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A US senator has issued an open letter to Oculus over concerns over the information it is collecting about its users. The concerns were first outlined by UploadVR. It noted that all Oculus games must be loaded via the company’s own software, and that in turn is linked to a …

Newly launched portal now accepting investors from the US and EU

Gamer Network won the 2016 Events Team MCV Award for its work on EGX. We speak to founder and CEO Rupert Loman about the company’s past and upcoming shows, and its renewed rivalry with GAME. Why do you think you won the MCV award?EGX is a show that delivers a …

Two analysts have reported a sharp fall in PC shipments for the first quarter if 2016. VentureBeat reports that Gartner says global PC shipments for the period fell 9.6 per cent to 64.8m units. It’s the first time since 2007 that the number has fallen below 65m. IDC’s numbers were …

Although it might be a bit of a wait for the ‘more technically developed’ version – the RPG originally began life in 2006

VP of games replaces outgoing co-founder and chief Jason Avent

Team17 MD Debbie Bestwick says recent closures and redundancies do not indicate problems with British development

Epic Games has opened a new office in Germany aimed at strengthening its publishing arms in Europe and Russia. The Berlin-based location will be led by Paw Larsen and Sergey Galyonkin, directors for publishing in Western and Eastern Europe, respectively. Larsen previously headed up eSports publishing for League of Legends …

European publishing directors Paw Larsen and Sergey Galyonkin to head up new location