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Syberia II is the latest 'On the House' EA Origin give away

9 March 2017, 11:01

Well regarded adventure game classic was published in 2004. Sequel coming soon.

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Nintendo Switch cartridges are designed to taste bad

2 March 2017, 13:31

The big N has infused a non-toxic bittering agent (denatonium benzoate) into the labels.

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Mass Effect: Andromeda PC system requirements revealed

27 February 2017, 15:01

Game went gold on Friday, will be a 55GB download for PCs, coming next month.

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Humble Civilization Bundle released

22 February 2017, 11:01

Strategy gaming fans who don't already own many of these classic titles will be pleased.

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Origin Access membership becomes available for $30/£20 pa

17 February 2017, 12:01

Game library was previously only available for monthly $4.99/£3.99 fee (about $60/£48 pa).

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Unreal Engine 4.15 released, adds Nintendo Switch support

16 February 2017, 13:31

Plus compile times are drastically reduced, stability and runtime performance improved.

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"Brace for big news" at E3, teases Microsoft Xbox

16 February 2017, 10:01

Project Scorpio unveiling expected at E3 2017 Briefing, Sunday 11th June, 2pm PDT.

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Humble Freedom Bundle gives 100 per cent to charity

14 February 2017, 10:01

Bumper bundle is rather simple in structure: Over $600 worth of stuff for $30+ (about £24).

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Valve to replace Steam Greenlight with Steam Direct

13 February 2017, 11:01

Provides developers "with a more direct publishing path," starting from spring this year.

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Starship Commander VR game is purely voice controlled

8 February 2017, 12:01

And the Star Wars Humble Bundle III is now available.

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Asus faces EU probe for online price fixing

3 February 2017, 11:01

Meanwhile Valve/Steam is under scrutiny for geo-blocking European sales regions.

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Humble Namco Bundle 2: Pac Man, Ace Combat, Enslaved for $1

1 February 2017, 11:31

But this four tier bundle goes up as high as $35 this time around.

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Nintendo UK publishes Switch console technical specifications

30 January 2017, 10:01

Lots of new info about the console but sadly the CPU/GPU description is lacking in detail.

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Hugo Barra joining Facebook as VP of virtual reality (VPVR)

26 January 2017, 11:01

The news that he was leaving Xiaomi only hit the news wires a couple of days ago.

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Battlefield 1 They Shall Not Pass introduces the French army

25 January 2017, 13:01

And this first Battlefield 1 DLC pack includes four all-new maps, and more (available March 2017).

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Computer FPS players might not be better real-world marksmen

23 January 2017, 14:01

A 2012 study suggesting otherwise has recently been retracted.

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Valve developing at least one single player video game

18 January 2017, 13:31

Admits Valve president Gabe Newell in his Reddit AMA.

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Nintendo Switch allocations sold out at many UK and US retailers

16 January 2017, 13:01

Nintendo is readying 2 million consoles for the first month of availability.

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Nintendo Switch to be released worldwide on 3rd March

13 January 2017, 10:01

Grey or red/blue Joy-Con options to purchase. Price is $299 (£279).

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Humble Overwhelmingly Positive Bundle launched

11 January 2017, 12:33

It derives its name from the Steam Store review ratings of the constituent games.

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NES Classic Mini hackers manage to add lots more games

9 January 2017, 15:31

Mini Nintendo console has been a very popular seller but was limited to the 30 built-in games.

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Valve reveals winners of the first ever Steam Awards

2 January 2017, 12:01

Grand Theft Auto V and Euro Truck Simulator 2 won in multiple categories.

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Global games industry generated $91bn in 2016

23 December 2016, 14:01

PC Gaming was the second biggest market segment earning $35.8bn in 2016 so far.

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Steam Winter Sale and Microsoft Countdown Game Deals begin

22 December 2016, 21:01

Meanwhile the Humble Store is giving away GRID for free (limited time offer).

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Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare scalps 7th CoD UK Xmas No.1

19 December 2016, 13:01

And in the US it is the No.1 grossing console franchise for the 8th consecutive year.

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Nvidia confirms GeForce GTX 1080 Ti in job posting

19 December 2016, 09:31

And it looks like a $10pcm 'Club GeForce Elite' subscription is being devised.

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Game graphics engine news: Unity 5.6 beta supports Vulkan

16 December 2016, 11:01

Meanwhile Cryengine 5.3 adds Nvidia PhysX support.

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MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries in development, coming 2018

5 December 2016, 13:01

And you can watch a 7-minute pre-alpha trailer of this standalone single player game.

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Mass Effect Andromeda, Resident Evil 7 gameplay trailers published

2 December 2016, 12:33

As is the trailer for Star Wars Battlefront's final DLC, Rogue One: Scarif.

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Ubisoft ends Ubi30 celebrations with Assassin's Creed III freebie

1 December 2016, 11:01

You can grab 2012's AC3 outing starting from Wednesday, 7th December.

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No Man's Sky Foundation Update 1.1 released

28 November 2016, 10:01

Introduces base building and is "a foundation for things to come".

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Ubisoft launches 30 Days of Giveaways 'advent calendar'

25 November 2016, 12:31

As it nears the end of its Ubi30 celebrations.

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First ever Steam Awards crowd-voting begins

24 November 2016, 10:01

And the Steam Autumn Sale 2016 has started, with discounts as deep as 92 per cent.

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