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Facebook’s much-touted virtual reality headset Oculus Rift won’t ship alongside its controller at launch. Oculus says that more time is needed to improve upon its controller tech, meaning that while the headset itself is due to ship in Q1 of this year, the Touch controller won’t arrive until some stage …

Valve’s powerhouse PC gaming platform Steam suffered a significant security breach on Christmas day. The company has confirmed that between 19:50 and 21:20 (UK time) on December 25th some users were able to see the personal details of other users’ accounts. During the period, those who browsed pages containing personal …

Call of Duty: Black Ops III has spent its fifth week in 2015 at the top of the UK All Formats charts. This is despite a 39 per cent dip in sales last week. The shooter’s five-week run at No.1 is a record only beaten by EA’s FIFA 16, which …

With 2015 behind us, we look to the future and ask developers what they hope to accomplish in the year ahead

Chris Wynn leaves to 'return to the USA' as studio confirms development is unaffected

Annual salary survey will help compile the most comprehensive report on the 2016 games jobs market

Joseph Staten was also director of cinematics for Halo series at Bungie

Soon after shelling out $5.9bn for Candy Crush firm King.com, it appears that Activision Blizzard might be making another acquisition. According to eSports Observer, the Board of pro-gaming company Major League Gaming approved an Asset Purchase Agreement allowing the Call of Duty publisher to acquire the majority of the firm’s …

Giselle Elizabeth Stewart has been awarded an OBE for her services to the games industry in the North East. Stewart, who was also named one of the 100 most influential women in games by MCV earlier this year, had overseen the Newcastle-based studio Reflections for 19 years. She is currently …

It’s been another impressive year for video games, with amazing titles emerging for all corners of the industry. Below, we discuss our favourite titles of the past 12 months