect can offer that Steam can't
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PlayStation VR to see greater demo presence at GameStop
CEO Paul Raines says "I expect we'll have a lot of demos in stores, unlike the Oculus or HTC"
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GameStop unveils publishing label GameTrust
Retailer officially moves into publishing, initially only with smaller indie titles, Mark Stanley tells us
