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• SuperData: Digital games revenue grew 12% in 2020, Cyberpunk 2077 made $609M

  SuperData has released its 2020 report, and it finds gaming revenue up to 12% year-over-year, with $139.9 billion spent on digital games.

  2 weeks ago

• GameStop reportedly accepting all Cyberpunk 2077 returns

  Cyberpunk 2077 has been labelled as “defective” before being sent back to GameStop warehouses.

  1 month ago

• CEX is charging £815 for PS5s and customers are furious

  One member of staff says that the price is “repugnant.”

  2 months ago

• Amazon EU will have PlayStation 5 stock on launch day

  Players eager to pick up at PS5 in Italy, Spain, or the UK should check Amazon on November 19.

  2 months ago

• Xbox Series X/S supply shortages expected to continue until April 2021, says Microsoft

  Microsoft has acknowledged hardware shortages for the Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X may last until well into 2021.

  2 months ago

• GAME will open stores for Xbox Series X launch on November 10 despite UK Covid lockdown

  UK High Street retailer GAME will be opening its doors for the launch of the new Xbox consoles, despite the upcoming coronavirus lockdown.

  3 months ago

• GameStop will earn revenue on digital downloads from every Xbox it sells

  GameStop will earn revenue on any digital content that is purchased on an Xbox Series S and X thanks to a new partnership the retailer has set up with Microsoft.

  3 months ago

• NPD July 2020: Switch and Ghost of Tsushima are the month's best-sellers

  Nintendo Switch was once again the best-selling console, according to the NPD July 2020 report, and Ghost of Tsushima was the best-selling game for the month.

  5 months ago

• NPD June 2020: Switch and The Last of Us: Part 2 are tops

  Switch was once again the best-selling console, according to the NPD June 2020 report, and it should come as no surprise that The Last of Us: Part 2 was the best-selling game for the month.

  6 months ago

• NPD May 2020: Switch and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare best-sellers for the month

  The NPD May 2020 report finds Switch once again the best-selling console, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare returning to the top of the software chart.

  7 months ago

• EB Games Australia will now honor refunds for Fallout 76

  It took a while, but EB Games customers in Australia can now get a refund on Fallout 76.

  8 months ago

• NPD April 2020: Final Fantasy 7: Remake tops software, hardware sales up 163%

  NPD April 2020 sales figures for the US finds hardware making a huge year-over-year jump, and Final Fantasy 7: Remake topping the software chart.

  8 months ago

• Scam store selling sold-out tech goods tops Google

  A supposed scam store specializing in offering difficult-to-find tech items at heavily-discounted prices recently managed to top Google Search results for a variety of in-demand products – and even had an official “By Google” tag.

  8 months ago

• GAME to close 40 stores throughout the UK

  GAME has today confirmed today it intends to close 40 stores throughout the UK.

  1 year ago

• Switch has its single-best sales week ever over Thanksgiving with over 830,000 units sold

  Nintendo Switch had the single-best week in sales history over the Thanksgiving week in the US.

  1 year ago

• Xbox One was the best-selling console in the UK during Black Friday

  Xbox One was the best-selling console in the UK over Black Friday weekend.

  1 year ago

• GAME has a shot at relevancy with the Christmas Tinner, cursed festive food in a can

  Remember GAME – that shop we used to buy video games from?

  1 year ago

• Target Black Friday offers include over 100 games for $15 each

  Target is the latest to go live with its Black Friday ad, and there are plenty of savings to be had on select games.

  1 year ago

• Apple now selling Xbox One controllers through its online store

  Apple is now selling Xbox One controllers.

  1 year ago