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UK PC retailer Overclockers has announced three new PCs that it intends to sell on the strength of their streaming credentials. The StreamR Elite System can be equipped with a range of Nvidia graphics cards and includes an Intel Core i7-5820K CPU, all of which is plugged into MSI X99S …
Read More »Fnatic finishes League of Legends season undefeated
For the first time in eSports history a League of Legends team has finished the season undeafeated. The Daily Dot reports that Fnatic won all 18 matches of its League Championship Series season. The previous best season performance was posted by Cloud9 in 2013 when it finished the season at …
Read More »Itagaki: Devil’s Third ‘is going to be a breakthrough for the industry’
Ninja Gaiden creator Tomonobu Itagaki has claimed that Devil’s Third is so good it will mark a watershed moment in the action game genre. A creator hyping their game is nothing new, of course, although Itagaki is doing so against a backdrop of fierce criticism for his Wii U title, …
Read More »Steam revenues hit $1.5bn in 2014, report claims
Valve made more than $730m in revenue from Steam and its own games in 2014, according to a report. Market data firm SuperData providedThe Knowwith estimated revenues for both Valve’s digital marketplace and its top three games DOTA 2, Team Fortress 2 and Counter-Strike Global Offensive.Those titles were said to …
Read More »Valve made more than $730m in 2014, report claims
DOTA 2, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Team Fortress 2 accrued over $400m last year
Read More »Nvidia says gamers will be ‘delighted’ with Batman Arkham Knight re-release
PC graphics specialist Nvidia has confirmed that it is helping Rocksteady and Warner Bros in their efforts to fix Batman Arkham Knight. "We’re fixing a ton of things that are not necessarily related to us," Nvidia’s Tom Peterson told MMORPG.com, as reported by Polygon. "Some of it may be related …
Read More »Rory McIlory PGA Tour becomes first-ever golf game to score consecutive No.1s in the UK
Rory McIlroy has done the double, staying at the top of the charts for a second week – making it the very first golf game to do so in the UK. Rory McIlory PGA Tour – the first title in the franchise without the name of former box star Tiger …
Read More »Kojima and del Toro to partner on new project
Silent Hills may be no more, but there could yet be a joint venture between Metal Gear creator andfilm director Guillermo del Toro. The duo’s Silent Hills reboot was scrapped in May, but a new project outside of Konami now looks like a possibility. I love working with Kojima-san,” del …
Read More »Chinese console ban to be lifted for good
The temporary lifting of the ban on video games console sales in China is to be made permanent. The Wall Street Journal reports that the temporary easing of restrictions introduced last year is also to be eased, allowing foreign companies to manufacture and sell games and hardware anywhere in the …
Read More »China to end console ban
Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo now able to manufacture and sell hardware anywhere in the country
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