Now you can download not only games, but also software from the Epic Games Store. The store even has a special section for them. There are only six programs available in it so far, but Epic Games promises that there will be more of them over time. One of their first programs of the section was itch.io — store of indie games without DRM.

Yesterday, December 4, the open beta testing of the MY.GAMES Store distribution platform started. It was announced in August.

Russian MY.GAMES will launch a global distribution platform — MY.GAMES Store. There will be a place for both the company’s own projects and games from third-party developers.

Chinese giant Tencent has announced the global launch of the distribution platform WeGame X. Previously, there was only a Chinese version of the store called WeGame.

The blockchain store from Brian Fargo has already attracted 22 publishers.

Valve has introduced new shares in the distribution of sales revenue. The store will receive a smaller percentage from projects that earn more than $10 million.

The gaming store in the Twitch streaming service is closing. The store existed for 18 months.

The Kartridge game store has entered an open beta test. The store was created specifically for indie developers.

In 2017, 1.5 million new apps appeared in the Google app store — 14% more than a year earlier. At the same time, for the first time in history, the App Store noted a decrease in new releases. During the year, 755 thousand applications were released in the store, which is 29% lower than the result of 2016.