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Both players in the upcoming clash of the VR titans have been plagued by pre-release supply problems. Oculus has told some customers that there will be a delay in the shipment of their device due to an "unexpected component shortage”. It’s offering free orders to those affected as an apology. …

Xbox boss Phil Spencer has poured cold water on talk of a mid-generation upgrade for the Xbox One. "I’m not a big fan of Xbox One and a half. If we’re going to move forward, I want to move forward in big numbers," Spencer said at the Microsoft’s Build 2016 …

New studio aims to “twist the triple-A landscape”, produce one game per year

Tom Clancy’s The Division has smashed the record for unbroken Ubisoft No1s in the All Formats charts. This is the fourth week that Ubisoft’s online shooter has spent at the No.1 spot. The new IP holds this position despite a 37 per cent dip in sales. Fellow Ubisoft title Far …

No details about redundancies, but parent Activision says it will "rebalance staff"

Activision has confirmed that it will restructure Guitar Hero developer FreeStyleGames, but is looking to rehouse staff where it can. The team, which has also worked on DJ Hero and Call of Duty Online, recently completed work on the new Guitar Hero Live project. Activision didn’t give any details about …

Valve has announced that the main event of The International 6 will take place August 8th – August 13that the Key Arena in Seattle, with tickets going on sale April 7th. Tickets for the six day event, which will see the best Dota 2 teams in the world compete for …

A giant Monopoly board full of video game references will appear on Trafalgar Square this weekend. The activity is part of London Games Festival, which kicks off today (Friday, April 1st) and runs until April 10th. The Monopoly board is 15 metres squared and has been customised to tell the …

'We are going to look at regional pricing and more aggressive deals in lower wealth regions,' says Alex Nichiporchik after Punch Club struck by 1.6m illegal downloads

The London Games Festival kicks off today and runs until April 10th. There are 32 events set to take place across nine days, with over 500 games to be shown. There are two sets of events – official ones such as BAFTA and Rezzed, and ‘fringe’ events, which includes the …