Steam now lets you buy digital gift cards
Valve has introduced Steam Gift Cards, so you can send Steam Wallet currency to a friend. You’ll need to be friends with the recipient on Steam, and have had them on your friends list for…
It took Nintendo Switch just six months to hit half the Wii U’s lifetime sales
Nintendo has raised its Switch hardware sales forecast and now expects to shift 14m consoles before the end of the financial year. The company’s previous estimate was 10m. Nintendo Switch has, in six months, clocked…
US recalls top envoys to Panama, El Salvador and Dominican Republic over Taiwan
The United States has recalled its top diplomats from Dominican Republic, El Salvador and Panama for consultations over those countries’ recent decisions to switch their diplomatic allegiance from Taiwan to China. The three US Ambassadors…
Italy mulls massive tax break to lure retirees, including Britons, to its sun-soaked southern regions
British retirees thinking of moving to the sun-soaked south of Italy could soon be able to take advantage of a massive tax break that is being mooted by the country’s new government. The populist administration…
Bungie insists it’s not banning Destiny 2 PC players for using third-party applications
UPDATE #2 26/10/17 9.20am: Overnight, Bungie has admitted it did erroneously ban a group of players – who have now seen their bans overturned. Upon further review of our PC security measures, some bans have…
New Zealand minister cycles to hospital to give birth
A heavily pregnant New Zealand minister cycled to hospital to give birth on Sunday, saying there wasn’t enough room in the car for her. Julie Genter of New Zealand’s Green Party was 42 weeks pregnant…
Jelly Deals: Xbox Live Shocktober savings are live
A note from the editor: Jelly Deals is a deals site launched by our parent company, Gamer Network, with a mission to find the best bargains out there. Look out for the Jelly Deals roundup…
Pentagon cancels $300m aid to Pakistan ahead of Mike Pompeo visit
America has cancelled £230m ($300m) of aid to Pakistan just days before a visit by Washington’s top diplomat, amid US frustration Islamabad is still doing too little to rein in Afghan militants. The Pentagon said…
Telltale’s The Walking Dead Collection adds visual enhancements
Telltale Games is bringing every episode of its The Walking Dead series to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in a single box, with new visual enhancements. The Walking Dead Collection includes seasons one, two and…
EU’s costly new tourist ‘attraction’ shut on weekends and bank holidays
The EU’s Council of Ministers has opened a million-pound visitors’ centre, dubbed "the house of the member states". However the museum is shut on weekends and tourists would have to book their visit five days in advance.…