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Humble Team 17 Bundle features Escapists and Worms games

5 December 2018, 14:51

Other games featured are; Overcooked, Penarium, Sheltered, and Interplanetary: EE.

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Epic Games Store takes aim at Steam with an 88:12 revenue split

5 December 2018, 11:01

Fortnite-maker says eStore store is "launching soon," initially for PC and Mac.

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Valve to give larger publishers a greater Steam revenue slice

3 December 2018, 12:21

Move might help prevent bigger publishers from straying away or starting their own platforms.

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PlayStation Classic teardown reveals MediaTek MT8167A

29 November 2018, 14:11

That's a quad-core ARM Cortex A35 running at 1.5GHz, paired with a PowerVR GE8300 GPU.

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Review: Elgato Stream Deck Mini

23 November 2018, 12:01

Big potential in a small size.

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Star Citizen begins free-for-anyone week from 23rd Nov

16 November 2018, 15:11

Event is in celebration of the debut of Hurston, the game's first explorable planet.

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EA announces Command & Conquer 4K remasters

15 November 2018, 10:11

And EA/DICE has issued a real time raytracing DXR enabling patch for Battlefield V.

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Microsoft acquires Obsidian and inXile Entertainment

12 November 2018, 11:01

Probably best known for Fallout: New Vegas and Wasteland 2, respectively.

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Take Two dodges RDR2 on PC question in conference call

9 November 2018, 11:11

In eight days Red Dead Redemption 2 (RDR2) has sold 17 million units.

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Warcraft III: Reforged offers a "stunning visual update"

5 November 2018, 11:01

And Destiny 2 PC is free to grab and keep via Battle.net (claim before 18th November).

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Red Dead Redemption 2 is 2nd biggest ents industry launch ever

31 October 2018, 12:31

Rakes in $725m in its first three days. But we still aren't sure if it will come to PCs.

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Steam Play Linux compatibility list grows a hundredfold

30 October 2018, 11:01

Launched in August with 27 games compatible, Proton now boasts 2,674 working games.

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Microsoft Research designs Project xCloud controllers

29 October 2018, 14:01

Envisions an ergonomic and versatile modular controller for tablets and smartphones.

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Microsoft enjoys record quarter thanks to Azure and Gaming

25 October 2018, 13:05

And all three of Microsoft's operating groups boasted double-digit growth.

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Humble WB Classics Bundle announced

24 October 2018, 11:11

Meanwhile, the Steam Sales dates leak. And Origin Access PC is free for a whole week.

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Intellivision announces the Amico 21st Century console

23 October 2018, 12:11

Amico, focussed upon families and kid-friendly games, will release on 10th Oct 2020.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 breaks Activision's launch day records

15 October 2018, 12:31

And it set a new record for day 1 digital full game sales on the PlayStation Store, globally.

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EA considering Command & Conquer PC remasters

12 October 2018, 14:51

And an EA producer confirms that one of the games is being readied for the 25th anniversary.

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Microsoft reveals Project xCloud games streaming service

9 October 2018, 12:11

Promises “console quality games on any device” using its custom Azure datacentre blades.

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Nintendo patents Game Boy smartphone case

5 October 2018, 14:41

The flip-case features Game Boy-style front controls with a window onto the screen below.

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Nintendo is planning to release a new version of the Switch

4 October 2018, 13:11

Updated games console will become available in H2 2019, possibly summer, says the WSJ.

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Google announces Project Stream game streaming

2 October 2018, 10:01

Chrome browser tech will be first tested using Assassin's Creed Odyssey on 5th Oct.

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QOTW: Is the cost of gaming getting out of hand?

28 September 2018, 16:31

Irrespective of platform, have your gaming habits been forced to adjust to rising costs?

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Red Dead Redemption 2 features in three PS4 bundles

24 September 2018, 15:01

Meanwhile there is still vigorous debate about whether the title will come to PCs.

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YouTube announces retirement of its dedicated Gaming app

19 September 2018, 11:04

Suggests gamers go to youtube.com/gaming portal instead.

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Sony unveils the PlayStation Classic mini console

19 September 2018, 10:02

Compact retro gaming device comes with 20 pre-loaded games. Releases in Dec for £89.

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Nintendo unveils wireless NES controllers for Switch owners

14 September 2018, 15:01

And the firm announced a raft of new games for Switch during the recent Nintendo Direct.

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Belgian govt opens criminal investigation into EA

11 September 2018, 15:01

Expect a legal scuffle over the 'gambling' loot boxes found in FIFA 18 to ensue.

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Call of Duty's 'Blackout' battle royale looks epic in first trailer

7 September 2018, 11:15

The first clip of Black Ops 4's new game mode includes helicopters, boats, and zombies.

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Steam Play adds Linux compatibility to 27 games

23 August 2018, 13:21

Includes a version of Wine, dubbed Proton. DirectX 11 and 12 games use Vulkan.

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Cyberpunk 2077 pictures and details shared at Gamescom

22 August 2018, 11:14

Four new scenes were shared by CDPR and an interview provided some more background info.

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Battlefield 5 and CoD Black Ops 4 Battle Royale modes teased

17 August 2018, 12:20

Battlefield Royale will be added post-launch, Black Ops 4 Royale will hit beta on 10th Sept.

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Valve working on Steam Machine compatibility tools

16 August 2018, 12:01

It is thought that the tools will allow some Windows games to be played on these boxes.

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