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Six months after Steam launched its divisive refund programme, Slitherine’s Olivier Georges examines how developers can overcome the platform’s ‘two-hour frontier’

In the first edition of our new monthly feature, Amiqus' business manager Liz Prince discusses what to consider when planning for a career change

Just hours after it was revealed that the Oculus Rift would be setting back consumers 499 (or $599), the company’s founder Palmer Luckey took to Reddit for a Q&A. During the AMA (Ask Me Anything), Luckey was asked by one user why the messaging around the Rift’s price tag was …

Eidos co-founder Dominic Wheatley to oversee newly-founded Curve Digital Entertainment group

Kuju owner The Catalis Group has acquired UK indie publisher and developer Curve Digital. Kuju and Curve will now merge to form a new group – Curve Digital Entertainment – which the firm says has the potential to become ‘a major new British games publisher.’ The new business will be …

Activision has confirmed its acquisition of eSports giant Major League Gaming, and says it wants to create the ‘ESPN of eSports’. The eSports Observer reported that the firm was being acquired in a $46 million deal last week, although Activision has not revealed any financial details on the purchase. MLG …

The Oculus Rift VR headset is now available to pre-order and its price has been revealed. The pre-order page features a cost of $599 (410), but going through to the check out page in the UK shows that the Rift headset will set consumers on this side of the pond …

MCM is launching a new MCM Central brand ahead of its ‘accelerated growth plans’ for 2016. MCM London Comic Con is now the third largest Comic Con event in the world, the firm says, with 130,000 visitors for its October show. The company now plans to expand within the UK …

Following Valve’s banning announcementfor several players in the Southeast Asian scene, fans took to social media to raise apetition for reconsideration against Valve’s verdict. Jellal AAAlgorithm” Fernandez, a player currently coaching in SEA, started the petition saying that Valve should have given different levels of punishment for the players involved. …

Vulcun has announced they are dropping the fantasy sports section of their eSports entertainment venture from January 14th. The site originally began as a way to offer regulated fantasy drafting competitions across international borders, however recent litigation efforts by several US states have made such ventures risky. Last month, New …