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The physical version of Rocket League will now be distributed by Warner Bros. The new worldwide agreement will see a new physical version of the PS4, Xbox One and PC game arriving at some point in the future. "Rocket League has such wide appeal across all audiences, it’s no wonder …

To the surprise of no one, Nvidia has finally announced its anticipated GTX 1070 Ti graphics card. The card will launch on November 2nd with an RRP of £419, which reflects the spot it will be occupying in Nvdia’s line-up between the vanilla 1070 and the 1080. The spec sheet …

Discovery remains one of Steam’s most significant unsolved puzzles. With the huge number of games hitting the service every week, the ability for potential buyers to find content relevant to them is crucial. Valve still believes its Curator program, which sees users following other users who maintain a list of …

The creator of successful online shooter Warframe has pulled the rug from under its next title. “After many discussions internally on the state of The Amazing Eternals, we have decided to hit the pause button on development at this time,” a Digital Extremes statement confirmed. “This decision didn’t come lightly. …

This week’s MCV looks at what the future of games could be, starting with the exciting opportunities rising in augmented reality. With all the smartphone tech right here in our hands, can AR thrive where VR has stalled? We talk to Climax, Kuju and Dream Reality Interactive to find out …

Amazon Game Studios’ has confirmed that one of its big three upcoming titles isn’t quite working out. Breakaway was one of three games announced by the company one year ago. However, following reports Amazon has confirmed that the game is effectively going back to the drawing board. At this point …

PC hardware manufacturer Acer has gained majority control of the Star VR platform holder from partner Starbreeze. The pair launched the joint project in spring 2016, when both agreed to invest $25m between them. To date both have invested $10m, and now the remaining cash will come from Acer. In …

Valve has finally started offering the ability for consumers to purchase digital Steam Gift Cards. To do so, the sender must have a Steam account of their own – something that could actually be fairly limiting, as lots of mums and dads and especially grans and grandads may not have …

After a healthy break last year to ‘re-examine’ the Assassin’s Creed franchise, Ubisoft is back with a new entry, developed by the team behind 2013’s critically-acclaimed Black Flag. Origins, which is hitting shelves tomorrow (October 27th), was confirmed at E3 after its setting leaked all the way back in January 2016.  …

The strong debut of the Ryzen CPU range has helped AMD post one of its strongest financial performances in some time. Revenues climbed by 26 per cent in its last reported quarter to $1.64bn, while net income hit $71m – compared to a $400+m loss posted the year before. The …