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Humble Bundle PC codes found being resold via online retailers

31 March 2014, 14:01

Reselling these charity supporting bundle Steam codes has moral and legal implications.

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John Carmack speaks about Facebook's Oculus VR acquisition

31 March 2014, 12:45

Carmack says that Facebook "gets the Big Picture" and confirms his support of the move.

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EA gives away Dead Space for free via Origin

28 March 2014, 12:30

This is the first in a series of Origin 'On the house' time-limited special offers.

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Cash boost for UK games as EU Commission approves tax relief

28 March 2014, 11:45

The tax break could bring a £188 million investment boost to the UK's games developers.

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Project Morpheus hands-on video published by Sony

27 March 2014, 14:00

Also a full video of the VR headset's official unveiling at GDC 2014 is published.

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No game in Wolfenstein: The New Order Panzerhund Edition box

27 March 2014, 12:15

The 'Panzerhund Edition' costs $100 and includes a pile of documents and trinkets, but no game.

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Nvidia SHIELD update to bring remote PC games streaming

26 March 2014, 15:45

Also gets a new version of Android (4.4.2) and a price cut to $199 until the end of April.

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EA to give Star Wars games the Batman Arkham treatment

25 March 2014, 10:45

The games won't be based on any of the films.

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Ubisoft GDC 2014: The Division and the Snowdrop Engine (video)

21 March 2014, 11:09

Video goes behind the scenes at Massive Entertainment.

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Valve's 'Free to Play' movie is now free to watch

20 March 2014, 15:45

Movie, premiered at the GDC San Francisco, shows the life of e-sports athletes.

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Epic launches and demonstrates Unreal Engine 4 at GDC 2014

20 March 2014, 12:45

The licensing model has been updated to offer the engine for $19pm plus a 5 per cent royalty.

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Crytek adopts AMD's Mantle API

20 March 2014, 09:50

The CRYENGINE will be developed to work with AMD's closer-to-the-metal API.

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Unity 5 brings wealth of new capabilities to game developers

19 March 2014, 10:43

Now includes ARM's Enlighten real-time global illumination system.

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GDC devs highlight that most gamers never finish their games

18 March 2014, 16:45

Figures, based on Steam Achievements, show most only get half the way through a game.

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Gauntlet: Invade the Darkness for PCs, coming summer 2014 (video)

18 March 2014, 11:18

Enter the dungeons as a Warrior, Valkyrie, Elf or Wizard in this classic coin-op reboot.

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Xbox One console sales boosted 96 per cent by Titanfall launch

17 March 2014, 14:45

Titanfall also becomes the fastest selling game of 2014.

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Dark Souls 2 fans angry about console graphics downgrade

17 March 2014, 11:45

The game, released on Friday, looks very different to its preview videos.

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Crytek adds Linux support to its CryEngine

13 March 2014, 10:20

Games developer will showcase the native CryEngine for Linux at the GDC next week.

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Nvidia announces GeForce GTX gaming bundles for spring

12 March 2014, 16:30

Two bundles announced; one with 'Daylight', another with $150 F2P in-game cash.

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Valve releases 'ToGL' Direct3D to OpenGL translation software

12 March 2014, 10:00

This could give the SteamOS a much bigger games library.

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Watch Dogs confirmed for 27th May launch – except for Wii U

7 March 2014, 12:30

Also a new trailer video has been published giving you the Watch Dogs story background.

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Homeworld Remastered Collection announced

6 March 2014, 16:15

Goes beyond simple HD remixes of Homeworld and Homeworld 2.

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HEXUS is hiring: software developer required

6 March 2014, 11:30

We're on the hunt for a talented software developer to join our team in St. Albans.

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OnLive game streaming returns, works with your Steam collection

6 March 2014, 11:12

Stream your Steam (and other) online library games "on any device" for $14.99 per month.

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Steam Family Sharing released for all users

3 March 2014, 09:30

You may authorise sharing on up to 10 devices at a time.

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Nintendo to shut down Wii and DS online gaming servers

27 February 2014, 13:00

Around 60 games will be affected.

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Valve to allow developers to create their own sales, discounts

27 February 2014, 10:04

Such tools should bring the developer and gamer closer.

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Battlefield 4 Platoons going live "very soon"

25 February 2014, 18:46

Early access to social feature was given to selected players ahead of its full roll out.

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Microsoft announces Xbox One Titanfall bundle for £399

24 February 2014, 17:18

You can pre-order now for the £30 price cut and hot game bundle double whammy.

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Irrational Games, developers of BioShock series, to close

19 February 2014, 10:15

Ken Levine will be starting a "smaller, more entrepreneurial endeavour".

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Candy Crush Saga publisher King files for IPO

18 February 2014, 17:25

Company accounts reveal it made profits of US$568 million last year.

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Sony PlayStation 4 sales reach 5.3 million units worldwide

18 February 2014, 12:00

The console hits sales target with weeks to spare, outdoes rival Xbox One.

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Gearbox boss: Borderlands 3 not in development

17 February 2014, 12:07

CEO Randy Pitchford says team are putting efforts into other games including two new IPs.

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