French Court Pressures Valve To Allow The Resale Of Digital Games, But It Could Hurt Indie Devs.
The consumer benefits, but will it be worth it? Last week, the news broke that the High Court of Paris ruled that Valve has to allow European customers to freely resell the digital games they bought on the Steam store, a benefit that is usually exclusive to physical media. The ruling is a result of the European Union Law for digital goods stipulating that they can be resold without the original seller’s permission. Of course, Valve wasn’t going to just kneel over and agree with it, so they have predictably appealed the decision. The court is giving Valve three months to get their terms of service to comply with European law. “We disagree with the decision of the Paris Court of First Instance and will appeal it,” a Valve spokesperson told Polygon in an emailed statement. “The decision will have no effect on Steam while the case…
Devil May Cry for the Nintendo Switch Reveals Capcom’s Greed.
Old habits die hard I guess. Capcom announced that Devil May Cry is arriving on the Nintendo Switch this summer, but there’s a catch: Only the first game in the series is going to be released on the Switch. You heard that right: Only the original Devil May Cry game is going to be released on Switch, not the HD Collection that bundles the first three games of the series. Oh, but it gets even better. Capcom informed USGamer via email some pretty important clarification pertaining to the Devil May Cry release on the Nintendo Switch. Good News: The Switch version of Devil May Cry is being ported from the 2018 release of the HD Remaster Collection, meaning you can expect similar graphical fidelity to the PS4, Xbox One and PC versions. Bad News: Capcom has no plans currently to bring the other titles…