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Read More »Nvidia questions AMD’s new G-Sync alternative FreeSync
The viability of a new free alternative to Nvidia’s new variable refresh rate tech G-Sync has been questioned by the PC hardware firm. Rival AMD took to CES this week to reveal FreeSync – a new technology that apes G-Sync’s ability to synchronise the refresh rates of a monitor and …
Read More »Turtle Beach to offer exclusive PS4 and Titanfall headsets
Licensed headsets due in 2014 as Turtle Beach pens deals with Sony, Microsoft, Respawn and EA. Expected to debut in Q3, the PS4 and Vita range will feature tournament grade” headsets, along with traditional gaming and entertainment orientated devices on the way, too. Turtle Beach is excited to work with …
Read More »Valve unveils 13 Steam Machine models
Prices for SteamOS hardware range from $499 to $6,000
Read More »Starbound sells 1m copies through Steam Early Access
Steam’s Early Access program has paid off for yet another studio, as UK-based indie developer Chucklefish has announced its upcoming title Starbound has exceeded 1m copies sold. The studio’s Twitter account revealed the figure, which was gathered in just over a month of availability through the PC digital distribution giant. …
Read More »Far Cry 2 creative director leaves Valve
Industry veteran Clint Hocking is no longer working at Valve, according to the man’s LinkedIn page. Game Informer points to the former Splinter Cell and Far Cry 2 director’s recently updated profile, which reveals he has departed from his designer post at the firm. Hocking had previously worked for Ubisoft …
Read More »Windows 8 now on 20% of Steam user’s PCs
It may have had a rocky start in life, but Windows 8 adoption is clearly increasing amongst PC gamers. PCGamesN reports that Windows 8 is now installed on 19.97 per cent of PCs owned by those logging in to Steam. That’s up on 18.45 per cent the month before. Windows …
Read More »Valve tightens up Steam family sharing
Valve has updated its family sharing options for Steam games, implementing a new two-step validation process. A post on Steam’s community site explains that a user’s account will now need to get clearance from the original account holder – in addition to getting authorization on the receiver’s hardware – to …
Read More »Hackers batter Origin, Steam, Battle.net and League of Legends
Alleged DDoS attacks taken servers offline and cause widespread disruption of digital storefronts
Read More »Steam, Origin, Battle.net and LoL seemingly downed by hackers
Assorted hackers have claimed responsibility for a string of attacks that have disrupted a number of high-profile gaming services. Chief amongst the victims is Steam, which is experiencing seemingly random downtime affecting both the Steam store and the network’s community features. Also experiencing trouble is EA’s Origin service which is …
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